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Devon Sawa, born on September 7, 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a film actor and television actor. Devon Sawa is 48 years old as of 2026. Awards on record include Saturn Awards (2001).
My Take
Devon Sawa is one of those actors who absolutely owned a specific moment in the '90s — if you were a certain age when Casper came out in 1995, you remember that reveal scene like it was yesterday, and Sawa became an overnight heartthrob overnight almost by accident. He followed that up with genuinely fun work in Wild America and then Final Destination, where he got to play a kid haunted by visions of death in a movie that basically invented its own subgenre of horror. He picked up a Saturn Award in 2001, which feels right for someone who brought real conviction to genre material that other actors might have phoned in. What I respect most is that he never really went away — he kept working steadily through TV and indie films, and his social media presence shows someone who still has personality and isn't taking himself too seriously. A solid journeyman with a genuine cult following.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Devon Sawa
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴォン・サワ
- Reading
- でゔぉん・さわ
- Born
- September 7, 1978 (age 48)
- Origin
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Saturn Awards
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Devon Sawa born?
Devon Sawa was born on September 7, 1978 and is 48 years old.
Where is Devon Sawa from?
Devon Sawa is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
What does Devon Sawa do?
Devon Sawa works as actor, film actor, television actor.
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