Devon Sawa

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Biography

A blond, slightly gap-toothed teen idol who was on the covers of numerous prepubescent magazines long before he had significant credits, Devon Sawa was one of the rising young actors of the late 1990s. His first significant screen role was as a heartthrob quarterback in "Little Giants" (1994), followed by the human incarnation of the ghostly "Casper" (1995). Sawa also was cast as the middle brother to Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Scott Bairstow …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

September 7, 1978

Career Milestones

2002

Co-starred as Will in the adventure action feature "Extreme Ops"

2000

Acted in the horror movie "Final Destination"

1999

Had featured role in the comedy horror film "Idle Hands"

1997

Co-starred in "Wild America"

1996

Played the title role in the Showtime movie "Robin of Locksley"

1996

Starred with John Schneider in TV-movie "Night of the Twister" (USA Network)

1995

Played human incarnation of "Casper" in the feature

1994

First significant feature film role, "Little Giants"

Had a regular role on the Canadian teenage soap opera "Kidzone"

Did TV commercials, including one for Honey Comb cereal

1988

Began acting in theater at age 10 (date approximate)

1983

Had first acting role in a kindergarten production