Facts:   - years active: 1992 -- present    - notable works: '' and then '' '' wild america '' '' idle hands little '' '' final destination '' '' nikita '' giants '' '' casper '' '' now    - caption: sawa in 2006    - birth name: devon edward sawa    - spouse: dawni sahanovitch      - children: 1    - birth date: 07 september 1978    - name: devon sawa    - nationality: canadian    - image: with devon sawa at universal citywalk.jpg    - birth place: vancouver , british columbia , canada    - occupation: actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of devon sawa .
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devon edward sawa -lrb- born september 7 , 1978 -rrb- is a canadian actor .he started out acting when he was a teenager , appearing in the films `` little giants '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , `` casper '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` now and then '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` night of the twisters '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , `` wild america '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , and `` slc punk ! ''-lrb- 1998 -rrb- .in 1999 , he went on to star in the comedy horror film `` idle hands '' with jessica alba .a year later he was cast as alex browning in the horror film `` final destination '' , a role he later reprised as a cameo in the fifth installment of the series `` final destination 5 '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .from 2010 to 2013 , he had a recurring role on the drama spy fiction series `` nikita '' as owen elliot .