He began his career in Hollywood as a child star, appearing in a remarkable number of films in the 1990s before rising to rap music-driven pop culture status at the turn of the millennium.
And he recently looked very different when he appeared at New York Comic Con 2024 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 18.
The Vancouver, Canada-born actor, who turned 46 in September, looked casual in a textured gray blazer over a navy blue shirt with black-rimmed glasses and his brown locks cropped short.
He appeared on a panel for the horror streaming service Shudder titled Shudder is here to Scare the S*** Out of You.
Joining him on the panel were actress Kate Siegel, actress Tina Romero, musical artist-producer Flying Lotus and actor-writer David Dastmalchian.
A notable actor recently looked very different when he appeared at New York Comic Con 2024 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 18
He appeared on a panel for the horror streaming service Shudder with actress Kate Siegel, actress Tina Romero, musical artist-producer Flying Lotus and actor-writer David Dastmalchian
The person in question is actor Devon Sawa, who appeared in ’90s films like Casper, Now and Then, Final Destination and Idle Hands before playing the title role in the music video for the Eminem-Dido song Stan.
Sawa has a social media presence as he has over 328,000 followers Instagram account and more than 248,000 X/Twitter followers.
Sawa earned credits as a child star with appearances in multiple Nerf commercials, the 1989 film Unsub and the 1993 TV movie Sherlock Holmes Returns.
He appeared in 1992’s Little Giants before his breakout role as Casper McFadden in Casper, which hit theaters in May 1995 and co-starred Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Christina Ricci and Eric Idle.
Later that year, Sawa reunited with Ricci for the dramatic comedy Now and Then, playing the role of Scott Wormer opposite costars Demi Moore, Rosie O’Donnell, Thora Birch and Melanie Griffith.
Sawa continued to collect roles throughout the decade, in films such as 1997’s Wild America, 1998’s A Cool, Dry Place, SLC Punk! from 1998, Around the Fire from 1998 and Idle Hands from 1999.
He played the role of Alex Browning in the hit horror film Final Destination opposite Ali Larter and Seann William Scott. The film was released in March 2000 and earned over $112 million worldwide.
Sawa also played an obsessed Eminem fan in the 2000 music video for his song Stan. The phrase Stan has become a term for overactive fandom in recent years.
The person in question is actor Devon Sawa, who appeared in 90s films such as Casper, Now and Then, Final Destination and Idle Hands.
He played the role of Alex Browning in the hit horror film Final Destination opposite Ali Larter and Seann William Scott
Sawa plays the title role in the 2000 music video for the Eminem-Dido song Stan
Sawa in the aughts appeared in films such as 2002’s Slackers, 2002’s Extreme Ops, 2005’s Extreme Dating, 2006’s Devil’s Den, 2009’s Creature of Darkness, 2010’s Endure and 2010’s Random Walk.
He also appeared in extended roles on TV shows such as Nikita from 2010-2013, playing the roles of Sam Matthews and Owen Elliot for 32 episodes.
He appeared in multiple roles in 20 episodes of the Chucky TV series from 2021-2024, and appeared in the series Hacks in 2022.
Sawa is a father of two with wife Dawni Sahanovitch, son Hudson, 10, and daughter Charlotte, eight.