ACTOR

Devon Sawa

1978 - Today

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Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. Sawa began acting when he was a teenager and appeared in several films in the 1990s including Little Giants, Casper, Now and Then, Wild America, Idle Hands, and Final Destination. He also portrayed the title character of the Eminem music video "Stan" and starred as Owen Elliot in The CW action spy drama series Nikita. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Devon Sawa has received more than 5,598,185 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Devon Sawa is the 7,973rd most popular actor (down from 7,174th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from Canada (down from 616th in 2019) and the 215th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Devon Sawas by language

Over the past year Devon Sawa has had the most page views in the with 867,541 views, followed by Spanish (89,817), and Russian (40,571). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (125.18%), Lombard (111.37%), and Bulgarian (92.52%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Devon Sawa ranks 7,973 out of 13,578. Before him are Angela Kinsey, Donna Dixon, Ariane Labed, Loudon Wainwright III, Jeffrey Nordling, and Amber Tamblyn. After him are Elizabeth Allan, Giselle Itié, Sandrine Holt, Richard Carlson, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Marine Delterme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Devon Sawa ranks 297. Before him are Gerardo Seoane, Baran bo Odar, Philippe Christanval, Robert Kirkman, Andrés Velencoso, and Sheamus. After him are Ivan Urgant, Bushido, Andriy Vorobey, Josh McDermitt, Mista, and Hayley Wickenheiser.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Devon Sawa ranks 680 out of 1,622. Before him are Brendan Fehr (1977), Lucile Wheeler (1935), Nicole de Boer (1970), Vanity (1959), Ken Dryden (1947), and Hilda Cameron (1912). After him are Walter Byron (1894), Jessica Steen (1965), Sarah Gadon (1987), Robert Paul (1937), Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), and Hayley Wickenheiser (1978).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Devon Sawa ranks 215. Before him are Caterina Scorsone (1981), Rick Genest (1985), Melissa Auf der Maur (1972), Brendan Fehr (1977), Nicole de Boer (1970), and Vanity (1959). After him are Jessica Steen (1965), Sarah Gadon (1987), Shay Mitchell (1987), Jay Baruchel (1982), Charlene Choi (1982), and Lexa Doig (1973).

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Television and Movie Roles

Final Destination
Alex Browning
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
Mar 17o 20006.594 / 10
Chucky
Luke Wheeler / Logan Wheeler
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins.
7.853 / 10
Jarhead: Law of Return
Major Ronan Jackson
Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A squad of elite soldiers, led by Gunnery Sergeant Dave Torres, risk their own lives in the hopes of saving an ally they've never met.
Oct 1o 20196.537 / 10