Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He started out acting when he was a teenager, appearing in the films Little Giants (1994), Casper (1995), Now and Then (1995), Night of the Twisters (1996), Wild America (1997), and SLC Punk! (1998). 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 (2011). From 2010 to 2013, he had a recurring role on the drama spy fiction series Nikita as Owen Elliot.