1994–2000 Sawa began his career in 1992 at age 14 as a children's action toy spokesman. He made his film debut in
Little Giants in 1994 and received wide recognition for playing the
title role as a human boy in
Casper the following year. In
Now and Then (1995), Sawa played the town bully, Scott Wormer. He subsequently appeared in the films
Wild America (1997),
SLC Punk! (1998),
Idle Hands (1999), and
Final Destination (2000). In 2000, Sawa played the title character in the
Eminem music video "
Stan". He later did voice acting, voicing
Flash Thompson in
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Sawa continued to work steadily in the 2000s by appearing in several independent films, including
Extreme Dating,
Shooting Gallery, ''
Devil's Den, Creature Of Darkness
, Endure
, 388 Arletta Avenue, The Philly Kid, and A Resurrection''.
2010–2019 In 2010, Sawa portrayed Owen Elliott on
The CW action drama series
Nikita. He also starred in the thriller
The Fanatic, making his first appearance of
wide release since 2002. He played Hunter Dunbar, an actor who is stalked by a character named Moose. The movie was directed by
Limp Bizkit vocalist
Fred Durst.
2020–present Sawa returned to his lead roles, starred in the films like
Hunter Hunter (2020) and
Black Friday (2021), which both received favorable reviews. ==Personal life==