In March 2013, Sawyer was cast in the role of
Kyle Abbott on the
CBS Daytime soap opera
The Young and the Restless. He made his debut on April 24, 2013. In December of the same year, it was announced that he would exit the role; he made his final appearance on January 27 the following year. In 2014, he starred in the thriller
Kept Man, and the
Geek & Sundry superhero comedy
Caper. In 2015, Sawyer hosted and co-wrote the documentary series
Courageous Leaders, and starred in the Wall Street drama
SPiN. In July 2017, Sawyer was cast in
The CW's superhero drama
The Flash as
Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, a fast-talking private investigator who is able to stretch his body to any shape or form. The character first appears in the fourth episode of the fourth season, titled "
Elongated Journey Into Night", which first aired that October. In June of the following year, he was promoted to series regular. In May 2020, Sawyer was fired after old tweets from 2009–2014 resurfaced that contained racist, misogynistic, and homophobic content. He issued an apology, saying, "My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply." Sawyer deleted his Twitter account soon thereafter. A week later, he was fired from his role in
The Flash, == Filmography ==