“Sawyer is 100% believable and there's a maturity in his performances that belie his young age.”
Alex Simon, Director of Photography for The Last Possession
The Vampire Diaries
Sawyer played YOUNG STEFAN in Season 6 of The CW Network's popular series, The Vampire Diaries, opposite Ian Somerhalder. In a recap of the episode, Entertainment Weekly praised his emotional performance saying: “Let’s just say baby Stefan cries, and I’ve never felt pain like this before in
my life." Watch Sawyer as Young Stefan in The Vampire Diaries
Slow Wave
Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Brett Alan Bentman, this short film screened at The Chinese Theatres ALC in Hollywood along with numerous other film festivals in 2014 and 2015. Sawyer plays NOAH, a pesky kid in a satire scene that serves as comic relief during the intense dramatic film.
Sawyer plays COREY, the lead role in this dramatic short film, which chronicles the challenges faced by a young homeless boy abandoned by everyone he loves. With vibrant images and storytelling, this emotional film raises questions about survival and connection in this world and the next.
Sawyer played COLT COLLINS, a precocious little boy in this feature film aboutthe family you never wanted to have but could not imaginelife without.About Mom and Dadpremiered as an official selection of the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival.
UPCOMING FEATURE FILMS
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Daylight's End
Sawyer plays MAX in this action thriller
that follows a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world years after a mysteriousplague has devastated the planet and turned most ofhumanity into blood-hungry creatures. Watch for the premier of this feature film, scheduled
Set in the autumn of 1900, this western film follows outlaw Claude Barbee attempting to lead his gang across Texas to recover a cash loot hiddenafter a botched railroad robbery. Sawyer plays spunky young DENTON WILBERFORCE in thisfeature film, which premieres in April 2015 at the Dallas International Film Festival.
Sawyer’s
character in The Last Possession, JACK PERONI, is central to the film’s
story line which follows an ordinary family who experiences
extraordinary circumstances in this supernatural thriller.
Sawyer had a
great time filming this project, including doing many of his own stunts
with stunt coordinator James Logan. The feature film is scheduled for
release in 2015.
Nicholas Sparks' first made-for-TV project stars Emmy-nominated Lauren Ambrose as Belle Barlow, a single mom battling her way through life in a small town during the Civil War. Sawyer plays her son, ABNER BARLOW. Produced by Warner Horizon Television, Deliverance Creek premiered on the Lifetime Network in September 2014.
Sawyer plays the lead in this shortfilm, a whimsical and suspenseful story of a boy who is afraid ofwhat’s lurking under his bed. His parents don'tbelieve him and his older brother teases him. But one night when his brother gets pulled under, the boymust gather his courage and go in to rescue him.
Sawyer shot some industrial spots for Goliath Games,demonstrating how to use Gooey Louie and other
hands-on games.
Rough Waters
Go behind the scenes of the film, "Rough Waters," including an interview with Sawyer - he plays BENJAMIN in the short film that follows the tense moments of two
boys and their sitter during a tumultuous thunderstorm.
Sawyer played PETER in the short film, "Thank You for Being My
Friend." As an adult son faces the reality of his father’s death, he
reflects on their relationship - what it means to be a hero, and the
bond they shared - through a series of flashbacks to vignettes of his
eight-year-old self, his dad and a special gift.
Sawyer played the pouty, kid-sized version of a Dad who just wasn't himself when he was hungry in this commercial spot produced by students at the Art Institute of Dallas.
Halloween Candy
Sawyer was a featured host in the seasonal comedy segment, "How to Plan a Halloween
Party," which aired
on the YouToo TV network in the Fall of 2012.
Who Runs This Show?
Sawyer was part of the ensemble cast of Who Runs This Show?, a sketch comedy for kids produced at The Studios at Las Colinas. The production included live-action comedy, along with animation and voice-over. The image is Sawyer's digital alter-ego, dreaming of becoming President one day.