Movie Credits
The Fox and the Hound 2	(2006)
[ Jeff Foxworthy ][ Rob Paulsen ]
Keeping Mum	(2005)
[ Rowan Atkinson ]
Icon	(2005)
[ Patrick Bergin ][ Jeff Fahey ][ Michael York ][ Ross McCall ][ Charles Martin Smith ]
King Solomon's Mines	(2004)
[ Alison Doody ]
George and the Dragon	(2004)
[ Jean Alesi ][ Simon Callow ][ James Purefoy ][ Val Kilmer ][ Michael Clarke Duncan ]
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	(2004)
[ Christina Aguilera ][ Robert Hoffman ][ Diego Luna ][ Jonathan Jackson ][ Nelly ]
11:14	(2003)
[ Ben Foster ][ Clark Gregg ][ Henry Thomas ][ Colin Hanks ][ Rick Gomez ]
One Last Dance	(2003)
Waking Up in Reno	(2002)
[ David Koechner ][ Billy Bob Thornton ]
Green Dragon	(2001)
[ Andrew Stevens ][ Forest Whitaker ]
Donnie Darko	(2001)
[ James Duval ][ Noah Wyle ][ Jake Gyllenhaal ][ Seth Rogen ]
Forever Lulu	(2000)
[ Steven Bauer ][ Joseph Gordon-Levitt ][ Richard Schiff ][ Michael J. Pollard ]
Letters from a Killer	(1998)
[ Bruce McGill ][ Don Stark ]
Black Dog	(1998)
[ Charles S. Dutton ][ Stephen Tobolowsky ]
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar	(1995)
[ John Leguizamo ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Robin Williams ][ Chris Penn ][ Michael Vartan ]
Tall Tale	(1995)
[ William H Macy ][ William H. Macy ][ Nick Stahl ][ Scott Glenn ][ Burgess Meredith ]
Three Wishes	(1995)
[ Martha Coolidge ][ Neal McDonough ][ Joseph Mazzello ][ Scott Patterson ][ D.B. Sweeney ]
Father Hood	(1993)
[ Michael Ironside ][ Josh Lucas ][ Kane Hodder ][ Bob Gunton ]
City of Joy	(1992)
[ Art Malik ][ Om Puri ]
Amazing Stories: Book Three	(1992)
[ Charlie Sheen ][ Hector Elizondo ][ Gregory Hines ]
Point Break	(1991)
[ Keanu Reeves ][ James Cameron ][ John C. McGinley ][ Tom Sizemore ][ Gary Busey ]
Ghost	(1990)
[ Tony Goldwyn ][ Stephen Root ][ Vincent Schiavelli ]
Next of Kin	(1989)
[ Adam Baldwin ][ Liam Neeson ][ Bill Paxton ][ Ben Stiller ][ Ted Levine ]
Road House	(1989)
[ Ben Gazzara ][ David R. Ellis ][ Sam Elliott ][ John Doe ]
Tiger Warsaw	(1988)
Steel Dawn	(1987)
[ Arnold Vosloo ][ Brion James ]
Dirty Dancing	(1987)
[ Jerry Orbach ][ Wayne Knight ]
Youngblood	(1986)
[ Rob Lowe ][ Keanu Reeves ][ Diana Ross ]
Red Dawn	(1984)
[ Charlie Sheen ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ C. Thomas Howell ][ Powers Boothe ][ Ben Johnson ]
Grandview, U.S.A.	(1984)
[ John Cusack ][ C. Thomas Howell ][ Troy Donahue ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Michael Winslow ]
Pigs vs. Freaks	(1984)
[ Adam Baldwin ][ Grant Goodeve ][ Tony Randall ]
Uncommon Valor	(1983)
[ Reb Brown ][ Gene Hackman ][ Fred Ward ][ Robert Stack ][ Barret Oliver ]
Staying Alive	(1983)
[ Sylvester Stallone ][ John Travolta ][ Kurtwood Smith ][ Frank Stallone ]
The Outsiders	(1983)
[ Tom Cruise ][ Matt Dillon ][ Emilio Estevez ][ Rob Lowe ][ Ralph Macchio ]
The Renegades	(1982)
[ Kurtwood Smith ]
Return of the Rebels	(1981)
[ Don Murray ][ David R. Ellis ][ Jamie Farr ]
The Comeback Kid	(1980)
[ Doug McKeon ][ John Ritter ]
Skatetown, U.S.A.	(1979)
[ Billy Barty ]

His mother was choreographer Patsy Swayze. His education included the Harkness Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and San Jacinto College. He first performed as a dancer in Disney on Parade. After playing in the Broadway production of "Grease", he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). Eight years later, after considerable movie and television work, including choreography for Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the dance instructor Johnny Castle in the steamy musical-drama Dirty Dancing (1987). He received a second nomination for his portrayal of the ghost Sam Wheat in the boxoffice/video success Ghost (1990). He has been a solidly established box office star throughout the nineties.