How old was Patrick Swayze in the movie Donnie Darko?

Patrick Swayze was 48 in Donnie Darko when he played the character 'Jim Cunningham'.

That was over 23 years ago in 2001.

In 2009 he died aged just 57, starring in 53 films in his career, 19 of those after Donnie Darko was first released. If he were alive today he would be 71.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Donnie Darko, I think Patrick Swayze looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Richard Kelly has worked with Patrick Swayze just once in his career.
  • Patrick Swayze's first movie was as 'Ace Johnson' in Skatetown, U.S.A., released in 1979 when he was 26
  • Donnie Darko scores 7.79 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Donnie Darko

Patrick Swayze's other movies