Donald Carl Swayze (born August 10, 1958[citation needed]) is an American character actor, noted for acting in dramatic series and soap operas as well as several feature films, and theatrical work.

He performed the role of James (Jim) Mackey in the seventh episode of season five on the Netflix series Longmire.

In 2010, Swayze guest-starred in six episodes in a recurring role as Gus, a werewolf, on the HBO series True Blood.

[2][3] His television drama work includes multiple appearances in Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, NCIS, Carnivàle, and dozens of other programs.

Swayze had a role as an intellectually disabled man suspected of murder in an episode of the television drama Matlock.

In 2001, Swayze was on stage as Pedro in Man of La Mancha at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.

Don Swayze is an avid cyclist and skydiver, and races cross country mountain bikes in his spare time.