Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas | Unknown | Made for television movie |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Tyler | Credited as Tom Howell |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Ponyboy Michael Curtis | Young Artist Award; first film with Patrick Swayze |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Tim Pearson | Second film with Swayze |
| Tank | William "Billy" Carey | ||
| Red Dawn | Robert Morris | Third film with Swayze | |
| 1985 | Secret Admirer | Michael Ryan | |
| 1986 | The Hitcher | Jim Halsey | |
| Soul Man | Mark Watson | Met and married Rae Dawn Chong | |
| 1987 | Into the Homeland | Tripp Winston | Made for television movie |
| 1988 | A Tiger's Tale | Bubber Drums | |
| Giovane Toscanini II | Arturo Toscanini | Also known as "Young Toscanini" | |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | Raoul | |
| 1990 | Far Out Man | Himself | |
| Side Out | Monoroe Clark | ||
| Curiosity Kills | Cat Thomas | ||
| Kid | Kid | ||
| 1992 | Tattle Tale | Bernard Sprat | Made for television movie |
| Nickle & Dime | Jack Stone | ||
| To Protect and Serve | Egan | ||
| Breaking the Rules | Gene Michaels | ||
| That Night | Rick | ||
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Thomas Chamberlain | |
| 1994 | Jailbait | Sgt. Lee Teffler | |
| Dangerous Indiscretion | Jim Lomax | ||
| Treacherous | Micky Stewert | ||
| Natural Selection | Ben Braden/Alex Connelly | Made-for-television movie | |
| 1995 | Payback | Oscar Bonsetter | |
| Baby Face Nelson | Baby Face Nelson | ||
| Teresa's Tattoo | Carl | ||
| Hourglass | Michael Jardine | ||
| Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Mike | ||
| Suspect Device | Dan Jerico | Made for television movie | |
| 1996 | The Big Fall | Blaise Rybeck | |
| Sealed with a Kiss | Detective Mick Cullen | Made for television movie | |
| The Sweeper | Mark Goddard | ||
| Pure Danger | Jonnie Dean | ||
| 1997 | Dads | Tom | Sitcom. The pilot episode is shown at the Television Preview, a marketing research operation. |
| Matter of Trust | Michael D'Angelo | ||
| Laws of Deception | Evan Marino | ||
| Dilemma | Detective Thomas Quinlan | Directed by Eric Larsen under "Alan Smithee" | |
| Dead Fire | Tucker | Made for television movie | |
| Last Lives | Aaron | ||
| 1998 | Fatal Affair | Malcom Maddox | |
| Sleeping Dogs | Sanchez Boon | ||
| Charades | Evan | Also known as Felons or First Degree | |
| 1999 | The Crimson Code | J.B. Gaines | Also known as Red Team |
| Hot Boyz | Roberts | ||
| Enemy Action | John Reed | ||
| Cybermaster | Dakota | ||
| Shepherd | Boris Dakota | ||
| The Glass Jar | Lanois | ||
| Avalanche | Jack | ||
| Hitman's Run | Tom Holly | ||
| The Prince and the Surfer | Dean | ||
| 2000 | Lawless: Dead Evidence | Dean Riley | |
| The Million Dollar Kid | Valentino | ||
| 2001 | Separate Ways | Tom Milton | |
| Asylum Days | Nathan Devine | ||
| Burning Down the House | Unknown | ||
| Willfull | Nat Wolff | ||
| XCU: Extreme Close Up | Geoffrey Liddy | ||
| Askari | Joss McKinley | ||
| 2002 | Night of the Wolf | Sheriff Wade Messer | Made for television movie |
| Killer Bees! | Sheriff Lyndon Harris | Made for television movie | |
| 2003 | Net Games | Adam Vance | |
| Gods and Generals | Thomas Chamberlain | ||
| The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | Jim Halsey | ||
| 2004 | The Lost Angel | Kuratha | |
| Hidalgo | Preston Webb | ||
| The Hillside Strangler | Kenneth Bianchi | ||
| A Killer Within | Addison Terrill | ||
| Zolar | Hedion | Made for television movie | |
| 2005 | The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | Coach Fielding | |
| Hoboken Hollow | Clayton Connelly | ||
| Crimson Force | Captain Baskin | Made for television movie | |
| H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds | George Herbert | Film adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds | |
| Glass Trap | Curtis | ||
| Nursie | Zack | ||
| Ordinary Miracles | Jim Powell | Made for television movie | |
| The Poseidon Adventure | Doctor Ballard | Made-for-television movie | |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Treasure | Michael Archer | |
| The Far Side of Jericho | Little Jimmy Thorton | ||
| 2007 | Dead Letters | KC | Formerly known as Cold Ones |
| The Haunting of Marsten Manor | Captain Williams | ||
| Fighting Words | David Settles | ||
| The Stolen Moments of September | Sisner | ||
| 2008 | Xenophobia | Stone | Made-for-television movie |
| Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! | David | ||
| House of Fallen | Thomas | ||
| Big Game | Sully | ||
| War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave | George Herbert | Also director | |
| A Gunfighter's Pledge | Horn | Made-for-television movie | |
| Toxic | Joe | ||
| The Thirst: Blood War | Jed | ||
| The Day the Earth Stopped | Josh Myron | Also director | |
| 2009 | The Grind | Luke | |
| The Land That Time Forgot | Frost Michaels | Also director | |
| Razor | Virgil | ||
| Fuel | Shane | ||
| Cupid's Arrow | Professor Grimes | ||
| Camouflage | Stanley | ||
| Commander and Chief | Shrub | ||
| Secret at Arrow Lake | Daniel | ||
| The Jailhouse | Seth Delray | ||
| American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Alumnus Guy #2 | ||
| 2011 | Home Invasion | Ray | Made-for-television movie |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Ray | Reboot of Spider-Man franchise. |
| 2012 | Escape | Paul Jordan |
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