
Cheyenne Jackson
Biography
Cheyenne Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. He started in regional theater when he moved to Seattle, and after moving to New York City, made his 2002 Broadway theatre debut understudying both male leads in the Tony Award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. In 2005, he originated his first Broadway leading role in All Shook Up earning him a Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut".
In films, Jackson portrayed 9/11 victim and hero Mark Bingham in the 2006 Academy Award nominated United 93 which earned him the Boston Society of Film Critics 2006 award for "Best Ensemble Cast". He has also appeared in the films Curiosity (2005), Hysteria (2010), The Green (opposite Julia Ormond and Illeana Douglas), and Price Check (with Parker Posey).
On television, he was a recurring series regular on NBC's 30 Rock, portraying Danny Baker, and on Fox's Glee as Vocal Adrenaline coach Dustin Goolsby. He has also guest starred on several series including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lipstick Jungle, Life on Mars, Law & Order, and Ugly Betty. In 2008, Jackson played series lead Sebastian Kinglare for the Lifetime Television pilot Family Practice opposite Anne Archer and Beau Bridges. He has a starring role alongside Mayim Bialik in the sitcom Call Me Kat (2021).
Jackson has starred in several notable webisode series and in 2009 starred in a sold out one man show, "Back to the Start." In 2008, he was named Out magazine's Entertainer of the year. He is an international ambassador for amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research) and a national ambassador and spokesperson for The Hetrick-Martin Institute.
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Acting History
2025
Queens of the Dead as Jimmy
2025America as Cowboy
2025Reclaim the Flag as Self
2025All There Is
2024Doctor Odyssey as Brian
2024Matlock as Detective (uncredited)
2022Bianca Saves Christmas as Butler (Voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022Brutal
2021A Clüsterfünke Christmas as Frank Clüsterfünke
2021Descendants: The Royal Wedding as Hades (voice)
2021Werewolves Within as Devon Wolfson
2021Myths and Hymns as Soloist, "Hero and Leander"
2021Call Me Kat as Max
2020Saved by the Bell as René
2020Equal as Dale Jennings
2020I Can See Your Voice
2020Julie and the Phantoms as Caleb Covington
2020Descendants Remix Dance Party as Hades
2020Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest
2019The Morning Show as Cheyenne Jackson
2019Watchmen as Hooded Justice
2019Descendants 3 as Hades
2019RuPaul as Self
2019The Masked Singer as Frog Prince
2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate as Boris
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017Hello Again as Robert
2017Splitting Image as Marcus
2017Will & Grace as Michael
2016American Housewife as Johnny Diamond
2016Opening Night as Eli Faisel
2016Bear with Us as Hudson
2016The Real O'Neals as Mr. Peters
2015Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015Day Out of Days as Phil
2015A Beautiful Now as David
2015Sense8 as Blake Huntington
2014Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as Michael Minetti
2014The One I Wrote for You as Ben Cantor
2014Lucky Stiff as MC
2014Love Is Strange as Ted
2014Trailblazer Honors as Self - Speaker
2014Dragula as Mr. Newton
2014Mutual Friends as Christoph
2014Open
2013Behind the Candelabra as Billy Leatherwood
2013Onion News Empire as Cameron Grey
2013One Night Stand
2012Price Check as Ernie
2012Mockingbird Lane as Steve
2012Mockingbird Lane as Steve
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Special Guest
2012Lola Versus as Roger
2012Smash as Cheyenne Jackson
2011The Green as Daniel
2011American Horror Story as Will Drake
2011American Horror Story as Sidney Aaron James
2011American Horror Story as Dr. Vincent Anderson
2011American Horror Story as John Henry Moore
2011Making the Boys as Self
2011Face Off as Guest Judge
2010Hysteria
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009Modern Family as Max
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Glee as Dustin Goolsby
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
2008Life on Mars as Sebastian Grace
2008Lipstick Jungle as Bryce
2006United 93: The Families and the Film
200630 Rock as Danny Baker
2006Ugly Betty as Timothy D'Artagnan
2006United 93 as Mark Bingham
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Terry
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Nebula1
1990Law & Order as Jon Sorrentino
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
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