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Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson

Birthday: 1975-07-12 | Place of Birth: Newport, Washington, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 is 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. The series was not picked up for distribution. 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Werewolves Within

as    Devon Wolfson

2021
A Clüsterfünke Christmas

as    Frank Clüsterfünke

2021
Call Me Kat

as    Max

2019
Descendants 3

as    Hades

2017
Splitting Image

as    Marcus

2016
Opening Night

as    Eli Faisel

2015
A Beautiful Now

as    David

2015
Day Out of Days

as    Phil

2014
The One I Wrote for You

as    Ben Cantor

2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

as    Michael Minetti

2014
Dragula

as    Mr. Newton

2014
Love Is Strange

as    Ted

2013
Behind the Candelabra

as    Billy Leatherwood

2011
Making the Boys

as    Himself