Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is Native American on his father's side, and openly gay.
Jackson is best known for his career in musical theatre, having starred in productions like Thoroughly Modern Millie, All Shook Up, Xanadu, and Finian's Rainbow.
He's also appeared in film and television, mostly notably a recurring role as Danny Baker on 30 Rock, Steve in the Munsters reboot pilot Mockingbird Lane, and Dustin Goolsby on Glee. Some of his notable film credits include the 9/11 film United 93 and HBO's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra.
Since 2015, he's been a part of the repertory cast of FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story, portraying different characters in four seasons to date: Hotel, Roanoke, Cult, and Apocalypse.
To date, Jackson has released three studio albums of standards covers and original music: 2008's The Power of Two (with Michael Feinstein), 2013's I'm Blue, Skies, and 2016's Renaissance.
Selected filmography:
- United 93 (2006) as Mark Bingham
- 30 Rock (2009 — 2012) as Danny Baker
- Glee (2010 — 2011) as Dustin Goolsby
- Mockingbird Lane (2012) as Steve
- Behind the Candelabra (2013) as Billy Leatherwood
- American Horror Story (2015 — present) in various roles:
- American Horror Story: Hotel (2015 — 2016) as Will Drake
- American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016) as Sidney Aaron James
- American Horror Story: Cult (2017) as Dr. Rudy Vincent
- American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018) as John Henry Moore
- Descendants 3 (2019) as Hades
- Watchmen (2019) as Hooded Justice (American Hero Story actor)
- Julie and the Phantoms (2020) as Caleb Covington
- Call Me Kat (2021) as Max
- The Masked Singer (2022) as the Prince
Theatre roles:
- Aida (2003) as Radames
- All Shook Up (2005) as Chad (original)
- Xanadu (2007) as Sonny Malone (original)
- Finian's Rainbow (2010 production) as Woody
Discography:
- The Power of Two (with Michael Feinstein; 2008)
- I'm Blue, Skies (2013)
- Renaissance (2016)
Cheyenne Jackson provides examples of the following tropes:
- Celebrity Resemblance: To Elvis Presley, whom he essentially portrayed in All Shook Up.
- Mr. Fanservice: He is particularly attractive and often his attractiveness is widely exploited in most of the roles he plays.
