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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Biography from TMDB.
- July 12, 1975 (51)
- Newport, Washington, USA
- Actor
- 46 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Cheyenne Jackson's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Shapeshifteras Michael Minetti in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
- Heroas Ben Cantor in The One I Wrote for You (2014)
- Allyas David in A Beautiful Now (2015)
- Heraldas Eli Faisel in Opening Night (2016)
- Heroas Hudson in Bear with Us (2016)
- Tricksteras Max in Call Me Kat (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Cheyenne Jackson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).
- Modern Family (2009) · actor
- 30 Rock (2006) · actor
- American Horror Story (2011) · actor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor
- Law & Order (1990) · actor
- American Housewife (2016) · actor
- Descendants 3 (2019) · actor
- Glee (2009) · actor
- Ugly Betty (2006) · actor
- Queens of the Dead (2025) · actor
- Doctor Odyssey (2024) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Cheyenne Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Imperfect Women(2026)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Queens of the Dead(2025)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
All There Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Doctor Odyssey(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Matlock(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Bianca Saves Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Disney How NOT to Draw(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Brutal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
A Clüsterfünke Christmas(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Werewolves Within(2021)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Myths and Hymns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Call Me Kat(2021)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Saved by the Bell(2020)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Equal(2020)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Julie and the Phantoms(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Descendants Remix Dance Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Morning Show(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Watchmen(2019)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Descendants 3(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Hello Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Splitting Image(2017)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
American Housewife(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Opening Night(2016)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Bear with Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Real O'Neals(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Day Out of Days(2015)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
A Beautiful Now(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Sense8(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The One I Wrote for You(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Lucky Stiff(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Love Is Strange(2014)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Dragula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Mutual Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Behind the Candelabra(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Onion News Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
One Night Stand(2011)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Price Check(2012)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Mockingbird Lane(2012)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Mockingbird Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Lola Versus(2012)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Smash(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Face Off(2011)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Hysteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
It Takes a Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Joy Behar: Say Anything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Modern Family(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Life on Mars(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Lipstick Jungle(2008)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Ugly Betty(2006)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
United 93(2006)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all showsChinese School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
go-LOVE-go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 65 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2013.
Biggest box office
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Highest rated
Mockingbird Lane (2012)
Most popular right now
Call Me Kat (2021)
Film career
Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2006Screen debut· United 93
- 2019Career best· Descendants 3
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015, Best Musical Theater Album.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Cheyenne Jackson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 46 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Cheyenne Jackson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Cheyenne Jackson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cheyenne Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rachel Dratch shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Rachel DratchShared titles: A Clüsterfünke Christmas (2021), One Night Stand (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Dratch
- Anthony RappShared titles: Equal (2020), Opening Night (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Rapp
Producers
- Matt MillerShared titles: Queens of the Dead (2025), Werewolves Within (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Miller
- Natalie MetzgerShared titles: Queens of the Dead (2025), Werewolves Within (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Metzger
