Cheyenne Jackson acts.
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila ( based on an idea by Marc J. Kessler and Ken Davenport ) . Cheyenne David Jackson ( born July 12 , 1975 ) is an American actor and singer-songwriter . After beginning his acting career in regional theatre in Seattle , he moved to New York and was an understudy in Thoroughly Modern Millie ( 2002 ) and Aida ( 2003 ) . He next originated the role of Matthew in Altar Boyz ( 2004 ) .