Charles Esten
Acting
Born: September 9, 1965 (age 60) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Charles Esten Puskar III (September 9, 1965), also known as Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician and comedian. He is best known for his role as country singer Deacon Claybourne on the ABC/CMT drama Nashville (2012-2018), which subsequently kickstarted his own musical career. He's also known for his comedy (as Chip Esten) on the US version of the improv series Whose Line Is it Anyway?.
Known for
The Office
2005
The Mentalist
2008
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Married... with Children
1987
The Postman
1997
Outer Banks
2020
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
ER
1994
Thirteen Days
2000
Cheers
1982
Jessie
2011
Photos (3)
Movies (14)
The Postman
Michael
Grizzly Night
Gary Bunney
Thirteen Days
Maj. Rudolf Anderson
Swing Vote
Lewis
61*
Kevin Maris
Nobody Knows Anything!
Conner Fulton
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Signing Tony Raymond
Coach Crew Marshall
The Sleepwalker Killing
Mark Schall
American Family
Larry Bogner
The Easy Kind
Tye
Late Last Night
Beverly Hills Cop
Nashville in Concert
2018
1%
John Tipton
TV Shows (30)
The Mentalist
Rick Bregman · 1 eps
Outer Banks
Ward Cameron · 31 eps
The Office
Josh Porter · 8 eps
Married... with Children
Lonnie · 2 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
John Cole / Ethan Stanhope · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Divok · 1 eps
JAG
Pete "Pistol" Ayers · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Dathan · 1 eps
Cheers
Marine · 1 eps
Cold Case
John 'The Hawk' Hawkins · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Joe Carter · 1 eps
ER
Barry Grossman · 4 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Chip · 2 eps
Nashville
Deacon Claybourne · 124 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ethan Press · 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
Jake · 1 eps
Party of Five
Luke · 6 eps
Big Love
Ray Henry · 11 eps
The Guardian
Mark Hanson · 1 eps
Jessie
Morgan Ross · 4 eps
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Joe Campbell · 2 eps
Providence
Ted Shannon · 1 eps
Jack & Jill
Nick Seraph · 1 eps
Wilfred
Nick · 2 eps
Jesse
Tad · 1 eps
Enlightened
Damon Manning · 1 eps
Homestead: The Series
Cain Ross · 9 eps
The Crew
Randy Anderson · 21 eps
The Winner
1 eps
The Brian Benben Show
9 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 2 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · 6 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · 39 eps
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Self · 40 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
Self · 13 eps
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
Self
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
Self (as Chip Esten)
