Charles Esten
Birthday
1965/09/09 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Chip Esten
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?.
Acting
(1997) The Postman
as Michael
(1997) The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
(2001) Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
(2002) Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
(2024) Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
(2003) Water Under the Bridge
as Don
Signing Day
as Coach Crew Marshall
(2024) The Easy Kind
as Tye
(2008) Swing Vote
as Lewis
(2017) Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
(2001) 61*
as Kevin Maris
(2004) Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
(2000) Thirteen Days
as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
(2018) Nashville in Concert
as ---
(1999) Late Last Night
as Beverly Hills Cop
(2021) Tubydi
as Padastro
(2007) American Family
as Larry Bogner
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Divok
(1999) Jack & Jill
as ---
(1999) Providence
as Ted Shannon
(1995) Star Trek: Voyager
as Dathan
(2005) The Office
as Josh Porter
(2003) Cold Case
as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
(2007) The Winner
as ---
(1998) Jesse
as Tad
(1995) JAG
as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
(2006) Big Love
as ---
(2006) The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Joe Campbell
(2008) The Mentalist
as Rick Bregman
(1994) ER
as Barry Grossman
(2004) Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
as Self
(2003) On the Spot
as ---
(2011) Wilfred
as Nick
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Joe Carter
(2009) NCIS: Los Angeles
as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
(1998) The Brian Benben Show
as ---
(2012) Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne
(2011) Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
as Self
(2011) Enlightened
as Damon Manning
(2013) Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
(1998) Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
(2011) Jessie
as Morgan Ross
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(2002) CMT Music Awards
as Self - Host
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(1995) The Crew
as Randy Anderson
(1993) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as ---
(2020) Outer Banks
as Ward Cameron
(1997) Just Shoot Me!
as Jake
(1982) Cheers
as Marine
(1995) The Drew Carey Show
as Chip
(2024) Homestead: The Series
as Cain Ross
(2024) Homestead: The Series
as ---