Charles Esten
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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?.
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Filmography
Signing Day
Movie · as Coach Crew Marshall
Flint
Movie · as Flint
My Jesus
Movie · as Kent Wilson
Grizzly Night
Movie · as Gary Bunney
Signing Tony Raymond
Movie · as Coach Crew Marshall
Drummer Boy
Movie · as Lord Balfour
The Easy Kind
Movie · as Tye
Homestead: The Series
TV · as Cain Ross · 16 eps
Tubydi
Movie · as Padastro
Outer Banks
TV · as Ward Cameron · 31 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Nashville in Concert
Movie
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
Movie · as Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Nashville
TV · as Deacon Claybourne · 124 eps
Wilfred
TV · as Nick · 2 eps
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
TV · as Self · 40 eps
Enlightened
TV · as Damon Manning · 1 ep
Jessie
TV · as Morgan Ross · 4 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope · 1 ep
Swing Vote
Movie · as Lewis
1%
Movie · as John Tipton
The Mentalist
TV · as Rick Bregman · 1 ep
American Family
Movie · as Larry Bogner
The Winner
TV · 1 ep
Big Love
TV · as Ray Henry · 11 eps
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Joe Campbell · 2 eps
The Office
TV · as Josh Porter · 8 eps
Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie · as Conner Fulton
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
TV · as Self · 13 eps
Water Under the Bridge
Movie · as Don
Cold Case
TV · as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins · 1 ep
On the Spot
TV · 5 eps
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Movie · as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
CMT Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
Movie · as Self (as Chip Esten)
61*
Movie · as Kevin Maris
The Guardian
TV · as Mark Hanson · 1 ep
Thirteen Days
Movie · as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
Late Last Night
Movie · as Beverly Hills Cop
Jack & Jill
TV · as Nick Seraph · 1 ep
Providence
TV · as Ted Shannon · 1 ep
Jesse
TV · as Tad · 1 ep
The Brian Benben Show
TV · 9 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 39 eps
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
The Postman
Movie · as Michael
The Sleepwalker Killing
Movie · as Mark Schall
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Jake · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Dathan · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Pete "Pistol" Ayers · 1 ep
The Crew
TV · as Randy Anderson · 21 eps
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Chip · 2 eps
ER
TV · as Barry Grossman · 4 eps
Party of Five
TV · as Luke · 6 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Joe Carter · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Ethan Press · 1 ep
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Divok · 1 ep
Married... with Children
TV · as Lonnie · 2 eps
Cheers
TV · as Marine · 1 ep