Charles Esten

Charles Esten

1965-09-09 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Male 56 Known Credits

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?.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-09-09

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Known Credits

56

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Chip Esten, چارلز استن

Photos

Charles Esten Photo
Charles Esten Photo
Charles Esten Photo

Tagged Images

No tagged images available.

Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Postman

1997

Michael

Thirteen Days

2000

Maj. Rudolf Anderson

Swing Vote

2008

Lewis

61*

2001

Kevin Maris

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

Conner Fulton

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002

Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")

Late Last Night

1999

Beverly Hills Cop

The Sleepwalker Killing

1997

Mark Schall

1%

2008

John Tipton

Drew Carey's Improv All Stars

2001

Self (as Chip Esten)

American Family

2007

Larry Bogner

Flint

Flint

Tubydi

2021

Padastro

Signing Day

Coach Crew Marshall

TV Credits

The Mentalist

2008

Rick Bregman (1 episodes)

The Office

2005

Josh Porter (8 episodes)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Self (3 episodes)

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

John Cole / Ethan Stanhope (1 episodes)

ER

1994

Barry Grossman (4 episodes)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Divok (1 episodes)

JAG

1995

Pete "Pistol" Ayers (1 episodes)

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

Dathan (1 episodes)

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Joe Carter (1 episodes)

Cheers

1982

Marine (1 episodes)

Married... with Children

1987

Lonnie (2 episodes)

Hollywood Squares

1998

Self - Panelist (2 episodes)

Cold Case

2003

John 'The Hawk' Hawkins (1 episodes)

The Drew Carey Show

1995

Chip (2 episodes)

Party of Five

1994

Luke (6 episodes)

The Guardian

2001

Mark Hanson (1 episodes)

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Jake (1 episodes)

Big Love

2006

Ray Henry (11 episodes)

Jessie

2011

Morgan Ross (4 episodes)

Providence

1999

Ted Shannon (1 episodes)

Nashville

2012

Deacon Claybourne (124 episodes)

Outer Banks

2020

Ward Cameron (30 episodes)

The New Adventures of Old Christine

2006

Joe Campbell (2 episodes)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998

Self (39 episodes)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013

Self (6 episodes)

Wilfred

2011

Nick (2 episodes)

Jesse

1998

Tad (1 episodes)

Jack & Jill

1999

(1 episodes)

Enlightened

2011

Damon Manning (1 episodes)

CMT Music Awards

2002

Self - Host (1 episodes)

Homestead: The Series

2024

Cain Ross (9 episodes)

Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza

2011

Self (40 episodes)

The Brian Benben Show

1998

(9 episodes)

The Crew

1995

Randy Anderson (21 episodes)

Drew Carey's Green Screen Show

2004

Self (13 episodes)

The Winner

2007

(1 episodes)

On the Spot

2003

(5 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

TV Production Credits

Rocket Power

Writer

1999

The Runarounds

Consulting Producer

2025