Charles Esten
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Sep 09 1965
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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Charles Esten's Credits
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The Mentalist
Rick Bregman
The Office
Josh Porter
Star Trek: Voyager
Dathan
NCIS: Los Angeles
John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
Cheers
Marine
JAG
Pete "Pistol" Ayers
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Divok
ER
Barry Grossman
Married... with Children
Lonnie
Diagnosis: Murder
Joe Carter
Party of Five
Luke
Cold Case
John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
The Drew Carey Show
Chip
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ethan Press
Providence
Ted Shannon
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Nashville
Deacon Claybourne
Jessie
Morgan Ross
Big Love
Ray Henry
The Guardian
Mark Hanson
Just Shoot Me!
Jake
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Joe Campbell
Outer Banks
Ward Cameron
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
Rocket Power
Writing
Grizzly Night
Gary Bunney
Wilfred
Nick
Jack & Jill
Jesse
Tad
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
CMT Music Awards
Self - Host
Homestead: The Series
Cain Ross
Enlightened
Damon Manning
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
The Crew
Randy Anderson
The Postman
Michael
Thirteen Days
Maj. Rudolf Anderson
The Winner
The Brian Benben Show
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Kevin Maris
Swing Vote
Lewis
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
Self
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
Self
Nobody Knows Anything!
Conner Fulton
The Sleepwalker Killing
Mark Schall
Signing Day
Coach Crew Marshall
Flint
Flint
The Easy Kind
Tye
Signing Tony Raymond
Coach Crew Marshall
Nashville in Concert
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
Self (as Chip Esten)
1%
John Tipton
Late Last Night
Beverly Hills Cop
Water Under the Bridge
Don
American Family
Larry Bogner
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
Self
Tubydi
Padastro
3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie
Writing