Charles 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?.
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Movies (19)
Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
2026
Signing Tony Raymond
as Coach Crew Marshall
2026
The Easy Kind
as Tye
2024
Tubydi
as Padastro
2021
Nashville in Concert
2018
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
2017
1%
as John Tipton
2008
Swing Vote
as Lewis
2008
American Family
as Larry Bogner
2007
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
2004
3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie
Writer (Writing)
2003
Water Under the Bridge
as Don
2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002
61*
as Kevin Maris
2001
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
2001
Thirteen Days
as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
2000
Late Last Night
as Beverly Hills Cop
1999
The Postman
as Michael
1997
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
1997
TV Shows (31)
Homestead: The Series
as Cain Ross
2024
Outer Banks
as Ward Cameron
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne
2012
Enlightened
as Damon Manning
2011
Jessie
as Morgan Ross
2011
Wilfred
as Nick
2011
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
as Self
2011
NCIS: Los Angeles
as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
2009
The Mentalist
as Rick Bregman
2008
The Winner
2007
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Joe Campbell
2006
Big Love
as Ray Henry
2006
The Office
as Josh Porter
2005
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
as Self
2004
Cold Case
as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
2003
On the Spot
2003
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Host
2002
The Guardian
as Mark Hanson
2001
Jack & Jill
1999
Rocket Power
Writer (Writing)
1999
Providence
as Ted Shannon
1999
Jesse
as Tad
1998
The Brian Benben Show
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
1998
Just Shoot Me!
as Jake
1997
JAG
as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1995
The Drew Carey Show
as Chip
1995
The Crew
as Randy Anderson
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Dathan
1995