Charles Esten

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?.

Known For: Acting

Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1965-09-09

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1997	The Sleepwalker Killing	Mark Schall	60
2	1997	The Postman	Michael	63
3	1999	Late Last Night	Beverly Hills Cop	53
4	2000	Thirteen Days	Maj. Rudolf Anderson	70
5	2001	Drew Carey's Improv All Stars	Self (as Chip Esten)	50
6	2001	61*	Kevin Maris	70
7	2002	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet	Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")	66
8	2003	Water Under the Bridge	Don	0
9	2004	Nobody Knows Anything!	Conner Fulton	31
10	2007	American Family	Larry Bogner	0
11	2008	Swing Vote	Lewis	57
12	2008	1%	John Tipton	78
13	2017	Die Helene Fischer Show 2017	Self	0
14	2018	Nashville in Concert		90
15	2021	Tubydi	Padastro	0
16	2024	The Easy Kind	Tye	0
17	2024	Grizzly Night	Gary Bunney	0
18		Signing Day	Coach Crew Marshall	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Cheers	Marine	76
2	1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Divok	84
3	1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman		70
4	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Joe Carter	71
5	1994	ER	Barry Grossman	78
6	1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Dathan	78
7	1995	The Crew	Randy Anderson	100
8	1995	The Drew Carey Show	Chip	66
9	1995	JAG	Pete "Pistol" Ayers	73
10	1997	Just Shoot Me!	Jake	67
11	1998	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self	78
12	1998	The Brian Benben Show		0
13	1998	Jesse	Tad	61
14	1999	Providence	Ted Shannon	65
15	1999	Jack & Jill		75
16	2002	CMT Music Awards	Self - Host	100
17	2003	On the Spot		0
18	2003	Cold Case	John 'The Hawk' Hawkins	78
19	2004	Drew Carey's Green Screen Show	Self	80
20	2005	The Office	Josh Porter	86
21	2006	Big Love		69
22	2006	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Joe Campbell	69
23	2007	The Winner		30
24	2008	The Mentalist	Rick Bregman	84
25	2009	NCIS: Los Angeles	John Cole / Ethan Stanhope	75
26	2011	Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza	Self	80
27	2011	Wilfred	Nick	76
28	2011	Jessie	Morgan Ross	80
29	2011	Enlightened	Damon Manning	70
30	2012	Nashville	Deacon Claybourne	66
31	2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self	77
32	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show		63
33	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self	63
34	2020	Outer Banks	Ward Cameron	84
35	2024	Homestead: The Series	Cain Ross	0
36	2024	Homestead: The Series		0