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?.
58 acting credits
Acting · 58
The Mentalist
2008
The Office
2005
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
JAG
1995
ER
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Cheers
1982
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Married... with Children
1987
Cold Case
2003
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Guardian
2001
Party of Five
1994
Big Love
2006
Providence
1999
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Nashville
2012
Outer Banks
2020
Jessie
2011
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
Wilfred
2011
Jack & Jill
1999
Grizzly Night
2026
Jesse
1998
Enlightened
2011
CMT Music Awards
2002
Homestead: The Series
2024
The Postman
1997
The Winner
2007
Thirteen Days
2000
The Crew
1995
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
2011
61*
2001
Swing Vote
2008
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
2004
On the Spot
2003
The Brian Benben Show
1998
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
Late Last Night
1999
Nashville in Concert
2018
1%
2008
Flint
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The Sleepwalker Killing
1997
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
2017
The Easy Kind
2024
American Family
2007
Signing Day
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Signing Tony Raymond
2026
Water Under the Bridge
2003
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
2001
Tubydi
2021