Name
Charles Esten
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-09-09 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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?.
Known For
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On August 12, 1967, in Montana's Glacier National Park, the unthinkable happened: that sam...
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In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered ...
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The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked...
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Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes...
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In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one ...
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Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entit...
- 1997 The Postman as Michael
- 1997 The Sleepwalker Killing as Mark Schall
- 2001 Drew Carey's Improv All Stars as Self (as Chip Esten)
- 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
- 2026 Grizzly Night as Gary Bunney
- 2003 Water Under the Bridge as Don
- Soon Signing Day as Coach Crew Marshall
- 2024 The Easy Kind as Tye
- 2008 Swing Vote as Lewis
- 2017 Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 as Self
- 2001 61* as Kevin Maris
- 2004 Nobody Knows Anything! as Conner Fulton
- 2000 Thirteen Days as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
- 2018 Nashville in Concert
- 1999 Late Last Night as Beverly Hills Cop
- 2021 Tubydi as Padastro
- 2007 American Family as Larry Bogner
- 2008 1% as John Tipton
- Soon Flint as Flint
- 2026 Signing Tony Raymond as Coach Crew Marshall
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Divok
- 1999 Jack & Jill ( 1 episode ) as Nick Seraph
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Ted Shannon
- 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ( 1 episode ) as Dathan
- 2005 The Office ( 8 episodes ) as Josh Porter
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
- 2007 The Winner ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Jesse ( 1 episode ) as Tad
- 1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
- 2006 Big Love ( 11 episodes ) as Ray Henry
- 2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine ( 2 episodes ) as Joe Campbell
- 2008 The Mentalist ( 1 episode ) as Rick Bregman
- 1994 ER ( 4 episodes ) as Barry Grossman
- 2004 Drew Carey's Green Screen Show ( 13 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 On the Spot ( 5 episodes )
- 2011 Wilfred ( 2 episodes ) as Nick
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Joe Carter
- 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
- 1998 The Brian Benben Show ( 9 episodes )
- 2012 Nashville ( 124 episodes ) as Deacon Claybourne
- 2011 Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza ( 40 episodes ) as Self
- 2011 Enlightened ( 1 episode ) as Damon Manning
- 2013 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 1998 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 39 episodes ) as Self
- 2011 Jessie ( 4 episodes ) as Morgan Ross
- 2002 CMT Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1995 The Crew ( 21 episodes ) as Randy Anderson
- 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ( 1 episode ) as Ethan Press
- 2020 Outer Banks ( 30 episodes ) as Ward Cameron
- 1997 Just Shoot Me! ( 1 episode ) as Jake
- 1982 Cheers ( 1 episode ) as Marine
- 1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 2 episodes ) as Chip
- 2024 Homestead: The Series ( 9 episodes ) as Cain Ross
- 2001 The Guardian ( 1 episode ) as Mark Hanson
- 1994 Party of Five ( 6 episodes ) as Luke
- 2002 CMT Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1987 Married... with Children ( 2 episodes ) as Lonnie
- 1998 Hollywood Squares ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
