Charles Esten
Acting
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?.
As actor 59
The Mentalist
2008
The Office
2005
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Outer Banks
2020
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
JAG
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Married... with Children
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Cold Case
2003
ER
1994
Cheers
1982
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Nashville
2012
Party of Five
1994
Big Love
2006
Just Shoot Me!
1997
The Guardian
2001
Jessie
2011
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
Providence
1999
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
Wilfred
2011
Jack & Jill
1999
Jesse
1998
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
2011
Grizzly Night
2026
The Postman
1997
CMT Music Awards
2002
Enlightened
2011
Homestead: The Series
2024
Thirteen Days
2000
Swing Vote
2008
The Crew
1995
The Brian Benben Show
1998
The Winner
2007
61*
2001
Drummer Boy
2026
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
2004
On the Spot
2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
Signing Tony Raymond
2026
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997
American Family
2007
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Late Last Night
1999
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
2001
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
2017
The Easy Kind
2024
Water Under the Bridge
2003
Flint
Nashville in Concert
2018
Tubydi
2021
Signing Day
1%
2008
