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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Acting History
2026
Signing Tony Raymond as Coach Crew Marshall
2024Homestead: The Series as Cain Ross
2024Grizzly Night as Gary Bunney
2024The Easy Kind as Tye
2021Tubydi as Padastro
2020Outer Banks as Ward Cameron
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018Nashville in Concert
2017Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 as Self
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2012Nashville as Deacon Claybourne
2011Enlightened as Damon Manning
2011Jessie as Morgan Ross
2011Wilfred as Nick
2011Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza as Self
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
20081% as John Tipton
2008The Mentalist as Rick Bregman
2008Swing Vote as Lewis
2007American Family as Larry Bogner
2007The Winner
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine as Joe Campbell
2006Big Love as Ray Henry
2005The Office as Josh Porter
2004Drew Carey's Green Screen Show as Self
2004Nobody Knows Anything! as Conner Fulton
2003Cold Case as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
2003On the Spot
2003Water Under the Bridge as Don
2002CMT Music Awards as Self - Host
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2001The Guardian as Mark Hanson
200161* as Kevin Maris
2001Drew Carey's Improv All Stars as Self (as Chip Esten)
2000Thirteen Days as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
1999Jack & Jill
1999Late Last Night as Beverly Hills Cop
1999Providence as Ted Shannon
1998Jesse as Tad
1998The Brian Benben Show
1998Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
1997The Postman as Michael
1997The Sleepwalker Killing as Mark Schall
1997Just Shoot Me! as Jake
1995JAG as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1995The Drew Carey Show as Chip
1995The Crew as Randy Anderson
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Dathan
1994ER as Barry Grossman
1994Party of Five as Luke
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Joe Carter
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Ethan Press
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation as Divok
1982Cheers as Marine
—Signing Day as Coach Crew Marshall
—Flint as Flint