Charles Esten
Birthday: 1965-09-09 | Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACharles 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2026
Signing Tony Raymond
as Coach Crew Marshall
2026
Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
2024
The Easy Kind
as Tye
2023
2023 CMT Music Awards
as Self
2020
Outer Banks S1
as Ward Cameron
2017
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
2012
Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne
2011
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
as Self
2008
1%
as John Tipton
2008
Swing Vote
as Lewis
2007
American Family
as Larry Bogner
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
2004
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
as Self
2003
Water Under the Bridge
as Don
2002
Twelve Miles to Trona
as Bill
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2001
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
1997
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
1995
The Crew
as Randy Anderson
1
Signing Day
as Coach Crew Marshall
