Charles Esten
ActingAlso Known As
Chip Esten, چارلز استن
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?.
Movies
(20 total)
The Postman
as Michael
Thirteen Days
as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
Swing Vote
as Lewis
61*
as Kevin Maris
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
Late Last Night
as Beverly Hills Cop
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
1%
as John Tipton
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
The Easy Kind
as Tye
American Family
as Larry Bogner
Signing Tony Raymond
as Coach Crew Marshall
TV Shows
(39 total)
The Office
as Josh Porter
The Mentalist
as Rick Bregman
NCIS: Los Angeles
as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
Married... with Children
as Lonnie
Outer Banks
as Ward Cameron
Star Trek: Voyager
as Dathan
ER
as Barry Grossman
Jessie
as Morgan Ross
Cheers
as Marine
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ethan Press
Wilfred
as Nick
Cold Case
as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
JAG
as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne
The Drew Carey Show
as Chip
Just Shoot Me!
as Jake
Big Love
as Ray Henry
Party of Five
as Luke