Charles Esten
Acting
59 credits
Birthday
Sep 09, 1965 (60 years)
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?.
Movies (20)
Movie
6.0
Grizzly Night
2026
Movie
5.9
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997
Movie
7.0
Thirteen Days
2000
Movie
6.3
The Postman
1997
Movie
7.0
61*
2001
Movie
5.7
Swing Vote
2008
Movie
3.5
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Movie
6.7
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
Movie
5.0
Late Last Night
1999
Movie
9.2
Nashville in Concert
2018
Movie
The Easy Kind
2024
Movie
Flint
Movie
1.0
Water Under the Bridge
2003
Movie
Signing Tony Raymond
2026
Movie
7.8
1%
2008
Movie
American Family
2007
Movie
Signing Day
Movie
5.0
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
2001
TV Shows (39)
TV Show
8.4
The Mentalist
2008
TV Show
8.6
The Office
2005
TV Show
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
TV Show
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
TV Show
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
TV Show
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
TV Show
7.3
JAG
1995
TV Show
7.8
ER
1994
TV Show
7.3
Hollywood Squares
1998
TV Show
7.5
Cheers
1982
TV Show
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
TV Show
7.7
Married... with Children
1987
TV Show
7.8
Cold Case
2003
TV Show
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
TV Show
6.6
Nashville
2012
TV Show
7.0
Party of Five
1994
TV Show
8.0
Jessie
2011
TV Show
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993