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Charles Esten

Charles Esten

Actor · Born September 9, 1965 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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?.

Acted in 46

2020s

  1. 2026

    Drummer Boy

    Lord Balfour

  2. Grizzly Night

    Gary Bunney

  3. Signing Tony Raymond

    Coach Crew Marshall

  4. 2024

    Homestead: The Series

    Cain Ross · 16 episodes

  5. The Easy Kind

    Tye

  6. 2020

    Outer Banks

    Ward Cameron · 31 episodes

    77

No release date

  1. Flint

    Flint

Wrote 2

2000s

  1. 2003

    3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie

    Writer

Produced 1

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2004

    Drew Carey's Green Screen Show

    Self · 13 episodes

  2. 2002

    CMT Music Awards

    Self - Host, Self - Presenter · 1 episode

  3. 2001

    Drew Carey's Improv All Stars

    Self (as Chip Esten)