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?.

Most Famous Work

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

(1987) Divok

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The Mentalist

(2008) Rick Bregman

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Star Trek: Voyager

(1995) Dathan

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Providence

(1999) Ted Shannon

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JAG

(1995) Pete "Pistol" Ayers

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Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Joe Carter

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Cold Case

(2003) John 'The Hawk' Hawkins

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ER

(1994) Barry Grossman

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Padastro	Tubydi 2021-11-10 Movie
2020	Ward Cameron	Outer Banks 2020-04-15 TV Show
2019	N/A	The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019-09-09 TV Show
2018	N/A	Nashville in Concert 2018-04-15 Movie
2017	Self	Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 2017-12-25 Movie
2013	Self	Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2013-07-16 TV Show
2012	Deacon Claybourne	Nashville 2012-10-10 TV Show
2011	Damon Manning	Enlightened 2011-10-10 TV Show
	Morgan Ross	Jessie 2011-09-30 TV Show
	Nick	Wilfred 2011-06-23 TV Show
	Self	Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza 2011-04-11 TV Show
2009	N/A	NCIS: Los Angeles 2009-09-22 TV Show
2008	Rick Bregman	The Mentalist 2008-09-23 TV Show
	Lewis	Swing Vote 2008-08-01 Movie
2007	N/A	The Winner 2007-03-04 TV Show
2006	Joe Campbell	The New Adventures of Old Christine 2006-03-13 TV Show
	N/A	Big Love 2006-03-12 TV Show
2005	Josh Porter	The Office 2005-03-24 TV Show
2004	N/A	Drew Carey's Green Screen Show 2004-10-07 TV Show
	Conner Fulton	Nobody Knows Anything! 2004-08-24 Movie
2003	John 'The Hawk' Hawkins	Cold Case 2003-09-28 TV Show
	N/A	On the Spot 2003-03-20 TV Show
	Don	Water Under the Bridge 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Self - Host	CMT Music Awards 2002-06-12 TV Show
	N/A	Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet 2002-05-18 Movie
2001	Kevin Maris	61* 2001-04-28 Movie
	Self (as Chip Esten)	Drew Carey's Improv All Stars 2001-01-27 Movie
2000	Maj. Rudolf Anderson	Thirteen Days 2000-12-25 Movie
1999	N/A	Jack & Jill 1999-09-26 TV Show
	Beverly Hills Cop	Late Last Night 1999-06-20 Movie
	Ted Shannon	Providence 1999-01-08 TV Show
1998	N/A	Jesse 1998-09-24 TV Show
	N/A	The Brian Benben Show 1998-09-21 TV Show
	Himself	Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1998-08-05 TV Show
	Self	Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1998-08-05 TV Show
1997	Michael, Abby's Husband	The Postman 1997-12-25 Movie
	Mark Schall	The Sleepwalker Killing 1997-04-28 Movie
1995	Pete "Pistol" Ayers	JAG 1995-09-23 TV Show
	Randy Anderson	The Crew 1995-08-31 TV Show
	Dathan	Star Trek: Voyager 1995-01-16 TV Show
1994	Barry Grossman	ER 1994-09-19 TV Show
1993	Joe Carter	Diagnosis: Murder 1993-10-29 TV Show
	N/A	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993-09-12 TV Show
1987	Divok	Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-09-28 TV Show
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2003	Writer	3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie 2003-07-01 Movie
1999	Writer	Rocket Power 1999-08-16 TV Show
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