Charles Esten

Actor

Born: September 9, 1965 (60 years old)

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?.

Filmography (40)

• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987, ★ 8.4)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995, ★ 7.8)
• The Office (2005, ★ 8.6)
• The Mentalist (2008, ★ 8.4)
• 61* (2001, ★ 7)
• Thirteen Days (2000, ★ 7)
• 1% (2008, ★ 7.8)
• Jack & Jill (1999, ★ 7.5)
• Cold Case (2003, ★ 7.8)
• JAG (1995, ★ 7.3)
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006, ★ 7.1)
• ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
• Wilfred (2011, ★ 7.6)
• Outer Banks (2020, ★ 8.3)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993, ★ 7.1)
• NCIS: Los Angeles (2009, ★ 7.5)
• Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Jessie (2011, ★ 8)
• Enlightened (2011, ★ 7)
• Cheers (1982, ★ 7.6)
• The Guardian (2001, ★ 7)
• Party of Five (1994, ★ 7)
• Married... with Children (1987, ★ 7.7)
• Hollywood Squares (1998, ★ 7.3)
• Rocket Power (1999, ★ 7.7)
• The Runarounds (2025, ★ 7.9)
• The Postman (1997, ★ 6.3)
• Big Love (2006, ★ 6.9)
• The Sleepwalker Killing (1997, ★ 5.9)
• Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002, ★ 6.8)