Charles Esten
Acting

Charles Esten

September 9, 1965 (60 years old) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also 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?.

Known For

The Office

The Office

2005 • TV

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008 • TV

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987 • TV

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009 • TV

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

2000 • Movie

Signing Day

• Movie

Movie Credits (21)

Acting

2000

Thirteen Days

as Maj. Rudolf Anderson

Signing Day

as Coach Crew Marshall

2001

Drew Carey's Improv All Stars

as Self (as Chip Esten)

1999

Late Last Night

as Beverly Hills Cop

2026

Grizzly Night

as Gary Bunney

1997

The Postman

as Michael

2008

1%

as John Tipton

Flint

as Flint

2007

American Family

as Larry Bogner

2026

Signing Tony Raymond

as Coach Crew Marshall

2001

61*

as Kevin Maris

2021

Tubydi

as Padastro

2008

Swing Vote

as Lewis

2004

Nobody Knows Anything!

as Conner Fulton

2018

Nashville in Concert

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")

1997

The Sleepwalker Killing

as Mark Schall

2024

The Easy Kind

as Tye

2003

Water Under the Bridge

as Don

2017

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017

as Self

Crew

2003

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

Writer

TV Credits (39)

Acting

2005

The Office

as Josh Porter

8 episodes

2008

The Mentalist

as Rick Bregman

1 episodes

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Divok

1 episodes

2009

NCIS: Los Angeles

as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

3 episodes

1995

Star Trek: Voyager

as Dathan

1 episodes

1987

Married... with Children

as Lonnie

2 episodes

1995

JAG

as Pete "Pistol" Ayers

1 episodes

2003

Cold Case

as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Barry Grossman

4 episodes

1982

Cheers

as Marine

1 episodes

1993

Diagnosis: Murder

as Joe Carter

1 episodes

1995

The Drew Carey Show

as Chip

2 episodes

2012

Nashville

as Deacon Claybourne

124 episodes

2020

Outer Banks

as Ward Cameron

30 episodes

2011

Jessie

as Morgan Ross

4 episodes

2006

Big Love

as Ray Henry

11 episodes

1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Ethan Press

1 episodes

1994

Party of Five

as Luke

6 episodes

2001

The Guardian

as Mark Hanson

1 episodes

Crew

1999

Rocket Power

Writer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 9, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity
1.1

Career Stats

21
Movies
39
TV Shows