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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 9, 1965
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Chip Esten
- چارلز استن
Charles Esten
1.4 Popularity
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
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Coach Crew Marshall
Signing Tony Raymond
2026
6.3
Cain Ross
Homestead: The Series
2024
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Gary Bunney
Grizzly Night
2024
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Tye
The Easy Kind
2024
🎬
0.0
Padastro
Tubydi
2021
8.3
Ward Cameron
Outer Banks
2020
6.3
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
9.2
Nashville in Concert
2018
0.0
Self
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
2017
7.6
Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
Credits
Signing Tony Raymond
as Coach Crew Marshall
2026
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Homestead: The Series
as Cain Ross
2024
6.3
Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
2024
0.0
The Easy Kind
as Tye
2024
0.0
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Tubydi
as Padastro
2021
0.0
Outer Banks
as Ward Cameron
2020
8.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Nashville in Concert
2018
9.2
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
2017
0.0
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
7.6
Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne
2012
6.6
Enlightened
as Damon Manning
2011
7.0
Jessie
as Morgan Ross
2011
8.0
Wilfred
as Nick
2011
7.6
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
as Self
2011
7.2
NCIS: Los Angeles
as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
2009
7.5
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1%
as John Tipton
2008
7.8
The Mentalist
as Rick Bregman
2008
8.4
Swing Vote
as Lewis
2008
5.7
American Family
as Larry Bogner
2007
0.0
The Winner
2007
3.0
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Joe Campbell
2006
7.1
Big Love
as Ray Henry
2006
6.9
The Office
as Josh Porter
2005
8.6
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
as Self
2004
7.3
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
2004
3.0
Cold Case
as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
2003
7.8
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On the Spot
2003
0.0
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Water Under the Bridge
as Don
2003
1.0
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Host
2002
10.0
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002
6.7
The Guardian
as Mark Hanson
2001
6.9
61*
as Kevin Maris
2001
7.0
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
2001
5.0
Thirteen Days
as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
2000
7.0
Jack & Jill
1999
7.5
Late Last Night
as Beverly Hills Cop
1999
5.0
Providence
as Ted Shannon
1999
6.5
Jesse
as Tad
1998
5.5
The Brian Benben Show
1998
0.0
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
1998
7.8
The Postman
as Michael
1997
6.3
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
1997
5.9
Just Shoot Me!
as Jake
1997
6.6
JAG
as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1995
7.3
The Drew Carey Show
as Chip
1995
6.5
The Crew
as Randy Anderson
1995
10.0
Star Trek: Voyager
as Dathan
1995
7.8
ER
as Barry Grossman
1994
7.8
Party of Five
as Luke
1994
7.0
Diagnosis: Murder
as Joe Carter
1993
7.1
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Ethan Press
1993
6.9
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Divok
1987
8.4
Cheers
as Marine
1982
7.6
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Signing Day
as Coach Crew Marshall
N/A
0.0
🎬
Flint
as Flint
N/A
0.0