Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Charles Esten
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 19Series: 39Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 157412
IMDb ID: nm0261595
Known for: Acting
Born: September 9, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2026
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
Wikidata: Q1064297
Also known as
Chip Esten • Charles Esten Puskar III
Other jobs
Writer (2)Consulting Producer (1)
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?.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Charles Esten.
In 2 weeks
Drummer Boy
as Lord Balfour
2026 Movie
Grizzly Night
as Gary Bunney
2026 Movie
Signing Tony Raymond
as Coach Crew Marshall
2026 Movie
The Easy Kind
as Tye
2024 Movie
Nashville in Concert
2018 Movie
Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
as Self
2017 Movie
1%
as John Tipton
2008 Movie
Swing Vote
as Lewis
2008 Movie
American Family
as Larry Bogner
2007 Movie
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Conner Fulton
2004 Movie
3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie
Writer
2003 Movie
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002 Movie
61*
as Kevin Maris
2001 Movie
Drew Carey's Improv All Stars
as Self (as Chip Esten)
2001 Movie
Thirteen Days
as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
2000 Movie
Late Last Night
as Beverly Hills Cop
1999 Movie
The Postman
as Michael
1997 Movie
The Sleepwalker Killing
as Mark Schall
1997 Movie
Flint
as Flint
Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Charles Esten.
The Runarounds
Consulting Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
Homestead: The Series
as Cain Ross • 9 eps
2024 Series
Outer Banks
as Ward Cameron • 31 eps
2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 3 eps
2019 Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self • 6 eps
2013 Series
Nashville
as Deacon Claybourne • 124 eps
2012 Series
Enlightened
as Damon Manning • 1 eps
2011 Series
Jessie
as Morgan Ross • 4 eps
2011 Series
Wilfred
as Nick • 2 eps
2011 Series
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
as Self • 40 eps
2011 Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Mentalist
as Rick Bregman • 1 eps
2008 Series
The Winner
1 eps
2007 Series
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Joe Campbell • 2 eps
2006 Series
Big Love
as Ray Henry • 11 eps
2006 Series
The Office
as Josh Porter • 8 eps
2005 Series
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
as Self • 13 eps
2004 Series
Cold Case
as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins • 1 eps
2003 Series
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Host • 1 eps
2002 Series
The Guardian
as Mark Hanson • 1 eps
2001 Series
Jack & Jill
as Nick Seraph • 1 eps
1999 Series
Rocket Power
Writer • 119 eps
1999 Series
Providence
as Ted Shannon • 1 eps
1999 Series
Jesse
as Tad • 1 eps
1998 Series