Charles Esten

Charles Esten

58 · Born: Sep 9, 1965

Personal Details

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Born Sep 9, 1965 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
  • Charles Puskar
  • Cynthia Puskar

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?.

Career

2020
Outer Banks
Outer Banks as Ward Cameron
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2012
Nashville
Nashville as Deacon Claybourne
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2011
Jessie
Jessie as Morgan Ross
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Wilfred
Wilfred as Nick
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Enlightened
Enlightened as Damon Manning
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2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
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2008
Swing Vote
Swing Vote as Lewis
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The Mentalist
The Mentalist as Rick Bregman
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2007
American Family
American Family as Larry Bogner
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ER
ER as Barry Grossman
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2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The New Adventures of Old Christine as Joe Campbell
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2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything! as Conner Fulton
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2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
1998
The Brian Benben Show
1997
The Sleepwalker Killing
The Sleepwalker Killing as Mark Schall
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JAG
JAG as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
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1996
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder as Joe Carter
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2019
Bluebird
Bluebird
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2011
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
2004
Green Screen Show
Green Screen Show
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2001
Improv All Stars
Improv All Stars
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1999
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1999
Rocket Power
Rocket Power as Writer
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