Charles Esten

Charles Esten

b. 1965 (age 61) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Actor Writer

Charles Esten Puskar III, known professionally as Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician and comedian. Esten is best known for his role as country singer Deacon Claybourne on the ABC/CMT drama Nashville from 2012 to 2018 which subsequently kickstarted his own musical career.

Known For

The Postman
🎞️
★ 6.1
The Postman
1997
Thirteen Days
🎞️
★ 7.3
Thirteen Days
2000
Swing Vote
🎞️
★ 6.1
Swing Vote
2008
Nashville
📺
★ 7.7
Nashville
2012

Filmography

Grizzly Night
🎞️
★ 4.6
Grizzly Night
2026 Actor
Gary Bunney
Signing Tony Raymond
🎞️
★ 8.1
Signing Tony Raymond
2025 Actor
Coach Crew Marshall
Homestead: The Series
📺
★ 5.8
Homestead: The Series
2024 Actor
Cain
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.8
The Easy Kind
2024 Actor
Tye
🎬
🎞️
America Salutes You: Concert for Gratitude
2024 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.9
2023 CMT Music Awards
2023 Self
Outer Banks
📺
★ 7.5
Outer Banks
2020 Actor
Ward Cameron
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.6
54th Annual CMA Awards
2020 Self
Bluebird
🎞️
★ 7.3
Bluebird
2019 Self
It All Begins with a Song
🎞️
★ 7.8
It All Begins with a Song
2018 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.6
2017 CMT Music Awards
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 7th Annual CMC Music Awards
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
CMT Music Awards Promo: The Understudy
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
Skyville Live Salutes Music City
2016 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.3
Nashville: On the Record 3
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 9.0
Nashville: On the Record 2
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
CMT Artists of the Year 2015
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 9.0
Nashville: On the Record
2014 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.8
Nashville: The Whole Story
2013 Actor
Narrator
🎬
🎞️
CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock
2013 Self
Nashville
📺
★ 7.7
Nashville
2012 Actor
Deacon Claybourne
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
📺
★ 8.2
Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
2010 Self
Swing Vote
🎞️
★ 6.1
Swing Vote
2008 Actor
Lewis
American Family
🎞️
★ 5.3
American Family
2007 Actor
Larry Bogner
Green Screen Show
📺
★ 7.6
Green Screen Show
2004 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.4
The Magical Gathering
2004 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.2
Water Under the Bridge
2003 Actor
Don
All Grown Up
🎞️
★ 5.4
All Grown Up
2003 Actor
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
🎞️
★ 7.1
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002 Actor
Bill (segment: Twelve Miles to Trona)
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.0
The Johnny Chronicles
2002 Actor
Patrick Monroe
Improv All Stars
🎞️
★ 7.8
Improv All Stars
2001 Self
Rocket Power
📺
★ 6.9
Rocket Power
1999 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.6
The Expendables
1999 Actor
Ram
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
📺
★ 8.5
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998 Self
The Brian Benben Show
📺
★ 6.4
The Brian Benben Show
1998 Actor
Chad Rockwell
Instant Comedy with the Groundlings
📺
★ 7.4
Instant Comedy with the Groundlings
1998 Self
The Sleepwalker Killing
🎞️
★ 5.5
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997 Actor
Mark Schall
The Crew
📺
★ 7.2
The Crew
1995 Actor
Randy Anderson
Scrabble
📺
★ 7.2
Scrabble
1984 Self
Sale of the Century
🎞️
★ 7.3
Sale of the Century
1983 Self
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