
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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?.

as Self

as Rick Bregman
2008

as Josh Porter
2005

as Self
2019

as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
2009

as Barry Grossman
1994

as Divok
1987

as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1995

as Lonnie
1987

as Dathan
1995

as Marine
1982

as Joe Carter
1993

as Self - Panelist
1998
as Tye
2024

as Gary Bunney
2026

as Coach Crew Marshall
2026

as Tye
2024
as Padastro
2021

2018

as Self
2017

as John Tipton
2008

as Lewis
2008

as Larry Bogner
2007

as Conner Fulton
2004
as Don
2003

as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002

as Kevin Maris
2001

as Self (as Chip Esten)
2001

as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
2000

as Beverly Hills Cop
1999

as Michael
1997

as Mark Schall
1997
as Coach Crew Marshall
as Flint
as Self
3 ep.

as Rick Bregman
1 episodes

as Josh Porter
8 episodes

as Self
3 episodes

as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
1 episodes

as Barry Grossman
4 episodes

as Divok
1 episodes

as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1 episodes

as Lonnie
2 episodes

as Dathan
1 episodes

as Marine
1 episodes

as Joe Carter
1 episodes

as Self - Panelist
2 episodes

as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
1 episodes

as Chip
2 episodes

as Ethan Press
1 episodes

as Luke
6 episodes

as Mark Hanson
1 episodes

as Ray Henry
11 episodes

as Deacon Claybourne
124 episodes

as Morgan Ross
4 episodes

as Ward Cameron
30 episodes

as Jake
1 episodes

as Ted Shannon
1 episodes

as Joe Campbell
2 episodes
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