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?.
TBASigning Day as Coach Crew Marshall
2024Homestead: The Series (7 Episodes) as Cain Ross
2024Grizzly Night as Gary Bunney
2024The Easy Kind as Tye
2021Tubydi as Padastro
2020Outer Banks (30 Episodes) as Ward Cameron
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Self
2018Nashville in Concert as Unknown
2017Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 as Self
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? (6 Episodes) as Self
2012Nashville (124 Episodes) as Deacon Claybourne
2011Enlightened (1 Episode) as Damon Manning
2011Jessie (4 Episodes) as Morgan Ross
2011Wilfred (2 Episodes) as Nick
2011Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (40 Episodes) as Self
2009NCIS: Los Angeles (1 Episode) as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope
20081% as John Tipton
2008The Mentalist (1 Episode) as Rick Bregman
2008Swing Vote as Lewis
2007American Family as Larry Bogner
2007The Winner (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine (2 Episodes) as Joe Campbell
2006Big Love (11 Episodes) as Ray Henry
2005The Office (8 Episodes) as Josh Porter
2004Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (13 Episodes) as Self
2004Nobody Knows Anything! as Conner Fulton
2003Cold Case (1 Episode) as John 'The Hawk' Hawkins
2003On the Spot (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Water Under the Bridge as Don
2002CMT Music Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Host
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet as Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2001The Guardian (1 Episode) as Mark Hanson
200161* as Kevin Maris
2001Drew Carey's Improv All Stars as Self (as Chip Esten)
2000Thirteen Days as Maj. Rudolf Anderson
1999Jack & Jill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Late Last Night as Beverly Hills Cop
1999Providence (1 Episode) as Ted Shannon
1998Jesse (1 Episode) as Tad
1998The Brian Benben Show (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Whose Line Is It Anyway? (39 Episodes) as Self
1997The Postman as Michael
1997The Sleepwalker Killing as Mark Schall
1997Just Shoot Me! (1 Episode) as Jake
1995JAG (1 Episode) as Pete "Pistol" Ayers
1995The Drew Carey Show (2 Episodes) as Chip
1995The Crew (21 Episodes) as Randy Anderson
1995Star Trek: Voyager (1 Episode) as Dathan
1994ER (4 Episodes) as Barry Grossman
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Joe Carter
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 Episode) as Divok
1982Cheers (1 Episode) as Marine
20033-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie ... Writer
1999Rocket Power (119 Episodes) ... Writer