Sep 9, 1965 - 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?.
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| Movie | 1997 | The Postman | Michael | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Sleepwalker Killing | Mark Schall | |
| Movie | 2001 | Drew Carey's Improv All Stars | Self (as Chip Esten) | |
| Movie | 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet | Bill (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") | |
| Movie | 2024 | Grizzly Night | Gary Bunney | |
| Movie | 2003 | Water Under the Bridge | Don | |
| Movie | N/A | Signing Day | Coach Crew Marshall | |
| Movie | 2024 | The Easy Kind | Tye | |
| Movie | 2008 | Swing Vote | Lewis | |
| Movie | 2017 | Die Helene Fischer Show 2017 | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | 61* | Kevin Maris | |
| Movie | 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Conner Fulton | |
| Movie | 2000 | Thirteen Days | Maj. Rudolf Anderson | |
| Movie | 2018 | Nashville in Concert | ||
| Movie | 1999 | Late Last Night | Beverly Hills Cop | |
| Movie | 2021 | Tubydi | Padastro | |
| Movie | 2007 | American Family | Larry Bogner | |
| Movie | 2008 | 1% | John Tipton | |
| TV Show | 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Divok | 1 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Jack & Jill | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1999 | Providence | Ted Shannon | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Dathan | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Office | Josh Porter | 8 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Cold Case | John 'The Hawk' Hawkins | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Winner | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Jesse | Tad | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | JAG | Pete "Pistol" Ayers | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Big Love | Ray Henry | 11 |
| TV Show | 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Joe Campbell | 2 |
| TV Show | 2008 | The Mentalist | Rick Bregman | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | ER | Barry Grossman | 4 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Drew Carey's Green Screen Show | Self | 13 |
| TV Show | 2003 | On the Spot | 5 | |
| TV Show | 2011 | Wilfred | Nick | 2 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Joe Carter | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | John Cole / Ethan Stanhope | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | The Brian Benben Show | 9 | |
| TV Show | 2012 | Nashville | Deacon Claybourne | 124 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | Self | 40 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Enlightened | Damon Manning | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 39 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Jessie | Morgan Ross | 4 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2002 | CMT Music Awards | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Crew | Randy Anderson | 21 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2020 | Outer Banks | Ward Cameron | 30 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Jake | 1 |
| TV Show | 1982 | Cheers | Marine | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Chip | 2 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Homestead: The Series | Cain Ross | 7 |
| TV Show | 2001 | The Guardian | Mark Hanson | 1 |
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| Movie | 2003 | 3-2-1 Penguins!: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 1999 | Rocket Power | Writer | Writing |
