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Charles Esten

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Charles Esten

Born Sep 9, 1965 · 60 years61 titles 21 movies · 40 TV
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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?.

Also known as

Chip Esten · Charles Esten Puskar III

Born

Sep 9, 1965

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

58

Acting credits

0

Directing

2

Writing

1

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1982 1 title(s)

1987 2 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1995 4 title(s)

1997 3 title(s)

1998 4 title(s)

1999 4 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 3 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2008 3 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2011 4 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

2026 2 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)