Charles Esten Puskar III (born September 9, 1965), also known professionally as Chip Esten and Charles 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 and for his role as Ward Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks. He's also best known for his comedic role in the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? as a series regular between 1999–2005 and returned in 2019 as a regular.