A lot of country stars have made guest appearances on ABC’s Nashville, including Brantley Gilbert, Brad Paisley, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band and more. With so many artists being willing to guest star on the show, Charles Esten, who plays Deacon Claybourne, says, “When it comes to choosing the different icons or artists that would be on this show, I swear it’s just easier for me to sit back and be surprised, because I’m blow away constantly by who shows up here, and so I almost don’t want to jinx it. Definitely, I have a few in my mind. I’m such a fan of Country, but I’d rather sit back and let them surprise me when I walk on the set one day and see who’s playin’ Deacon’s friends.”

New episodes of NASHVILLE return to ABC on Wednesday, March 16th.

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Charles Esten – “When it comes to choosing the different icons or artists that would be on this show, I swear it’s just easier for me to sit back and be surprised, because I’m blow away constantly by who shows up here, and so I almost don’t want to jinx it. Definitely, I have a few in my mind. I’m such a fan of Country, but I’d rather sit back and let them surprise me when I walk on the set one day and see who’s playin’ Deacon’s friends.”

CHARLES “Chip” ESTEN – THE FACTS

BIRTH DATE: September 9, 1965 (he’s 50)

HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ABC’s NASHVILLE CHARACTER: He plays Deacon Claybourne.

ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE: TV’s Who’s Line Is It Anyway and 1997’s The Postman starring Kevin Costner.