Charles Esten

Charles Esten is the actor and singer who played Divok in the sixth season episode and Dathan Alaris in the third season episode .
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Esten attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he met his future wife, Patty. After college, Esten moved to the United Kingdom, where he made his theatrical debut playing legendary singer Buddy Holly in the musical Buddy. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and their three children.
== Television ==
To television audiences, Esten is best known for his numerous appearances on the improvisation comedy television series, . He was a recurring performer on both the original British version of the series as well as the later American adaptation hosted by Drew Carey.
In addition to his roles on Star Trek, Esten has acted on such shows as Cheers (starring Kirstie Alley and Kelsey Grammer), (in an episode with Peter Vogt), (starring Teri Hatcher and K Callan), (with Daphne Ashbrook and Norman Large), The Guardian (starring Raphael Sbarge), Dragnet (with David Andrews and Saul Rubinek), (with Gordon Clapp, Scott Klace, Scott Alan Smith, and Michael Bofshever), and (with Cari Shayne and Robert Symonds). He also played Kelly Bundy's boyfriend in the final episode of and had a recurring role 
on (with Scott Grimes).
Esten co-starred with Jeffrey Nordling, Natalia Nogulich, Julianna McCarthy, J. Patrick McCormack, Norman Parker, and Joel Polis in (1997). Two years later he appeared in with John Carroll Lynch, Sarah Silverman, Steven Weber. Esten's subsequent television movie credits include 2002's The Johnny Chronicles (with Leon Russom) and 2007's American Family (with Lisa LoCicero).
In 2006, Esten had a recurring role as Josh Porter on NBC's . He then appeared on The New Adventures of Old Christine, playing the brother of the title character's ex-husband. From 2007 to 2008, he played the recurring role of Dr. Barry Grossman on , again working with Scott Grimes. He later played the recurring character of Damon on .
Esten starred as guitar player/band leader Deacon Claybourne on from 2012 to 2018.
== Film ==
Esten made his feature film debut in (1997, featuring Ellen Geer). He reunited with Costner for a role in (2000, co-starring Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Jack Blessing, Len Cariou, Kevin Conway, Tim Kelleher, Boris Krutonog, Ed Lauter, Dakin Matthews, and Bill Smitrovich. The following year Esten appeared in , along with Seymour Cassel, Robert Costanzo, J.D. Cullum, Robert Joy, Bob Gunton, Christopher McDonald, Bruce McGill, Michael Nouri, Dell Yount and Connor Trinneer. 
Later, Esten starred opposite Chloe Sevigny in a segment of the anthology drama Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet. This was followed with a supporting role in the 2003 independent comedy Nobody Knows Anything!, co-starring Paul Dooley, Ed Lauter, Virginia Madsen and Scott Thompson. His most recent film was (2008). This film also featured Kelsey Grammer, Mark Moses, and Nana Visitor.
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