Charles Parnell
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1964-10-26 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Charles Parnell (born October 26, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Rear Admiral Solomon "Warlock" Bates in the film Top Gun: Maverick (2022). He was the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children (2004-2008). Other appearances include the role of Master Chief Russ Jeter on the TNT show The Last Ship from 2014 to 2018, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Killer (2023).
Parnell took over the role of Frye on All My Children, previously played by actor William Christian. He joined the show's cast on September 8, 2005, and made his final appearance on September 24, 2007. He voices Jefferson Twilight on Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros..
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Known For
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order
1990
as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner / Ezra Nichols / Jonas Durning
NCIS
2003
as Colonel Dick Jestern
The Mentalist
2008
as Captain Cutright
Bones
2005
as Captain Blake
CSI: Miami
2002
as Gavin Webb
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Navy Commander David Forbes
The Mandalorian
2019
as Survivor Captain
Without a Trace
2002
as Nuru
Fringe
2008
as Dr. James Falcon
Sex and the City
1998
as Business Guy / Salesman
Third Watch
1999
as Joe Thomas
Longmire
2012
as Stanley
90210
2008
as Franklin Whitney
Lie to Me
2009
as Major Harris
The Last Ship
2014
as CMC Jeter
Barry
2018
as DA Buckner
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Venture Bros.
2004
as Mandalay (voice) / Jefferson Twilight (voice) / Mister 1 (voice)
Constantine
2014
as Nommo
Butterfly
2025
as Senator Dawson
The Forgotten
2009
as Dan Freeman
Whoopi
2003
as Minister
Briarpatch
2020
as Cyrus
Extended Family
2023
as Governor Devon Monahan
Movies (15)
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Richards
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
as CIA Director
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as NRO
The Killer
2023
as The Lawyer - Hodges
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
A Million Little Pieces
2019
as Miles
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Pariah
2011
as Arthur
Enemies
Mind the Gap
2004
as John McCabe
Game
2017
as Sherman Green
Swim
2018
as Coach Moss
Brothers Blood
2017
as Eddy
About Charles Parnell
Charles Parnell (born October 26, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Rear Admiral Solomon "Warlock" Bates in the film Top Gun: Maverick (2022). He was the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children (2004-2008). Other appearances include the role of Master Chief Russ Jeter on the TNT show The Last Ship from 2014 to 2018, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Killer (2023). Parnell took over the role of Frye on All My Children, previously played by actor William Christian.… With 39 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Charles Parnell has appeared in 15 films and 24 TV shows.
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- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) — as Richards
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) — as CIA Director
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — as NRO
- The Killer (2023) — as The Lawyer - Hodges
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