Charles Parnell
Acting • Born 1964-10-26
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.. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Charles Parnell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
44 credits
Mind the Gap
Movie • 2004
John McCabe
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Movie • 2009
Narrator (voice)
Pariah
Movie • 2011
Arthur
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Movie • 2023
Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie • 2025
Richards
The Killer
Movie • 2023
The Lawyer - Hodges
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie • 2014
CIA Director
Everyone's Hero
Movie • 2006
Additional Voices (voice)
Swim
Movie • 2018
Coach Moss
Game
Movie • 2017
Sherman Green
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie • 2022
Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
A Million Little Pieces
Movie • 2019
Miles
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie • 2023
NRO
Brothers Blood
Movie • 2017
Eddy
Enemies
Movie
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Gavin Webb
Fringe
TV • 2008
Dr. James Falcon
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Mandalay (voice)
Law & Order
TV • 1990
A.U.S.A. Mike Warner
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
Survivor Captain
Barry
TV • 2018
DA Buckner
The Last Ship
TV • 2014
CMC Jeter
90210
TV • 2008
Franklin Whitney
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Jefferson Twilight (voice)
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Business Guy
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Captain Cutright
Constantine
TV • 2014
Nommo
Briarpatch
TV • 2020
Cyrus
Lie to Me
TV • 2009
Major Harris
NCIS
TV • 2003
Colonel Dick Jestern
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Ezra Nichols
Bones
TV • 2005
Captain Blake
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Salesman
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Nuru
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Jonas Durning
Longmire
TV • 2012
Stanley
Whoopi
TV • 2003
Minister
The Forgotten
TV • 2009
Dan Freeman
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Joe Thomas
Extended Family
TV • 2023
Governor Devon Monahan
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Navy Commander David Forbes
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Mister 1 (voice)
Butterfly
TV • 2025
Senator Dawson