
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