Charles Parnell

Charles Parnell

Known for
Acting
Born
October 26, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
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.. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Charles Parnell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

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Enemies poster

Enemies

Movie

2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning poster

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Movie · as Richards

2025
Butterfly poster

Butterfly

TV · as Senator George Dawson · 5 eps

2023
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart poster

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

Movie · as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)

2023
The Killer poster

The Killer

Movie · as The Lawyer - Hodges

2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One poster

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Movie · as NRO

2023
Extended Family poster

Extended Family

TV · as Governor Devon Monahan · 1 ep

2022
Top Gun: Maverick poster

Top Gun: Maverick

Movie · as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates

2021
Grand Crew poster

Grand Crew

TV · as Franklin · 2 eps

2020
Briarpatch poster

Briarpatch

TV · as Cyrus · 10 eps

2019
A Million Little Pieces poster

A Million Little Pieces

Movie · as Miles

2019
The Mandalorian poster

The Mandalorian

TV · as Survivor Captain · 2 eps

2018
Swim poster

Swim

Movie · as Coach Moss

2018
Barry poster

Barry

TV · as DA Buckner · 5 eps

2017
Game poster

Game

Movie · as Sherman Green

2017
Brothers Blood poster

Brothers Blood

Movie · as Eddy

2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Movie · as CIA Director

2014
The Last Ship poster

The Last Ship

TV · as CMC Jeter · 56 eps

2014
Constantine poster

Constantine

TV · as Nommo · 1 ep

2012
Longmire poster

Longmire

TV · as Stanley · 1 ep

2011
Pariah poster

Pariah

Movie · as Arthur

2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World poster

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Major Harris · 1 ep

2009
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

TV · as Dan Freeman · 1 ep

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Navy Commander David Forbes · 1 ep

2008
Fringe poster

Fringe

TV · as Dr. James Falcon · 1 ep

2008
90210 poster

90210

TV · as Franklin Whitney · 1 ep

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Captain Cutright · 1 ep

2006
Everyone's Hero poster

Everyone's Hero

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Captain Blake · 1 ep

2004
Mind the Gap poster

Mind the Gap

Movie · as John McCabe

2004
The Venture Bros. poster

The Venture Bros.

TV · as Mandalay (voice), Jefferson Twilight (voice), Mister 1 (voice) · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Dick Jestern · 1 ep

2003
Whoopi poster

Whoopi

TV · as Minister · 1 ep

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Gavin Webb · 2 eps

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Nuru · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Joe Thomas · 1 ep

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Business Guy, Salesman · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner, Ezra Nichols, Jonas Durning · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep