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Charles Parnell

Born 1964-10-26
📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Filmography 43

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