← Back to explore

Charles Parnell

Acting

Born October 26, 1964 · 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.

Filmography32 titles

The Mandalorian

2019as Survivor Captain

The Mentalist

2008as Captain Cutright

Top Gun: Maverick

2022as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates

Bones

2005as Captain Blake

Fringe

2008as Dr. James Falcon

Barry

2018as DA Buckner

Lie to Me

2009as Major Harris

Third Watch

1999as Joe Thomas

Constantine

2014as Nommo

The Venture Bros.

2003as Jefferson Twilight (voice)

Longmire

2012as Stanley

CSI: Miami

2002as Gavin Webb

NCIS

2003as Colonel Dick Jestern

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023as NRO

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Navy Commander David Forbes

Sex and the City

1998as Business Guy

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

2023as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)

Without a Trace

2002as Nuru

Law & Order

1990as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner

Butterfly

2025as Senator Dawson

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025as Richards

The Last Ship

2014as CMC Jeter

Pariah

2011as Arthur

Briarpatch

2019as Cyrus

The Killer

2023as The Lawyer - Hodges

A Million Little Pieces

2018as Miles

Everyone's Hero

2006as Additional Voices (voice)

Mind the Gap

2004as John McCabe

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014as CIA Director

Extended Family

as Governor Devon Monahan

90210

2008as Franklin Whitney

Grand Crew

2021as Franklin