Charles Parnell
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Acting Credits
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 Child...
Known For
Filmography
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Richards
Butterfly
2025
as Senator George Dawson
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
The Killer
2023
as The Lawyer - Hodges
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as NRO
Extended Family
2023
as Governor Devon Monahan
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Grand Crew
2021
as Franklin
Briarpatch
2020
as Cyrus
A Million Little Pieces
2019
as Miles
The Mandalorian
2019
as Survivor Captain
Swim
2018
as Coach Moss
Barry
2018
as DA Buckner
Game
2017
as Sherman Green
Brothers Blood
2017
as Eddy
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
as CIA Director
The Last Ship
2014
as CMC Jeter
Constantine
2014
as Nommo
Longmire
2012
as Stanley
Pariah
2011
as Arthur
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Lie to Me
2009
as Major Harris
The Forgotten
2009
as Dan Freeman
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Navy Commander David Forbes
Fringe
2008
as Dr. James Falcon
90210
2008
as Franklin Whitney
The Mentalist
2008
as Captain Cutright
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bones
2005
as Captain Blake
Mind the Gap
2004
as John McCabe
The Venture Bros.
2004
as Mandalay (voice)
The Venture Bros.
2004
as Jefferson Twilight (voice)
The Venture Bros.
2004
as Mister 1 (voice)
NCIS
2003
as Dick Jestern
Whoopi
2003
as Minister
CSI: Miami
2002
as Gavin Webb
Without a Trace
2002
as Nuru
Third Watch
1999
as Joe Thomas
Sex and the City
1998
as Business Guy
Sex and the City
1998
as Salesman
Law & Order
1990
as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner
Law & Order
1990
as Ezra Nichols
Law & Order
1990
as Jonas Durning
The Oscars
1953
as Self