Charles Parnell
Known for ActingBorn 1964-10-26Chicago, 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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Known for
Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · as Richards
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 · as NRO
The Killer
2023 · as The Lawyer - Hodges
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014 · as CIA Director
Everyone's Hero
2006 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Pariah
2011 · as Arthur
A Million Little Pieces
2019 · as Miles
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023 · as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · as Narrator (voice)
Mind the Gap
2004 · as John McCabe
Enemies
Brothers Blood
2017 · as Eddy
Swim
2018 · as Coach Moss
Game
2017 · as Sherman Green