Charles Parnell
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.
Movie Appearances
Mind the Gap
as John McCabe
2004
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Narrator (voice)
2009
Pariah
as Arthur
2011
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
2023
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Richards
2025
The Killer
as The Lawyer - Hodges
2023
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as CIA Director
2014
Everyone's Hero
as Additional Voices (voice)
2006
Swim
as Coach Moss
2018
Game
as Sherman Green
2017
Top Gun: Maverick
as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
2022
A Million Little Pieces
as Miles
2019
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as NRO
2023
Brothers Blood
as Eddy
2017
Enemies
TBA
TV Appearances
CSI: Miami
as Gavin Webb
2002
Fringe
as Dr. James Falcon
2008
The Venture Bros.
as Mandalay (voice)
2004
Law & Order
as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner
1990
The Mandalorian
as Survivor Captain
2019
Barry
as DA Buckner
2018
The Last Ship
as CMC Jeter
2014
90210
as Franklin Whitney
2008
The Venture Bros.
as Jefferson Twilight (voice)
2004
Sex and the City
as Business Guy
1998
The Mentalist
as Captain Cutright
2008
Constantine
as Nommo
2014