Charles Parnell
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
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
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
as CIA Director
The Killer
2023
as The Lawyer - Hodges
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
A Million Little Pieces
2019
as Miles
Pariah
2011
as Arthur
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
Mind the Gap
2004
as John McCabe
Enemies
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Game
2017
as Sherman Green
Swim
2018
as Coach Moss
Brothers Blood
2017
as Eddy