
Charles Parnell
Department: 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.
Known For

Mind the Gap
2004

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009

Pariah
2011

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025

The Killer
2023

Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014

Everyone's Hero
2006

Swim
2018

Game
2017

Top Gun: Maverick
2022

A Million Little Pieces
2019

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023

Brothers Blood
2017

Enemies
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CSI: Miami
2002

Fringe
2008

The Venture Bros.
2004

Law & Order
1990

The Mandalorian
2019

Barry
2018

The Last Ship
2014

90210
2008

The Venture Bros.
2004

Sex and the City
1998

The Mentalist
2008

Constantine
2014

Briarpatch
2020

Lie to Me
2009

NCIS
2003

Law & Order
1990

Bones
2005

Sex and the City
1998

Without a Trace
2002

Law & Order
1990

Longmire
2012

Whoopi
2003

The Forgotten
2009

Third Watch
1999

Extended Family
2023

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Oscars
1953

The Venture Bros.
2004

Butterfly
2025