Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Charles Parnell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 14Series: 24
TMDB ID: 124112
IMDb ID: nm0663174
Known for: Acting
Born: October 26, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q5081506
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..
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Charles Parnell.
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Richards
2025 Movie
6.6
The Killer
as The Lawyer - Hodges
2023 Movie
7.2
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
2023 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as NRO
2023 Movie
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
2022 Movie
6.1
A Million Little Pieces
as Miles
2019 Movie
7.0
Swim
as Coach Moss
2018 Movie
5.2
Game
as Sherman Green
2017 Movie
Brothers Blood
as Eddy
2017 Movie
6.0
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as CIA Director
2014 Movie
6.8
Pariah
as Arthur
2011 Movie
8.0
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Narrator (voice)
2009 Movie
6.0
Everyone's Hero
as Additional Voices (voice)
2006 Movie
5.8
Mind the Gap
as John McCabe
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Charles Parnell.
7.1
Butterfly
as Senator Dawson • 6 eps
2025 Series
5.9
Extended Family
as Governor Devon Monahan • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.7
Briarpatch
as Cyrus • 10 eps
2020 Series
8.4
The Mandalorian
as Survivor Captain • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Barry
as DA Buckner • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.8
Constantine
as Nommo • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.8
The Last Ship
as CMC Jeter • 56 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Longmire
as Stanley • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Navy Commander David Forbes • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.0
The Forgotten
as Dan Freeman • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Major Harris • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Captain Cutright • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Fringe
as Dr. James Falcon • 1 eps
2008 Series
5.8
90210
as Franklin Whitney • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Bones
as Captain Blake • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
The Venture Bros.
as Mandalay (voice) • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Colonel Dick Jestern • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.7
Whoopi
as Minister • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Nuru • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Gavin Webb • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Third Watch
as Joe Thomas • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
as Business Guy • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series