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Charles Parnell

Charles Parnell

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