Charles Parnell

Actor· 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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Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Top Gun: Maverick

Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates · 2022

Transformers: Age of Extinction

CIA Director · 2014

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

NRO · 2023

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Richards · 2025

The Killer

The Lawyer - Hodges · 2023

A Million Little Pieces

Miles · 2019

Filmography

10 credits across 1 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2025	Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning	Richards	Film
2023	The Killer	The Lawyer - Hodges	Film
2023	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One	NRO	Film
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates	Film
2020	Briarpatch	Cyrus	TV
2019	A Million Little Pieces	Miles	Film
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction	CIA Director	Film
2011	Pariah	Arthur	Film
2009	How Bruce Lee Changed the World	Narrator (voice)	Film
2004	Mind the Gap	John McCabe	Film

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