Actor
Charles Parnell
October 26, 1964 · 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..
Notable work
8.2Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
8.4The Mandalorian (2019)
as Survivor Captain
6Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
as CIA Director
7.5Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
as NRO
8.4The Mentalist (2008)
as Captain Cutright
8.2Bones (2005)
as Captain Blake
7.2Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
as Richards
6.6The Killer (2023)
as The Lawyer - Hodges
8.1Fringe (2008)
as Dr. James Falcon
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Dick Jestern
7.4Sex and the City (1998)
as Business Guy and as Salesman
7.7CSI: Miami (2002)
as Gavin Webb
Often works with
Tom Cruise
3 titles together
Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Greg Tarzan Davis
3 titles together
Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Pedro Pascal
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, The Mentalist
Katee Sackhoff
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, Longmire
Emily Swallow
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, The Mentalist
Hayley Atwell
2 titles together
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Full filmography · 38
Butterfly
as Senator George Dawson
20257.2
Extended Family
as Governor Devon Monahan
2023
Grand Crew
as Franklin
2021
Briarpatch
as Cyrus
20206.7
The Mandalorian
as Survivor Captain
20198.4
Barry
as DA Buckner
20187.9
Constantine
as Nommo
20147.8
The Last Ship
as CMC Jeter
20146.9
Longmire
as Stanley
20127.7
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Navy Commander David Forbes
20097.5
The Forgotten
as Dan Freeman
20096.1
Lie to Me
as Major Harris
20097.9