
Charles Parnell
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 Child…
Known For
Top Gun: Maverick
Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
NRO
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Richards
Transformers: Age of Extinction
CIA Director
The Killer
The Lawyer - Hodges
The Last Ship
CMC Jeter
Everyone's Hero
Additional Voices (voice)
Pariah
Arthur
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Filmography
Acting (39)
Movies (15)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025as Richards
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023as NRO
The Killer
2023as The Lawyer - Hodges
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
Top Gun: Maverick
2022as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
A Million Little Pieces
2019as Miles
Swim
2018as Coach Moss
Game
2017as Sherman Green
Brothers Blood
2017as Eddy
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014as CIA Director
Pariah
2011as Arthur
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009as Narrator (voice)
Everyone's Hero
2006as Additional Voices (voice)
Mind the Gap
2004as John McCabe
Enemies
Television (24)
Butterfly
2025as Senator Dawson
Extended Family
2023as Governor Devon Monahan
Briarpatch
2020as Cyrus
The Mandalorian
2019as Survivor Captain
Barry
2018as DA Buckner
The Last Ship
2014as CMC Jeter
Constantine
2014as Nommo
Longmire
2012as Stanley
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Navy Commander David Forbes
Lie to Me
2009as Major Harris
The Forgotten
2009as Dan Freeman
The Mentalist
2008as Captain Cutright
Fringe
2008as Dr. James Falcon
90210
2008as Franklin Whitney
Bones
2005as Captain Blake
The Venture Bros.
2004as Mandalay (voice)
NCIS
2003as Colonel Dick Jestern
Whoopi
2003as Minister
Without a Trace
2002as Nuru
CSI: Miami
2002as Gavin Webb
Third Watch
1999as Joe Thomas
Sex and the City
1998as Business Guy
Law & Order
1990as A.U.S.A. Mike Warner
The Oscars
1953as Self
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