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Charles Parnell

Charles Parnell

Birthday: 1964-10-26 | Place of Birth: 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.. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Charles Parnell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Butterfly

as    Senator Dawson

2023
The Killer

as    The Lawyer - Hodges

2022
Top Gun: Maverick

as    Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates

2019
A Million Little Pieces

as    Miles

2018
Swim

as    Coach Moss

2014
The Last Ship

as    CMC Jeter

2011
Pariah

as    Arthur

2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World

as    Narrator (voice)

2004
Mind the Gap

as    John McCabe