Charles Parnell (actor)

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Charles Parnell
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Parnell at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Actor
Years active2003–present

Charles Parnell 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). [1]

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Parnell took over the role of Frye on All My Children, previously played by actor William Christian. He joined the cast of the show on September 8, 2005, and made his final appearance on September 24, 2007. He voices Jefferson Twilight on Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros. .

Career

Before taking the role of Derek Frye, Parnell played Achilles in Iphigeneia at Aulis , a play by Euripides translated and adapted by Kenneth Cavander at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Connecticut.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Mind the Gap John McCabe
2006 Everyone's Hero Additional Voices
2007 The Education of Charlie Banks Asst. DA Worsheck
2008 Diminished Capacity Merkel Guard #2
2009 Mississippi Damned Willie Roy
2011 Pariah Arthur
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction CIA Director
2018 A Million Little Pieces Miles Davis
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Rear Admiral Solomon "Warlock" Bates
Spiderhead Knowles
2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One NRO
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Jefferson Twilight (voice)
The Killer Hodges
2025 Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film NRO

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Sex and the City Business GuyEpisode: "Old Dogs, New Dicks"
2003 Hack OfficerEpisode: "A Dangerous Game"
2004–2022 Law & Order Various3 episodes
2004–2018 The Venture Bros. Jefferson Twilight, Mister 1, Mandalay (voices)14 episodes
2005 Without a Trace NuruEpisode: "Showdown"
2005–2008 All My Children Derek Frye 79 episodes
2008 CSI: Miami FBI Agent JacobsEpisode: "Gone Baby Gone"
Crash Sean Adams4 episodes
Bones Captain BlakeEpisode: "The Passenger in the Oven"
2009 90210 Franklin WhitleyEpisode: "Hello, Goodbye, Amen"
Lie to Me Major HarrisEpisode: "Moral Waiver"
NCIS Marine Colonel Dick JesternEpisode: "Reunion"
CSI: Miami Gavin WebbEpisode: "Bad Seed"
2010 The Forgotten ManEpisode: "Designer Jane"
Dan FreemanEpisode: "Living Doe"
2011 Fringe Dr. James FalconEpisode: "Reciprocity"
2012–2016 North Woods Law Narrator75 episodes
2013 Longmire Agent StanleyEpisode: "Unquiet Mind'
2014 Constantine Nommo Episode: "A Feast of Friends"
2014–2018 The Last Ship CMDCM Russ Jeter, USN46 episodes
2016 Better Things NedEpisode: "Duke's Chorus"
2019–2020 Briarpatch Cyrus7 episodes
2022 Grand Crew FranklinEpisode: "Wine & Pie"
Kindred Alan3 episodes
2023 The Mandalorian Survivor Captain2 episodes
Barry District Attorney BucknerRecurring (Season 4)

Video games

YearTitleRole
2005 The Warriors Masai
2007 Manhunt 2 The Legion
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV The Crowd of Liberty City
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional Voices
The Crew Harry
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda August Bradley
2020 Avengers Nick Fury, Senator

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
2012 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Pariah Nominated [2]
2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Barry Pending [3]

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References

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