Cast & creator
Charles Parnell
Best known for The Mentalist, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
15
film credits
30
television credits
45
1953–2025 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (45)
Showing 45 of 45 credits
The Mentalist
Captain Cutright
2008
Law & Order
A.U.S.A. Mike Warner
1990Law & Order
Ezra Nichols
1990Law & Order
Jonas Durning
1990
NCIS
Dick Jestern
2003
Bones
Captain Blake
2005
NCIS: Los Angeles
Navy Commander David Forbes
2009
CSI: Miami
Gavin Webb
2002
Fringe
Dr. James Falcon
2008
Without a Trace
Nuru
2002
Third Watch
Joe Thomas
1999
Sex and the City
Business Guy
1998Sex and the City
Salesman
1998
The Mandalorian
Survivor Captain
2019
The Last Ship
CMC Jeter
2014
Lie to Me
Major Harris
2009
Longmire
Stanley
2012
Top Gun: Maverick
Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
2022
90210
Franklin Whitney
2008
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Richards
2025
Barry
DA Buckner
2018
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Venture Bros.
Mandalay (voice)
2004The Venture Bros.
Jefferson Twilight (voice)
2004The Venture Bros.
Mister 1 (voice)
2004
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
NRO
2023
Transformers: Age of Extinction
CIA Director
2014
Butterfly
Senator George Dawson
2025
Constantine
Nommo
2014
The Forgotten
Dan Freeman
2009
The Killer
The Lawyer - Hodges
2023
Whoopi
Minister
2003
Grand Crew
Franklin
2021
Everyone's Hero
Additional Voices (voice)
2006
Extended Family
Governor Devon Monahan
2023
Briarpatch
Cyrus
2020
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
2023
A Million Little Pieces
Miles
2019
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Narrator (voice)
2009
Pariah
Arthur
2011
Enemies
Swim
Coach Moss
2018
Brothers Blood
Eddy
2017
Mind the Gap
John McCabe
2004
Game
Sherman Green
2017