Charles Parnell

Biography

American actor Charles Parnell was born and raised in Chicago's Hyde Park and trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop. He played Achilles in Iphigeneia at Aulis at the Yale Repertory Theater before taking over the role of Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children, becoming the second actor to portray that character. He joined the show in 2005 and made his final appearance in 2007. He is best known for playing Rear Admiral Solomon Bates, called Warlock, in Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His other screen credits include the TNT series The Last Ship, where he played Master Chief Russell Jeter, known as Russ, from 2014 to 2018, and the films Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), its sequel Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025), and The Killer (2023). He also voices Jefferson Twilight on The Venture Bros.

61years old

Turns 62 on October 26in 13 days

Born October 26, 1964Chicago
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 14 years2011 to 2025

Genres

Action44%, 4 films
Adventure44%, 4 films
Thriller33%, 3 films
Drama22%, 2 films
Sci-Fi22%, 2 films

First and latest

Charles Parnell movies on Netflix

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1as Richards
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6as NRO
The Killer2023IMDb rating 6.7as The Lawyer - Hodges
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart2023IMDb rating 7.9as Jefferson Twilight / OSI Agent (voice)
Spiderhead2022IMDb rating 5.5as Knowles
Top Gun: Maverick2022IMDb rating 8.2as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
A Million Little Pieces2019IMDb rating 6.3as Miles
Transformers: Age of Extinction2014IMDb rating 5.6as CIA Director
Pariah2011IMDb rating 7.2as Arthur

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Top Gun: Maverick2022as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
IMDb rating 8.2906K votes
The Killer2023 Crime, Thrilleras The Lawyer - Hodges
IMDb rating 6.7228K votes
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023as NRO
IMDb rating 7.6333K votes
Transformers: Age of Extinction2014as CIA Director
IMDb rating 5.6354K votes
Pariah2011as Arthur
IMDb rating 7.28.2K votes
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025as Richards
IMDb rating 7.1241K votes
Spiderhead2022as Knowles
IMDb rating 5.574K votes
A Million Little Pieces2019as Miles
IMDb rating 6.35.0K votes

Most often with

Joseph Kosinski directed two of these films, Christopher McQuarrie two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tom Cruise

Greg Tarzan Davis

Ving Rhames

Cary Elwes

Simon Pegg

Shea WhighamJoseph KosinskiDirector, 2 films

Christopher McQuarrieDirector, 2 films

Films together

Tom Cruise3 films together, 2022 to 2025
Tom Cruise's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsCruise as Ethan Hunt
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NROCruise as Ethan Hunt
- Top Gun: Maverick2022IMDb rating 8.2Parnell as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' BatesCruise as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Greg Tarzan Davis3 films together, 2022 to 2025
Greg Tarzan Davis's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsDavis as Degas
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NRODavis as Degas
- Top Gun: Maverick2022IMDb rating 8.2Parnell as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' BatesDavis as Javy 'Coyote' Machado
Ving Rhames2 films together, 2023 to 2025
Ving Rhames's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsRhames as Luther Stickell
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NRORhames as Luther Stickell
Cary Elwes2 films together, 2023 to 2025
Cary Elwes's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsElwes as Denlinger
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NROElwes as Denlinger
Simon Pegg2 films together, 2023 to 2025
Simon Pegg's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsPegg as Benji Dunn
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NROPegg as Benji Dunn
Shea Whigham2 films together, 2023 to 2025
Shea Whigham's page
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as RichardsWhigham as Briggs
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NROWhigham as Briggs
Joseph KosinskiDirector, 2 films, 2022
All films by Joseph Kosinski
- Spiderhead2022IMDb rating 5.5Parnell as Knowles
- Top Gun: Maverick2022IMDb rating 8.2Parnell as Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Christopher McQuarrieDirector, 2 films, 2023 to 2025
All films by Christopher McQuarrie
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025IMDb rating 7.1Parnell as Richards
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023IMDb rating 7.6Parnell as NRO
Also two films together6 more actors
- Henry CzernyMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Esai MoralesMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Mark GatissMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Hayley AtwellMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Miles TellerSpiderhead (2022) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- Pom KlementieffMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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