Charles Parnell (actor)

Charles Parnell is an American actor. He is best known for being the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children (2004-2008). He also portrayed Master Chief Russ Jeter on the TNT show The Last Ship from 2014 to 2018. Parnell also acted in the films Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Killer (2023).[1]

Charles Parnell
Parnell at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

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 edit

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 edit

Film edit

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
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 edit

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Hack Officer Episode: "A Dangerous Game"
2004–2022 Law & Order Various 3 episodes
2004–2018 The Venture Bros. Jefferson Twilight, Mister 1, Mandalay (voices) 14 episodes
2005 Without a Trace Nuru Episode: "Showdown"
2005–2008 All My Children Derek Frye 79 episodes
2008 CSI: Miami FBI Agent Jacobs Episode: "Gone Baby Gone"
Crash Sean Adams 4 episodes
Bones Captain Blake Episode: "The Passenger in the Oven"
2009 90210 Franklin Whitley Episode: "Hello, Goodbye, Amen"
Lie to Me Major Harris Episode: "Moral Waiver"
NCIS Marine Colonel Dick Jestern Episode: "Reunion"
CSI: Miami Gavin Webb Episode: "Bad Seed"
2010 The Forgotten Man Episode: "Designer Jane"
Dan Freeman Episode: "Living Doe"
2011 Fringe Dr. James Falcon Episode: "Reciprocity"
2012–2016 North Woods Law Narrator 75 episodes
2013 Longmire Agent Stanley Episode: "Unquiet Mind'
2014 Constantine Nommo Episode: "A Feast of Friends"
2014–2018 The Last Ship CMDCM Russ Jeter, USN 46 episodes
2016 Better Things Ned Episode: "Duke's Chorus"
2019–2020 Briarpatch Cyrus 7 episodes
2022 Grand Crew Franklin Episode: "Wine & Pie"
Kindred Alan 3 episodes
2023 The Mandalorian Survivor Captain 2 episodes
Barry District Attorney Buckner Recurring (Season 4)

Video games edit

Year Title Role
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 edit

Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
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]

References edit

  1. ^ Quaranta, Cadence (May 31, 2022). "Chicago's Charles Parnell rises through the acting ranks to a big-time role alongside Tom Cruise". Chicago Sun-Times.
  2. ^ "Seven NAACP Image Awards for PARIAH". Focus Features. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

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