Charles Parnell is an American actor best known for being the second actor to portray Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children. Parnell took over the role 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. Parnell also provides the voice of Jefferson Twilight on Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros.
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, New Haven, Connecticut.
His other appearances include:
| Year | TV series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hack | Officer | Episode S01E12: "A Dangerous Game |
| 2004 | Mind the Gap | John McCabe | |
| Law & Order | A.U.S.A. Mike Warner | Episode S15E09: "All in the Family" | |
| 2005–2007 | All My Children | Derek Frye | |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Nuru | Episode S04E01: "Showdown" |
| 2006 | The Venture Bros. | Jefferson Twilight | voice-acting |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | FBI Agent Jacobs | Episode S07E08: "Gone Baby Gone" |
| Bones | Captain Blake | Episode S04E10: "The Passenger in the Oven" | |
| 2009 | 90210 | Franklin Whitley | Episode S01E12: "Hello, Goodbye, Amen" |
| Lie to Me | Major Harris | Episode S01E02: "Moral Waiver" | |
| NCIS | Marine Colonel Dick Jestern | Episode S07E02: "Reunion" | |
| CSI: Miami | Gavin Webb | Episode S08E05: "Bad Seed" | |
| 2010 | The Forgotten | Man | Episode S01E16: "Designer Jane" |
| The Forgotten | Dan Freeman | Episode S01E17: "Living Doe" | |
| 2011 | Fringe | Dr. James Falcon | Episode S03E11: "Reciprocity" |
| Pariah | Arthur | Episode S03E11: "Reciprocity" |