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VAL KILMER
The Mongoose

Val Kilmer stars in the upcoming mini-series "XIII" as a contract killer known by the name "The Mongoose," who is relentless in his efforts to kill XIII.

Kilmer is one of the most prolific actors of his generation and the youngest student ever admitted to the drama department at Juilliard. When Kilmer was at Juilliard, he co-wrote the play "How It All Began," based on the true story of a West German radical. The play was directed by Des McAnuff and produced by Joseph Papp for the Public Theatre. He later made his Broadway debut in the 1983 production of "Slab Boys" with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon. On stage, he has also appeared in Papp's Delacorte Theatre production of "Henry IV: Part One," "As You Like It," in the title role of "Hamlet" and in "'Tis Pity She's a Whore," also at Papp's Public Theatre. Additionally, he starred in the Max Azria produced musical "The Ten Commandments" as Moses at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles and, in 2005, starred in London's West End at the Playhouse Theater in Andrew Rattenbury's adaptation of "The Postman Always Rings Twice."

He made his feature debut in the comedy "Top Secret," which he followed up with "Real Genius" and his breakout role as The Iceman in "Top Gun." Other memorable roles include Jim Morrison in "The Doors," the title character in "Batman Forever," Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" and Simon Templar in "The Saint."

Among Kilmer's additional starring roles are "Déjà Vu," "Spartan," "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang," "Heat," "True Romance," "Willow," "At First Sight" and "Thunderheart." He won the 2003 Prism Award for his work in "The Salton Sea," and appeared in the 3D epic "Wings of Courage," as well as voicing the character of Moses in the animated film "The Prince of Egypt." Kilmer's films also include "Alexander," "Mindhunters," the animated feature "Delgo," "The Missing," "Blind Horizon," "Stateside" and "Wonderland."

During the production of "Wonderland," Kilmer began a photography project that blossomed into a behind-the-scenes pictorial book. Released by Pocket Books, the photographs were exhibited in several cities in the United States.

On television, he starred in "Comanche Moon," the critically-acclaimed HBO original movie "The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains," for which he received a CableACE nomination, and "Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid," playing the title role.