VAL KILMER

Through the roles that he has chosen, VAL KILMER (Danny) has proven his versatility as an actor to his fans and critics alike. He is currently filming “Mindhunters” directed by Renny Harlin.

Kilmer has starred in such films as “Willow,” “The Doors,” “Tombstone,” “Batman Forever,” “True Romance,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Thunderheart,” “Heat,” “The Saint,” “At First Sight,” “The Red Planet,” as well as the 3-D epic “Wings of Courage” and starred as the voice of Moses in “The Prince of Egypt.”

Kilmer, who was the youngest student ever admitted into the drama department of the prestigious Juilliard, made his feature film debut in the comedy “Top Secret,” which was followed by “Real Genius” and his breakout role in “Top Gun.”

At Juilliard, he co-wrote the play How It All Began, based on a true story of a West German radical. The play was directed by Des McAnuff and produced by the esteemed Joseph Papp for the Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the 1983 production of Slab Boys with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon. He has also appeared in Joseph Papp’s Delacorte Theatre production of Henry IV: Part I; As You Like It with Patti LuPone; the title role of Hamlet; and Tis A Pity She’s A Whore at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre.

On television, Kilmer starred in the critically acclaimed HBO television movie “The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains,” for which he received a Cable ACE nomination.

VINCENT D’ONOFRIO

VINCENT D’ONOFRIO (Pooh-Bear) is truly an actor’s actor, amassing an accomplished body of work that reflects a drive to seek out the evocative and inspiring. With no less than ten starring roles and an Emmy Award® nomination in the last three years, the spotlight is shining bright on this compelling actor.

D’Onofrio appeared in the time-traveling satire “Happy Accidents,” directed by Brad Anderson, where he played an out of this world lover opposite Marisa Tomei. The film premiered to great acclaim at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

D’Onofrio can currently be seen as Detective Bobby Goren in Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” the third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise for NBC. More recently the chameleon-like actor has appeared in three diverse film roles; as an Irish priest opposite Jodie Foster in “Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys”; as Hathaway in Dimension Films’ “Imposter,” with Gary Sinise and Madeleine Stowe under the direction of Gary Fleder; and as a lead character in Ethan Hawke’s directorial debut, “Chelsea Walls.” In addition, D’Onofrio, portrays a sneaker company entrepreneur who set his sights on a teen and his trusty shoes in the Showtime telepic “The Red Sneakers,” directed by Gregory Hines and Dempsey Pappion.

D’Onofrio ignited the screen in 2000 as political dissident Abbie Hoffman in Lions Gate Films’ “Steal This Movie!” opposite Janeane Garofalo (a film which he also executive produced), and as taxi driver Elton Garrett in the art film “Claire Dolan.” Most notably, audiences saw D’Onofrio’s dark side in New Line’s sci-fi noir thriller “The Cell,” opposite Jennifer Lopez.

D’Onofrio first came to prominence in 1987 with his unforgettable portrayal in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” where the actor left an indelible impression on audiences as the Vietnam War recruit who kills both his drill sergeant and himself. Among D’Onofrio’s many other feature film credits are “Mystic Pizza,” “Crooked Hearts,” “JFK,” “Dying Young,” “The Player,” “Mr. Wonderful,” “Household Saints,” “Ed Wood,” “Strange Days,” “Stuart Saves His Family,” “Feeling Minnesota,” “Good Luck,” “Men In Black,” “The Winner,” “The Newton Boys,” “The Thirteenth Floor” and “The Velocity of Gary.” D’Onofrio’s credits also include “Guy,” which he also produced and “The Whole Wide World” in which he starred and produced.

On the small screen, D’Onofrio received an Emmy Award® nomination in 1998 for his riveting guest appearance in the critically acclaimed series, “Homicide: Life on the Streets.” On stage, the actor starred in Sam Shepard’s off-Broadway play, “Tooth of Crime (Second Dance).” The actor’s dramatic studies include extensive work at the American Stanislavsky Theatre in New York and with Sharon Chatten of The Actors Studio.

ADAM GOLDBERG

ADAM GOLDBERG (Kujo), an actor and filmmaker, starred in Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” as ‘Private Mellish,’ the cynical New Yorker who taunts the German soldiers with his Jewish heritage.

Goldberg was seen starring in the romantic comedy “All Over the Guy,” released by Lions Gate. More recently, he stars opposite Russell Crowe in Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind,” from Universal.

Goldberg’s additional feature credits include his screen debut in Billy Crystal’s “Mr. Saturday Night,” his breakout performance in the venerable Richard Linklater hit “Dazed and Confused,” John Singleton’s “Higher Learning,” “The Prophecy” with Christopher Walken and Ron Howard’s “EDtv.” He also lent his voice to the wheelchair-bound Jack Russell terrier ‘Flealick’ in “Babe: Pig in the City.”

Goldberg made his directing and screenwriting debut with “Scotch and Milk,” a neo-noir drama on which he also served as executive producer, co-editor and star. Shot in black and white, the jazz-laden film tells the story of a group of disaffected and lovelorn friends in their twenties who model their lives on hipster films of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. The film made its world premiere at the 1998 L.A. Independent Film Festival, won the Grand Jury Prize as Best Feature at the 1998 Idyllwild Film Festival and took top honors at the 1998 Flagstaff Film Festival.

Goldberg most recently completed his latest screenplay, “I Love Your Work,” which he will direct.

For television, he appeared as a regular on the series “Relativity,” had a recurring role as Chandler’s obsessive roommate on “Friends,” guest starred on “E.R.,” “NYPD Blue,” “Love and War,” “Murphy Brown” and “Designing Women.”

Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hollywood, Goldberg began studying acting at the age of 14, and enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. He starred in a number of stage productions while attending Sarah Lawrence College, and recently appeared on stage opposite Robert Pastorelli in “Act One,” a critically acclaimed series of one-act plays at the Met Theatre in Los Angeles.

LUIS GUZMAN

LUIS GUZMAN’s (Quincy) most recent films include the currently untitled film project, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Adventures of Pluto Nash,” starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Ron Underwood; “The Count of Monte Cristo,” directed by Kevin Reynolds, “Table One,” directed by Michael Bregman and “Double Whammy,” directed by Tom DiCillo.

The former social worker has become a well-known leading and character actor, appearing in nearly two dozen films. Born in Puerto Rico, Mr. Guzman grew up in Manhattan. He graduated from City College, after which he worked as a youth counselor at the Henry Street Settlement House while performing in street theater and independent films. Mr. Guzman’s first big break was a guest appearance on the NBC series “Miami Vice.”

Mr. Guzman has appeared in three films for Sidney Lumet, “Guilty as Sin,” “Family Business” and “Q & A”; two films for Brian De Palma, “Snake Eyes” and “Carlito’s Way”; two films for Paul Thomas Anderson, “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights; and three films for Steven Soderbergh, “Traffic,” “The Limey” (for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor) and “Out of Sight.”

Mr. Guzman’s other films include Anthony Minghella’s “Mr. Wonderful,” John Badham’s “The Hard Way,” Roger Donaldson’s “Cadillac Man,” Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain,” Joseph Ruben’s “True Believer” and John Cornell’s “Crocodile Dundee II.”

Earlier in his career, Mr. Guzman made guest appearances on many television shows, including ABC’s “NYPD Blue,” NBC’s “Law & Order” and HBO’s “Oz.”

DOUG HUTCHISON

DOUG HUTCHISON (Morgan) makes his third appearance in a Castle Rock Entertainment film with “The Salton Sea,” having appeared as Percy Wetmore in Frank Darabont’s critically acclaimed film, “The Green Mile” and in “Bait,” where he starred opposite Jamie Foxx. Hutchison more recently can be seen opposite Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in New Line’s “I Am Sam.”

Previously, Hutchison portrayed rapist Pete Willard in “A Time To Kill” and appeared in “Batman and Robin,” “Fresh Horses” and “The Chocolate War.” On television, Hutchison is well known for two memorable recurring roles -- Eugene Victor Tooms on “The X-Files” and The Polaroid Man on “Millennium.” He has appeared regularly on “Party of Five” and “Space: Above and Beyond.” He was a series regular on “Skip Chasers,” “Planet Rules” and “Local Heroes.”

Hutchison has won DramaLogue Awards for his performances in “The Other 5%” at the Santa Monica Powerhouse Theatre and in “The Eight” at Circle X Theatre in Hollywood. He has also appeared at Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum in “Julius Caesar” and “Hope of the Heart”; with The Yale Repertory in “The My House Play”; and Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in “Sparks in the Park.”

A native of Detroit, Hutchison attended the renowned Juilliard School of Drama in New York City. He has also trained under respected acting coach Sanford Meisner and at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. He made his professional acting debut at the Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis in the lead role of Charlie Hoban in the world premiere of Garson Kanin’s play, “Time and Chance.”

ANTHONY La PAGLIA

ANTHONY La PAGLIA (Garcetti), a veteran of the big screen, impressive list of credits include Terrence Davies’ critically acclaimed “The House of Mirth” opposite Gillian Anderson; Woody Allen’s “Sweet and Lowdown,” opposite Sean Penn; Spike Lee’s “Summer of Sam,” opposite Adrien Brody; and Joel Schumacher’s “The Client,” opposite Susan Sarandon. La Paglia more recently can be seen starring in “Lantana,” opposite Geoffrey Rush.

Anthony La Paglia continues to be one of the most sought after and versatile talents in Hollywood and in the upcoming months he will be seen in several diverse roles. In 2002, La Paglia will star in Sam Mendes’ “The Road to Perdition,” which also stars Paul Newman and Tom Hanks; the independent films “The Bank,” a political thriller also starring David Wenham; Mark Malone’s “I Fought The Law,” also starring Kiefer Sutherland and Radha Mitchell; Jon Sherman’s “I’m With Lucy,” also starring Monica Potter and John Hannah; and Mike Bencivenga’s “Happy Hour” also starring Eric Stoltz.

In addition to his acting roles, La Paglia has teamed up with producer Richard Gladstein, to produce a feature film version of Arthur Miller’s “A View From The Bridge.” La Paglia starred in this classic play on Broadway in 1998 earning him the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. La Paglia’s breakthrough stage role came in the off-Broadway comedy, “Bouncers,” in which he performed eight of 30 characters. His other stage credits include “Northeast Local,” “On the Open Road” and “The Rose Tattoo,” which earned him a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

La Paglia first captivated filmgoers with his performance as Stevie Dee in Alan Alda’s comedy “Betsy’s Wedding.” His other film roles include “Company Man,” opposite Woody Allen; “Autumn In New York” opposite Richard Gere; John McNaughton’s film “Lansky” opposite Richard Dreyfuss; “Phoenix”; “Commandments”; “Brilliant Lies”; “Trees Lounge”; “Mixed Nuts”; “So I Married An Axe Murderer”; “Innocent Blood”; “Whispers in the Dark”; “29th Street”; “One Good Cop”; “Looking for Alibrandi,” opposite Greta Scacchi; and Mark Malone’s “Bulletproof Heart,” also starring Mimi Rogers, which played to unanimous acclaim at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

On the small screen, La Paglia’s television roles include starring as Daphne’s brother in the hit NBC series “Frasier,” for which he received an Emmy nomination; Steven Bochco’s critically acclaimed series, “Murder One”; HBO’s “Keeper of the City”; “Criminal Justice” also for HBO, for which he received a CableACE nomination; Showtime’s “Garden of Redemption”; and CBS’s “Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story” in which he starred in the title role.

La Paglia lives in New York with his wife, actress Gia Carides.

MEAT LOAF

MEAT LOAF (Bo) first became known to national audiences as ‘Eddie’ in the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” He then secured his place in pop culture with his breakthrough album “Bat Out Of Hell,” one of the best selling albums of all time with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. The performer’s successive album, “Bat Out of Hell: Back Into Hell,” earned him a Grammy® for Best Rock Vocal Performance for the single “I Would Do Anything For You (But I Won’t Do That).”

Meat Loaf has continued his career as in actor, starring opposite Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in “The Fight Club” and starred in Antonio Banderas’ directorial debut “Crazy in Alabama,” opposite Melanie Griffith.

On stage, Meat Loaf has appeared in four Broadway plays including “Shakespeare in the Park.”

GLENN PLUMMER

GLENN PLUMMER (Bobby) is best known for starring roles in “South Central”; “Strange Days,” opposite Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett; “Showgirls”; “Speed” and “Speed II: Cruise Control,” both starring opposite Sandra Bullock; “Colors,” opposite Robert Duvall; and Showtime’s critically acclaimed mini-series “The Corner,” opposite Khandi Alexander.

Plummer’s film credits include “Thursday,” “Smalltime,” “Heist,” “One Night Stand,” “The Substitute,” “Up Close & Personal, “ “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,” “Menace II Society,” “Trespass,” “Frankie and Johnny” and “Funny Farm.”

Plummer starred and served as executive producer on “Love Beat the Hell Outta Me,” opposite Terrence Howard.

Plummer’s television credits include guest and lead roles in such popular and diverse shows, “E.R.,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Dream On,” “L.A. Law,” “China Beach” and “Tour of Duty.”

PETER SARSGAARD

PETER SARSGAARD (Jimmy The Finn) is quickly becoming one of the acting communities most sought after young talents.
Sarsgaard’s credits include his critically acclaimed performance in “Boys Don’t Cry,” and his starring role in Wayne Wang’s controversial “Center of the World.” Sarsgaard stars in the upcoming “K-19: The Widowmaker,” opposite Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson for director Kathryn Bigelow, the black comedy “Who Shot Victor Fox,” opposite Rupert Everett and Kathy Bates for director P.J. Hogan and “Empire” opposite John Leguizamo for director Franc Reyes.

Sarsgaard gained notice as the son of John Malkovich in “The Man In the Iron Mask.” Other credits include Larry Clark’s “Another Day In Paradise” and Tim Robbins’ “Dead Man Walking.” For television, he garnered critical attention as a young quadriplegic in Showtime’s acclaimed television movie “Freak City” opposite Samantha Mathis.

A member of the New York-based theatre company, The Drama Department, Sarsgaard most recently appeared in their off-Broadway production of “Kingdom of Earth” directed by John Cameron Mitchell. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Sarsgaard was cast in Horton Foote’s “Laura Dennis” at the Actors’ Studio program for the Signature Theatre Company off-Broadway.

JOSH TODD

JOSH TODD (Big Bill), who makes his acting debut in “The Salton Sea,” is no stranger to the world of performance. As lead singer for the platinum-selling Dreamworks Records act Buckcherry he has toured the U.S.A. and Europe extensively (including shows with KISS and Lenny Kravitz) in addition to playing Woodstock and a 1999 New Year’s Eve gig with Aerosmith in Osaka, Japan, where the band played for a crowd of 60,000. The Los Angeles-based Buckcherry has released two albums: their self-titled debut in 1999, which spawned the Billboard #1 hit “Lit Up,” plus their recently released follow-up Time Bomb. In addition to continuing to front Buckcherry, Todd has also begun a foray into the world of movies. Though the worlds of rock and film might seem very different, Todd doesn’t find the transition between being the singer of a band and acting a necessarily big jump. “They are kind of related in a way. In a band you get on stage and you have to become something different; you have to put on your game face and get out there every night and do it, regardless of how you're feeling,” he explains. “With acting, it’s so fun to me to get into another headspace and change the way you look and act - and the challenge of being able to pull that off, and pull it off well. I’ve seen a lot of the world and I’ve observed so many different people in it; who they are, how they act. I love being presented with a character and then pulling from my past observations and experiences to help create this character.”

Todd’s other film work includes roles in “The New Guy” for Sony Pictures (directed by Ed Decter and starring DJ Qualls) and “The Banger Singers” for Fox (directed by Bob Dolman, starring Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon).

DANNY TREJO

DANNY TREJO (Little Bill) was seen starring in “Spy Kids,” opposite Antonio Banderas, directed by Robert Rodriguez, “Reindeer Games,” opposite Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron, directed by John Frankenheimer, and “Bubble Boy” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Swoosie Kurtz, directed by Blair Hayes.

Trejo, who began his life on the rough streets of East Los Angeles has moved on to build a prolific career as a character actor. Trejo is also widely known for his work helping young people battle drug addiction.

Trejo’s film credits include roles in “Con Air,” “The Replacement Killers,” “Six Days and Seven Nights,” “Runaway Train,” “Bound by Honor: Blood In Blood Out” and “Desperado.” His biggest break came in 1995 co-starring with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer in “Heat.”

DEBORAH KARA UNGER

DEBORAH KARA UNGER (Colette) starred opposite Ralph Fiennes in Istaban Szabo’s epic Jewish family saga, “Sunshine,” for which she received a Genie nomination for best supporting actress; Bette Gordon’s “Luminous Motion” for which Unger garnered critical praise; starred opposite Gena Rowlands in “The Weekend,” written and directed by Brian Skeet from Peter Cameron’s novel; starred in Jonathan Nossiter’s “Signs & Wonders” opposite Stellan Skarsgård; and starred opposite Denzel Washington in Norman Jewison’s “The Hurricane” based on the true-life story of Rubin Carter. Upcoming Unger will be seen in Edoardo Ponti’s “Between Strangers,” starring opposite Sophia Loren and Mira Sorvino.

Other feature film credits include Brian Helgeland’s “Payback” opposite Mel Gibson; David Fincher’s “The Game” opposite Michael Douglas and Sean Penn and David Cronenberg’s award-winning psychological thriller “Crash” opposite James Spader and Holly Hunter. Unger also starred with Tim Roth in “No Way Home,” “Keys To Tulsa,” “Whispers In The Dark” with Alan Alda and “Prisoners Of The Sun” in which she made her feature film debut with Russell Crowe.

On television, Unger appeared in HBO’s “The Rat Pack” as Ava Gardner with Ray Liotta, the award-winning drama “Bangkok Hilton” with Nicole Kidman and Denholm Elliot, HBO’s “Hotel Room” directed by David Lynch and Showtime’s medical drama “State of Emergency.”

A graduate of the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Unger was the first Canadian-born actress to be accepted to the prestigious school whose alumni include Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson and Judy Davis.

CHANDRA WEST

CHANDRA WEST’s (Liz) film credits include “Something More,” “The Perfect Son” and the upcoming feature “The First Twenty Million is Always the Hardest.” West is also a presence on television; her episodic credits include such popular and diverse favorites as “C.S.I.,” “Jack & Jill” and “Picket Fences.” She has also been seen in TV movies including “The 70’s,” “Seasons of Love” and “Revenge of the Land.”

B. D. WONG

B. D. WONG (Bubba) is one of America’s most versatile actors, with award-winning performances that span comedy and drama, screen and stage.

Wong’s latest role on the critically acclaimed HBO series “Oz,” is further proof of B. D.’s range and appeal. The character of Father Ray Mukada is a stimulating showcase for his diverse talent. His other television appearances include the star-studded HBO film “And The Band Played On” and the ABC comedy series “All American Girl” in which he co-starred as a member of television’s first Asian-American family. In addition, Wong can be seen as Dr. George Huang on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

However, it is in the theatre that Wong first gained national attention, beginning with his Broadway debut starring in the celebrated “M. Butterfly.” His performance earned the Outer Critic’s Circle Award, Theater World Award, Drama Desk Award, Clarence Derwent Award and the coveted Tony Award - making him the only actor to have won all five for a single role. Most recently, he gave a critically acclaimed performance in the Broadway revival of the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” as the intellectual, blanket-dependent Linus.

Between his HBO series and his stage work, Wong has amassed an impressive list of film credits, including a featured role in one of the most successful films of the past decade, “Jurassic Park.” Other notable performances include the smash comedy “Father of the Bride,” “The Freshman,” “Seven Years in Tibet” and Disney’s “Mulan.”