Actors Who Look Just Like Their Famous Parents
Daniel Johnson
Updated on March 06, 2026
Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley played love interests on screen in 1988's "Willow," becoming lovers offscreen after filming wrapped. The couple welcomed baby girl (and future dead-ringer for both mom and dad) Mercedes in 1991. Four years later, they were pregnant again: Kilmer missed the Atlanta premiere of his own movie "Batman Forever" to be by Whalley's side for the birth.
"Jack Kilmer came into this world on June 6, 1995. Glory, hallelujah!," Val wrote in his memoir. The bliss was short-lived for the parents, as "the birth of a precious child coincided with the unraveling of our union": They divorced five months after Jack's birth.
Jack admitted he "always wanted to be an artist of some kind," but the acting awakening came later in Gia Coppola's 2013 directorial debut, "Palo Alto," which also featured his dad ("It was pretty hilarious seeing him high"), his actual bedroom, and a who's whos of other children of famed actors. Through the film, Jack "realized what my parents have been doing their whole lives and ... I'm kind of really in love with it."
Jack has since appeared in over twenty films, shorts, and music videos. He and sister Mercedes played a big role in making the documentary "Val" a reality, with Jack providing narration on this intimate look at their father's life and career through years of home video footage.
However, he still has "plans to become a cowboy if I lose interest in everything else."