Directing
Peter Berg
Born 1964-03-11
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Directing
Biography
Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He is highly regarded for developing the television series Friday Night Lights, based on the film of the same name which he also directed. In his more recent career he has worked to bring to the big screen true stories of ordinary Americans placed into extraordinary situations (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day). As an actor he is best known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk on the 1990s-era CBS medical drama Chicago Hope. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Berg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Prominent works featuring Peter Berg
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Hancock
2008
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Collateral
2004
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Battleship
2012
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Wind River
2017
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Deepwater Horizon
2016
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Hell or High Water
2016
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Lone Survivor
2013
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Hercules
2014
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Patriots Day
2016
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Spenser Confidential
2020
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (148 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Call of Duty | Director | Movie | 2028 |
| Call of Duty | Writer | Movie | 2028 |
| Call of Duty | Producer | Movie | 2028 |
 | The Mosquito Bowl | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| The Mosquito Bowl | Screenplay | Movie | 2026 |
| The Mosquito Bowl | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Beast | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Studio | Peter Berg | TV Series | 2025 |
 | American Primeval | Fancher | TV Series | 2025 |
| American Primeval | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
| American Primeval | Director | TV Series | 2025 |
 | God Save Texas | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Painkiller | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
| Painkiller | Director | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Once Upon a Time in Anaheim | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream | Director | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Shaq | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
| Shaq | Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | A Man Named Scott | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | David Blaine: The Magic Way | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Spenser Confidential | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| Spenser Confidential | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dare Me | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Cat and the Moon | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Buzz | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| Heavy: Fury v Schwarz | Director | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Mile 22 | Lucas | Movie | 2018 |
| Mile 22 | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Mile 22 | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing | Director | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Wind River | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | QB1: Beyond the Lights | Creator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Patriots Day | Guy Opening MIT Door | Movie | 2016 |
| Patriots Day | Director | Movie | 2016 |
| Patriots Day | Story | Movie | 2016 |
| Patriots Day | Screenplay | Movie | 2016 |
 | Deepwater Horizon | Mr. Skip | Movie | 2016 |
| Deepwater Horizon | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | Hell or High Water | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Breakthrough | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Ballers | Dolphins Coach | TV Series | 2015 |
| Ballers | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Hercules | Executive Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Leftovers | Pete | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Leftovers | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Leftovers | Director | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Lone Survivor | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 2013 |
| Lone Survivor | Writer | Movie | 2013 |
| Lone Survivor | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| Lone Survivor | Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | State of Play: Trophy Kids | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | State of Play | Self - Host | TV Series | 2013 |
| State of Play | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Battleship | JPJ 2nd Gunner | Movie | 2012 |
| Battleship | Producer | Movie | 2012 |
| Battleship | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | Prime Suspect | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2011 |
| Prime Suspect | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Losers | Screenplay | Movie | 2010 |
 | 30 for 30 | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Trauma | Producer | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Kings Ransom | Himself | Movie | 2009 |
| Kings Ransom | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Kings Ransom | Executive Producer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Virtuality | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Virtuality | Executive Producer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Virtuality | Producer | TV Series | 2009 |
| Virtuality | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Hancock | Doctor Who Helps Mary (uncredited) | Movie | 2008 |
| Hancock | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Lions for Lambs | Wirey Pink | Movie | 2007 |
 | Lars and the Real Girl | Executive Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Kingdom | FBI Agent | Movie | 2007 |
| The Kingdom | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Californication | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Smokin' Aces | "Pistol" Pete Deeks | Movie | 2006 |
 | Friday Night Lights | Morris 'Mo' McArnold | TV Series | 2006 |
| Friday Night Lights | Director | TV Series | 2006 |
| Friday Night Lights | Writer | TV Series | 2006 |
| Friday Night Lights | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2006 |
| Friday Night Lights | Creator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Pu-239 | Executive Producer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Friday Night Lights | Director | Movie | 2004 |
| Friday Night Lights | Screenplay | Movie | 2004 |
 | Collateral | Richard Weidner | Movie | 2004 |
 | Entourage | Peter Berg | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Rundown | Director | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Corky Romano | Paulie Romano | Movie | 2001 |
 | Alias | Noah Hicks | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Wonderland | Producer | TV Series | 2000 |
| Wonderland | Writer | TV Series | 2000 |
| Wonderland | Director | TV Series | 2000 |
| Wonderland | Creator | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Dill Scallion | Nate Clumson | Movie | 1999 |
 | The King of Queens | Li’l Eddie | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Very Bad Things | Man at Funeral | Movie | 1998 |
| Very Bad Things | Screenplay | Movie | 1998 |
| Very Bad Things | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| San Francisco Diggers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Cop Land | Joey Randone | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Great White Hype | Terry Conklin | Movie | 1996 |
 | Girl 6 | Caller #1 - Bob | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Naked Truth | David | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Across the Moon | Lyle | Movie | 1994 |
 | Chicago Hope | Billy Kronk | TV Series | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Director | TV Series | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Writer | TV Series | 1994 |
| Unveiled | Drug Dealer | Movie | 1994 | |
 | F.T.W. | Clem Stuart | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Last Seduction | Mike Swale | Movie | 1994 |
 | Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | Dennis Byrd | Movie | 1994 |
 | Fallen Angels | Augie | TV Series | 1993 |
| Fallen Angels | Joe Wales | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Case for Murder | Jack Hemmet | Movie | 1993 |
 | Fire in the Sky | David Whitlock | Movie | 1993 |
 | Aspen Extreme | Dexter | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Midnight Clear | Bud Miller | Movie | 1992 |
 | Late for Dinner | Frank Lovegren | Movie | 1991 |
 | Crooked Hearts | Tom Warren | Movie | 1991 |
 | Genuine Risk | Henry | Movie | 1990 |
 | Race for Glory | Chris | Movie | 1989 |
 | Heart of Dixie | Jenks Foley | Movie | 1989 |
| Heart of Dixie | Jenks | Movie | 1989 |
 | Miracle Mile | Band Member | Movie | 1989 |
 | Going Overboard | Mort Ginsberg | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tale of Two Sisters | Gardener | Movie | 1989 |
 | Never on Tuesday | Eddie | Movie | 1989 |
 | Shocker | Jonathan Parker | Movie | 1989 |
| Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | Bobby Maker | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Val Morrissey | TV Series | 1987 |
 | 21 Jump Street | Jerome Sawyer | TV Series | 1987 |
| N.A.R. | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Spenser Confidential 2 | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Gold Star Tribute: A National Salute to America's Heroes | Executive Producer | Movie | — | |
| N.A.R. | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Spenser Confidential 2 | Director | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Rihanna Documentary | Director | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary | Director | Movie | — | |
| Cold Zero | Producer | Movie | — |