Peter Berg

DirectorProducerActorWriter Mar 11 (age 62) New York City, New York, USA 1987–2025 (38 year career)

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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, Deep…

Known For

Film

Wind River

Producer

Film

Collateral

Richard Weidner

Film

Lone Survivor

Soldier (uncredited)

Film

Hell or High Water

Producer

Film

Hancock

Doctor Who Helps Mary (uncredited)

Film

Deepwater Horizon

Mr. Skip

Film

Patriots Day

Guy Opening MIT Door

Film

Lars and the Real Girl

Executive Producer

Filmography

Acting (63)

Movies (43)

Once Upon a Time in Anaheim

2023

as Self

David Blaine: The Magic Way

as Self

Mile 22

as Lucas

Deepwater Horizon

as Mr. Skip

Patriots Day

as Guy Opening MIT Door

7.1

Lone Survivor

2013

as Soldier (uncredited)

7.4

Battleship

2012

as JPJ 2nd Gunner

5.9

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011

as Self

6.4

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

as Self

Kings Ransom

as Himself

Hancock

as Doctor Who Helps Mary (uncredited)

The Kingdom

as FBI Agent

Lions for Lambs

as Wirey Pink

Smokin' Aces

as "Pistol" Pete Deeks

Collateral

as Richard Weidner

Corky Romano

as Paulie Romano

Dill Scallion

as Nate Clumson

Very Bad Things

as Man at Funeral

San Francisco Diggers

Cop Land

as Joey Randone

Girl 6

as Caller #1 - Bob

The Great White Hype

as Terry Conklin

F.T.W.

as Clem Stuart

The Last Seduction

as Mike Swale

Unveiled

as Drug Dealer

Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

as Dennis Byrd

Across the Moon

as Lyle

Fire in the Sky

as David Whitlock

Aspen Extreme

as Dexter

A Case for Murder

as Jack Hemmet

A Midnight Clear

as Bud Miller

Crooked Hearts

as Tom Warren

Late for Dinner

as Frank Lovegren

Genuine Risk

as Henry

Tale of Two Sisters

as Gardener

Miracle Mile

as Band Member

Shocker

as Jonathan Parker

Heart of Dixie

as Jenks Foley

Going Overboard

as Mort Ginsberg

Never on Tuesday

as Eddie

Race for Glory

as Chris

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

1988

as Bobby Maker

8.0

N.A.R.

Television (20)

The Studio

as Peter Berg

American Primeval

as Fancher

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

as Self

Ballers

as Dolphins Coach

The Leftovers

as Self

State of Play

as Self - Host

30 for 30

as Self

Californication

as Self

Friday Night Lights

as Morris 'Mo' McArnold

Entourage

as Peter Berg

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Alias

as Noah Hicks

The King of Queens

as Li’l Eddie

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

The Naked Truth

as David

Chicago Hope

as Billy Kronk

Chicago Hope

as Billy Kronk

Fallen Angels

as Augie

21 Jump Street

as Jerome Sawyer

Beverly Hills Buntz

as Val Morrissey

Crew (81)

Movies (50)

A Man Named Scott

Executive Producer

Spenser Confidential

Director

Spenser Confidential

Producer

Buzz

Executive Producer

Heavy: Fury v Schwarz

2019

Director

The Cat and the Moon

Executive Producer

Mile 22

Director

Mile 22

Producer

The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing

2018

Director

Wind River

Producer

Deepwater Horizon

Director

Patriots Day

Director

Patriots Day

Screenplay

Patriots Day

Story

Hell or High Water

Producer

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Producer

Hercules

Executive Producer

Lone Survivor

Director

Lone Survivor

Producer

Lone Survivor

Writer

State of Play: Trophy Kids

Executive Producer

Battleship

Director

Battleship

Producer

The Losers

Screenplay

Virtuality

Director

Virtuality

Executive Producer

Kings Ransom

Director

Kings Ransom

Executive Producer

Hancock

Director

Lars and the Real Girl

Executive Producer

The Kingdom

Director

Pu-239

Executive Producer

Friday Night Lights

Director

Friday Night Lights

Screenplay

The Rundown

Director

Very Bad Things

Director

Very Bad Things

Screenplay

Gold Star Tribute: A National Salute to America's Heroes

Executive Producer

Spenser Confidential 2

Director

Spenser Confidential 2

Producer

N.A.R.

Producer

Untitled Call of Duty Film

Director

Untitled Call of Duty Film

Producer

Untitled Call of Duty Film

Writer

Cold Zero

Producer

The Mosquito Bowl

Director

The Mosquito Bowl

Producer

The Mosquito Bowl

Screenplay

Untitled Rihanna Documentary

Director

Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary

Director

Television (31)

American Primeval

Director

American Primeval

Executive Producer

God Save Texas

Executive Producer

Painkiller

Director

Painkiller

Executive Producer

Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream

2023

Director

Shaq

2022

Executive Producer

7.3

Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons

2022

Executive Producer

7.6

CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado

Executive Producer

Dare Me

Executive Producer

Ballers

Director

Breakthrough

Director

The Leftovers

Director

The Leftovers

Executive Producer

State of Play

Executive Producer

Prime Suspect

Director

Prime Suspect

Executive Producer

30 for 30

Director

Trauma

Producer

Virtuality

Director

Virtuality

Producer

Friday Night Lights

Director

Friday Night Lights

Executive Producer

Friday Night Lights

Writer

Wonderland

Director

Wonderland

Producer

Wonderland

Story

Wonderland

Teleplay

Wonderland

Writer

Chicago Hope

Director

Chicago Hope

Writer