Biography
PETER BERG has enjoyed success as a writer, director, producer and actor, having directed the 2009 action hit Hancock, starring Will Smith in the title role.
Berg made his feature film directorial debut (from his own original screenplay) with the 1998 cult favorite Very Bad Things, which starred Cameron Diaz, John Favreau and Christian Slater and earned kudos at the Deauville (France) and San Sebastian (Spain) film festivals. He went on to direct the actioner The Rundown, starring Dwayne Johnson and Christopher Walken, and returned to the action genre with the war drama The Kingdom, which starred Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper. He also executive produced the offbeat independent comedy Lars and the Real Girl, starring Ryan Gosling.
Berg is also known for his fierce portrait of high-school football in the 2004 film adaptation of H.G. Bissinger's blistering bestseller "Friday Night Lights," which starred Billy Bob Thornton. The film's success, both in theaters and on DVD, spawned the acclaimed television series of the same name, which aired its fifth and final Emmy-nominated season in 2011. In addition to serving as the series' executive producer, Berg has also directed several episodes of the show, including the 2006 pilot, for which he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. As one of the series' writers, he also shared a Writers Guild Award nomination for New Series.
He executive produced NBC's police procedural drama Prime Suspect, starring Maria Bello.
He previously executive produced the medical drama series Trauma and created and executive produced the ABC drama series Wonderland, for which he also wrote and directed episodes. He got his start as a writer and director earlier in his career on David E. Kelley's critically acclaimed series Chicago Hope, on which he also starred for three seasons as the brash, hockey-playing surgeon, Dr. Billy Kronk.
As an actor, Berg's film work includes roles in Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs, starring with Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise; Smokin'Aces, for director Joe Carnahan; and Michael Mann's Collateral, with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
His additional film acting credits include Cop Land, The Great White Hype, John Dahl's The Last Seduction, A Midnight Clear and Late for Dinner.
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Director
Movies | |
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2020 |
Spenser Confidential |
2018 |
Mile 22 |
2016 |
Deepwater Horizon |
Patriots Day |
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2013 |
Bloodline (TV movie) |
Lone Survivor |
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2012 |
Battleship |
2009 |
Virtuality (TV movie) |
2008 |
Hancock |
2007 |
The Kingdom |
2004 |
Friday Night Lights |
2003 |
The Rundown |
1998 |
Very Bad Things |
Series | ||
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2024 |
American Primeval |
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2023 |
Painkiller |
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What’s in a Name? (E06) |
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Hot! Hot! Hot! (E05) |
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Is Believed (E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2015 |
Ballers |
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Pilot (S01E01) |
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2014 |
The Leftovers |
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Penguin One, Us Zero (S01E02) |
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Pilot (S01E01) |
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2011 |
Prime Suspect |
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Pilot (E01) |
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2009 |
Friday Night Lights |
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East of Dillon (S04E01) |
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2006 |
Friday Night Lights |
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Pilot (S01E01) |
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2000 |
Wonderland |
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1997 |
Chicago Hope |
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Colonel of Truth (S03E23) |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Boys in Blue (series) |
Won't Be Beat (E04) |
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Until We Can't Be Beat (E03) |
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We Get Better and Better (E02) |
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Day by Day (E01) |
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2018 |
The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing (TV movie) |
2016 |
Live to Tell (series) |
2015 |
Breakthrough (series) |
2013 |
State of Play (series) |
2012 |
On Freddie Roach (series) |
2009 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Kings Ransom (S01E01) |
Shows | |
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2023 |
Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream |
Music videos | |
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2014 |
Maroon 5 - Maps |
2012 |
Maroon 5 - One More Night |
2008 |
Christina Aguilera: Keeps Gettin' Better |
2003 |
Enrique Iglesias: Addicted |
Producer
Movies | |
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2020 |
Spenser Confidential |
2018 |
Mile 22 |
2017 |
Wind River |
2016 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny |
Hell or High Water |
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2013 |
Lone Survivor |
2012 |
Battleship |
Actor
Movies | |
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2018 |
Mile 22 |
2016 |
Deepwater Horizon |
Patriots Day |
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2013 |
Lone Survivor |
2012 |
Battleship |
2007 |
Lions for Lambs |
The Kingdom |
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2006 |
Smokin' Aces |
2004 |
Collateral |
2001 |
Corky Romano |
1999 |
Dill Scallion |
1997 |
Cop Land |
1996 |
Girl 6 |
The Great White Hype |
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1995 |
Across the Moon |
Heavyweights |
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1994 |
F.T.W. |
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (TV movie) |
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The Last Seduction |
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Unveiled |
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1993 |
A Case for Murder (TV movie) |
Aspen Extreme |
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Fire in the Sky |
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1992 |
A Midnight Clear |
1991 |
Crooked Hearts |
Late for Dinner |
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1990 |
After the Revolution |
Genuine Risk |
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1989 |
Going Overboard |
Heart of Dixie |
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Race for Glory |
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Shocker |
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Tale of Two Sisters |
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1988 |
Miracle Mile |
Never on Tuesday |
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Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2015 |
Breakthrough (series) - narrator |
2013 |
State of Play (series) - guide |
2012 |
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story |
2011 |
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold |
2009 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Kings Ransom (S01E01) |
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2007 |
Hippies (TV movie) |
2006 |
The Last Seduction: The Art of Seduction - a.f. |
1994 |
The Making of 'The Last Seduction' - a.f. |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2013 |
Lone Survivor |
2010 |
The Losers |
2004 |
Friday Night Lights |
1998 |
Very Bad Things |
Series | |
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2006 |
Friday Night Lights |
Pilot (S01E01) |
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2000 |
Wonderland |
1997 |
Chicago Hope |
The Day of the Rope (S03E14) |
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1996 |
Chicago Hope |
Quiet Riot (S02E21) |
Creator
Series | ||
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2011 |
Friday Night Lights |
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Always (S05E13) |
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Texas Whatever (S05E12) |
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The March (S05E11) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2010 |
Friday Night Lights |
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Thanksgiving (S04E13) |
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Laboring (S04E12) |
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Injury List (S04E11) |
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more episodes (10) | ||
2009 |
Friday Night Lights |
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Tomorrow Blues (S03E13) |
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Underdogs (S03E12) |
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In the Bag (S04E07) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
2008 |
Friday Night Lights |
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May the Best Man Win (S02E15) |
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Leave No One Behind (S02E14) |
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Humble Pie (S02E13) |
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more episodes (14) | ||
2007 |
Friday Night Lights |
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State (S01E22) |
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Best Laid Plans (S01E21) |
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Mud Bowl (S01E20) |
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more episodes (18) | ||
2006 |
Friday Night Lights |
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It's Different for Girls (S01E10) |
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Full Hearts (S01E09) |
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Crossing the Line (S01E08) |
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more episodes (7) |
Performer
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2018 |
Front Row Flynn |
Hollywood Insider |
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2017 |
The IMDb Show |
2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
2001 |
Dinner for Five |
1996 |
53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards |
Fans
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