Peter Berg

Peter Berg

1964-03-11 New York City, New York, USA 75 Credits

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...

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Once Upon a Time in Anaheim

Once Upon a Time in Anaheim

2023

as Self

Acting

The true story of The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the first and only pro sports team ever inspired by a Hollywood movie.

A Man Named Scott

A Man Named Scott

2021

Executive Producer

7.6
Producing

In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring son...

David Blaine: The Magic Way

David Blaine: The Magic Way

2020

as Self

6.5
Acting

Magician David Blaine performs reality-defying magical acts; featured celebrities include Odell Beckham Jr., Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Tom Brady, G...

Spenser Confidential

Spenser Confidential

2020

Director, Producer

6.5
Directing Producing

Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two...

The Cat and the Moon

The Cat and the Moon

2019

Executive Producer

4.5
Producing

Nick comes to New York to temporarily live with a jazz musician friend of his late father's named Cal while his mom is in rehab. During his time in th...

Buzz

Buzz

2019

Executive Producer

4.3
Producing

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author, Buzz Bissinger, experiences a sexual awakening while collaborating with Caitlyn Jenner on her tell-all mem...

Heavy: Fury v Schwarz

2019

Director

Directing

An intimate portrait of Fury and Schwarz in the days, and tense moments, leading up to their fight.

Mile 22

Mile 22

2018

as Lucas

6.2
Acting

An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to ...

Mile 22

Mile 22

2018

Director, Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to ...

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

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

2018

Director

Directing

Cuba has produced the most Olympic boxing medalists of any country in the world. Explore the powerful story of how a revolutionary Cuban boxing experi...

Wind River

Wind River

2017

Producer

7.4
Producing

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

2016

as Guy Opening MIT Door

7.1
Acting

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a r...

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

2016

Director, Story, Screenplay

7.1
Directing Writing

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a r...

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon

2016

as Mr. Skip

6.9
Acting

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon

2016

Director

6.9
Directing

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water

2016

Producer

7.3
Producing

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016

Producer

6.1
Producing

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

Hercules

Hercules

2014

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

2013

as Soldier (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanista...

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

2013

Director, Writer, Producer

7.4
Directing Writing Producing

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanista...

State of Play: Trophy Kids

State of Play: Trophy Kids

2013

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

The growing obsession of parents in the scholastic athletic competition of their children is the focus of this first installment in HBO Sports innovat...

Battleship

Battleship

2012

as JPJ 2nd Gunner

5.9
Acting

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Ha...

Battleship

Battleship

2012

Producer, Director

5.9
Producing Directing

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Ha...

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011

as Self

6.4
Acting

A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

2011

as Self

10.0
Acting

The compelling, heart-wrenching story of high school football star Chris Carnales, whose life changed when he became paralyzed after breaking his neck...

The Losers

The Losers

2010

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men...

Kings Ransom

Kings Ransom

2009

as Himself

6.6
Acting

On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in fiv...

Kings Ransom

Kings Ransom

2009

Director, Executive Producer

6.6
Directing Producing

On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in fiv...

Virtuality

Virtuality

2009

Director, Executive Producer

5.1
Directing Producing

Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In o...

Hancock

Hancock

2008

as Doctor Who Helps Mary (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inf...

Hancock

Hancock

2008

Director

6.3
Directing

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inf...

Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs

2007

as Wirey Pink

6.0
Acting

Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a ...

Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl

2007

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a...

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

2007

as FBI Agent

6.7
Acting

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

2007

Director

6.7
Directing

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

as "Pistol" Pete Deeks

6.5
Acting

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of...

Pu-239

Pu-239

2006

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and se...

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

2004

Director, Screenplay

6.9
Directing Writing

A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriou...

Collateral

Collateral

2004

as Richard Weidner

7.2
Acting

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

The Rundown

The Rundown

2003

Director

6.5
Directing

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's ...

Corky Romano

Corky Romano

2001

as Paulie Romano

4.3
Acting

Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to inf...

Dill Scallion

Dill Scallion

1999

as Nate Clumson

5.6
Acting

School bus driver Dill Scallion dreams of becoming a famous country music singer. He sings from his heart and makes up his own dance, the 'Scallion Sh...

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

1998

as Man at Funeral

6.3
Acting

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a d...

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

1998

Director, Screenplay

6.3
Directing Writing

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a d...

San Francisco Diggers

1998

7.5
Acting

The San Francisco Diggers was a radical community-action group of activists and Improvisational actors operating from 1967 to 1968, based in the Haigh...

Cop Land

Cop Land

1997

as Joey Randone

6.8
Acting

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s...

The Great White Hype

The Great White Hype

1996

as Terry Conklin

5.2
Acting

When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the on...

Girl 6

Girl 6

1996

as Caller #1 - Bob

4.9
Acting

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

1994

as Lyle

3.7
Acting

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state priso...

Unveiled

1994

as Drug Dealer

2.7
Acting

An American woman uses herself as bait to help a CIA agent trap an alleged serial killer in Morroco.

F.T.W.

F.T.W.

1994

as Clem Stuart

4.7
Acting

A man and a woman running from their pasts are trapped on a collision course with the future. Frank T. Wells, a newly-released ex-con looking for a fe...

The Last Seduction

The Last Seduction

1994

as Mike Swale

6.8
Acting

A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story

1994

as Dennis Byrd

2.0
Acting

The true story of Dennis Byrd, his football career, his terrible accident, and his miraculous recovery and rehabilitation.

A Case for Murder

A Case for Murder

1993

as Jack Hemmet

4.8
Acting

Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his a...

Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky

1993

as David Whitlock

6.6
Acting

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted their friend. Despite no apparent motive or ...

Aspen Extreme

Aspen Extreme

1993

as Dexter

5.9
Acting

T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the sc...

A Midnight Clear

A Midnight Clear

1992

as Bud Miller

6.5
Acting

In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two...

Late for Dinner

Late for Dinner

1991

as Frank Lovegren

5.6
Acting

Two young men, one in need of medical attention, are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The two are preoccupied with the fact that the police ar...

Crooked Hearts

Crooked Hearts

1991

as Tom Warren

5.5
Acting

An upper-middle class family in Washington state deals with failures, infidelities and troubling secrets. Charley is 26 and still lives at home, despi...

Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk

1990

as Henry

4.0
Acting

An unlucky horseplayer (Peter Berg) turns collector for a mobster (Terence Stamp) and winds up on the run after bungling a job.

Race for Glory

Race for Glory

1989

as Chris

6.4
Acting

A member of an up and coming motorcycle racing team abandons his teamates to join a rival team. He ends up playing second fiddle to the champion of th...

Heart of Dixie

Heart of Dixie

1989

as Jenks Foley

5.5
Acting

In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rights movement.

Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile

1989

as Band Member

6.9
Acting

After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Ha...

Going Overboard

Going Overboard

1989

as Mort Ginsberg

2.4
Acting

Shecky Moskowitz is the zany cocktail waiter on this pleasure cruise with stunningly gorgeous beauty queens. Since the ship's comedian, Dickie Diamond...

Tale of Two Sisters

Tale of Two Sisters

1989

as Gardener

3.2
Acting

Two sisters reunite after not having seen each other for five years. While catching up on each others' lives, they relive childhood experiences, both ...

Never on Tuesday

Never on Tuesday

1989

as Eddie

3.9
Acting

Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights - primarily semi-clad women on beaches. They hop into th...

Shocker

Shocker

1989

as Jonathan Parker

5.6
Acting

About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete...

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

1988

as Bobby Maker

8.0
Acting

Film that tells the story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer. At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the ...

N.A.R.

N/A

Acting

A downed pilot, wounded and isolated deep in hostile territory, whose survival relies on trusting a stranger who claims to be part of a vast secret ne...

Spenser Confidential 2

N/A

Producer, Director

Producing Directing

A sequel to the 2020 film.

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

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A one-hour television show executive produced by Peter Berg and Mickey Markoff, Gold Star Tribute: A National Salute to America's Heroes, aired nation...

N.A.R.

N/A

Producer

Producing

A downed pilot, wounded and isolated deep in hostile territory, whose survival relies on trusting a stranger who claims to be part of a vast secret ne...

Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary

N/A

Director

Directing

Documentary about the late rock and roll singer Chris Cornell.

Untitled Rihanna Documentary

N/A

Director

Directing

A documentary centered on the life and career of famous music artist, Rihanna.

The Mosquito Bowl

The Mosquito Bowl

N/A

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

Set after the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines. As they prepare for ...