Peter Berg (actor)

Peter Berg (2012)

Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor , screenwriter , producer and director .

Life

Peter Berg studied arts and theater studies at Macalester College in St. Paul . In 1985 he went to Hollywood and first worked as a production assistant. A year later, Berg had his first television appearance in the television series The Equalizer . From 1995 to 1999 he played Dr. Billy Kronk in the television series Chicago Hope . In 1996 he was responsible for an episode as a screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 1997 on an episode of Chicago Hope . Two years later he made his first feature film with the comedy film Very Bad Things .

Meanwhile, Berg works as an actor, director, screenwriter, producer and also as a songwriter ("Walls Come Down").

Filmography (selection)

actor

• 1988: 21 Jump Street - crime scene classroom (21 Jump Street , TV series, episode 2x17)
• 1988: The Night of Decision (Miracle Mile)
• 1989: Adam Sandler's Love Boat (Going Overboard)
• 1989: Race for Glory
• 1989: Shocker
• 1992: Special Unit IQ (A Midnight Clear)
• 1993: Two aces in the snow (Aspen Extreme)
• 1993: Fire in the Sky
• 1994: The Last Seduction (The Last Seduction)
• 1994: FTW - Deeper than Hatred (FTW)
• 1995–1999: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, 106 episodes)
• 1996: Great White Hype (The Great White Hype)
• 1997: Cop Land
• 2001: Mister Undercover (Corky Romano)
• 2002: Alias ​​- Die Agentin ( Alias , TV series, episodes 1x18–1x19)
• 2002: King of Queens (TV series, 5x04)
• 2003: Collateral
• 2007: Operation: Kingdom (The Kingdom)
• 2007: Smokin 'Aces
• 2007: Lions for Lambs (Lions for Lambs)
• 2008, 2011: Entourage (TV series, episodes 5x11, 7x09)
• 2011: Prime Suspect (TV series, episodes 1x05, 1x11)
• 2012: Battleship
• 2014: The Leftovers (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x02)
• 2015–2017: Ballers (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2016: Deepwater Horizon
• 2016: Boston (Patriots Day)
• 2018: Mile 22

Director

• 1997: Chicago Hope - Endstation Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, episode 3x23)
• 1998: Very Bad Things
• 2000: Wonderland (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2003: Welcome to the Jungle (The Rundown)
• 2004: Friday Night Lights - Touchdown on Friday (Friday Night Lights)
• 2006, 2009: Friday Night Lights (TV series)
• 2007: Operation: Kingdom (The Kingdom)
• 2008: Hancock
• 2009: Virtuality - killer in the system (virtuality)
• 2011: Prime Suspect (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2012: Battleship
• 2013: Lone Survivor
• 2014: The Leftovers (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x02)
• 2015: Ballers (TV series, pilot episode)
• 2016: Deepwater Horizon
• 2016: Boston (Patriots Day)
• 2018: Mile 22
• 2020: Spenser Confidential

script

• 2004: Friday Night Lights - Touchdown on Friday (Friday Night Lights)
• 2006–2011: Friday Night Lights (TV Series, creator)
• 2010: The Losers
• 2013: Lone Survivor
• 2016: Boston (Patriots Day)
• 2016: Deepwater Horizon
• 2018: Mile 22

producer

• 2007: Operation: Kingdom (The Kingdom)
• 2007: Lars and the Real Girl
• 2009: Virtuality - Killer in the System ( Virtuality , TV film)
• 2011–2012: Prime Suspect (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 2012: Battleship
• 2012: On Freddie Roach (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2013: Lone Survivor
• 2014–2017: The Leftovers (TV series, 22 episodes)
• 2014: State of Play (mini-series)
• 2015-2018: Ballers (TV series, 14 episodes)
• 2016: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
• 2018: Mile 22
• 2020: Spenser Confidential

Awards

Golden Raspberry

• 2013 : Worst Movie : Nomination for Battleship
• 2013: Worst Director : Nomination for Battleship

Web links

• Petersberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)