Peter Berg
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.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Mark Wahlberg 6
- Ali Suliman 2
- Bokeem Woodbine 2
- Colleen Camp 2
- Iliza Shlesinger 2
- James DuMont 2
- Jason Bateman 2
- Jeremy Piven 2
Awards and nominations
- 2014 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
- 2013 Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
- 2012 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Nominated
- 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
- 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Nominated
- 2005 Best Sports Movie ESPY Award
- 2005 Best Sports Movie ESPY Award Nominated
- 1997 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
The career in numbers
- US$ 804 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.6 bi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 80 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 156 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
- 6.5 Average rating from 12 film(s) with data
- 1.9× Return on investment from 10 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Call of Duty
|
2028 | — | — | — |
The Mosquito Bowl
|
2026 | — | — | — |
Spenser Confidential
|
2020 | — | — | 6.5 |
Mile 22
|
2018 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 66 mi | 6.3 |
Deepwater Horizon
|
2016 | US$ 110 mi | US$ 122 mi | 6.9 |
Patriots Day
|
2016 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 51 mi | 7.1 |
Lone Survivor
|
2013 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 149 mi | 7.4 |
Battleship
|
2012 | US$ 209 mi | US$ 303 mi | 5.9 |
Virtuality
|
2009 | — | — | 5.2 |
Kings Ransom
|
2009 | — | — | 6.7 |
Hancock
|
2008 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 629 mi | 6.4 |
The Kingdom
|
2007 | US$ 70 mi | US$ 87 mi | 6.7 |
Friday Night Lights
|
2004 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 61 mi | 6.9 |
The Rundown
|
2003 | US$ 85 mi | US$ 81 mi | 6.4 |
Very Bad Things
|
1998 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 10 mi | 6.3 |
Untitled Rihanna Documentary
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Spenser Confidential 2
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Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary
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