Peter Berg

Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. Films he has directed include the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), the action comedy The Rundown (2003), the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), the action thriller The Kingdom (2007), the superhero comedy-drama Hancock (2008), and the military science fiction war film Battleship (2012), one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time. These were followed by five films starring his friend Mark Wahlberg: the war film Lone Survivor (2013), the disaster drama Deepwater Horizon (2016), the Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day (2016), the action thriller Mile 22 (2018), and the action comedy Spenser Confidential (2020). Berg created the ABC series Wonderland (2000), and developed the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–11), adapted from the film, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As an actor, he’s best known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope (1995–99).