Peter Berg

Directing

Born March 11, 1964 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Peter W. Berg · Pete Berg · 피터 버그

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Berg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Awards & recognition

Best Sports Movie ESPY Award · 2005
Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2014 · nominated
Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 2012 · nominated
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2011 · nominated

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Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2007 · nominated
Writers Guild of America Award — Television: New Series · 2007 · nominated
Best Sports Movie ESPY Award · 2005 · nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1997 · nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 1996 · nominated