Biography
Peter Berg 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 films Friday Night Lights (2004) and The Mosquito Bowl (2026), 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.
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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
Filmography50+ titles
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Friday Night Lights
The Studio
American Primeval
Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons
Dare Me
The Leftovers
Californication
A Man Named Scott
30 for 30
Shaq
Wind River
Lone Survivor
Entourage
Hell or High Water
21 Jump Street
Painkiller
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Lars and the Real Girl
Collateral
The King of Queens
Patriots Day
Deepwater Horizon
Friday Night Lights
Miracle Mile
Ballers
The Kingdom
Alias
Cop Land
The Last Seduction
Pu-239
Fire in the Sky
Kings Ransom
Spenser Confidential
Smokin' Aces
A Midnight Clear
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Hancock
The Rundown
God Save Texas
Mile 22
Prime Suspect
The Losers
Very Bad Things
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Trophy Kids
Breakthrough
Lions for Lambs
Battleship