Peter Berg

Born 1964 · American actor, film director, producer and writer

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 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.

Peter Berg, in order

1. 1988 Miracle Mile: acted · directed by Steve De Jarnatt
2. 1988 Never on Tuesday: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin · audiences 36%
3. 1989 Heart of Dixie: acted · directed by Martin Davidson
4. 1989 Shocker: acted · directed by Wes Craven
5. 1989 Tale of Two Sisters: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin
6. 1991 Crooked Hearts: acted · directed by Michael Bortman · audiences 39% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
7. 1991 Late for Dinner: acted · directed by W. D. Richter
8. 1992 A Midnight Clear: acted · directed by Keith Gordon
9. 1993 Aspen Extreme: acted · directed by Patrick Hasburgh
10. 1993 Fire in the Sky: acted · directed by Robert Lieberman · critics 52%, audiences 57% · streaming on MGM+, YouTube (free)
11. 1994 Chicago Hope (TV series): acted
12. 1994 F.T.W.: acted · directed by Michael Karbelnikoff
13. 1994 Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story: acted · directed by Michael Dinner
14. 1994 The Last Seduction: acted · directed by John Dahl
15. 1995 Heavyweights: acted · directed by Steven Brill · critics 50%, audiences 77% · streaming on Disney+
16. 1996 Girl 6: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 36%, audiences 36%
17. 1996 The Great White Hype: acted · directed by Reginald Hudlin
18. 1997 Cop Land: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 75%, audiences 67% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
19. 1998 Very Bad Things: directed, wrote
20. 1999 Dill Scallion: acted · directed by Jordan Brady
21. 2000 Wonderland (TV series): created
22. 2001 Alias (TV series): acted · critics 86%, audiences 92% · streaming on Disney+
23. 2001 Corky Romano: acted · directed by Rob Pritts
24. 2003 The Rundown: directed · critics 69%, audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, AMC+
25. 2004 Collateral: acted · directed by Michael Mann · critics 86%, audiences 84% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Starz
26. 2004 Friday Night Lights: directed, wrote
27. 2006 Friday Night Lights (TV series): directed, wrote, created
28. 2006 Smokin' Aces: acted · directed by Joe Carnahan
29. 2007 Lions for Lambs: acted · directed by Robert Redford · critics 28%, audiences 47% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
30. 2007 The Kingdom: directed, acted · critics 51%, audiences 76% · streaming on Starz
31. 2008 Hancock: directed · critics 42%, audiences 59% · streaming on Paramount+
32. 2009 Virtuality (TV movie): directed
33. 2010 The Losers: wrote · directed by Sylvain White · critics 47%, audiences 54%
34. 2011 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: acted · directed by Morgan Spurlock · critics 72%, audiences 64%
35. 2012 Battleship: directed, produced, acted · critics 33%, audiences 54% · streaming on Netflix
36. 2013 Lone Survivor: directed, wrote
37. 2014 The Leftovers (TV series): directed
38. 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny: produced · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
39. 2016 Deepwater Horizon: directed, acted
40. 2016 Hell or High Water: produced · directed by David Mackenzie · critics 97%, audiences 89% · streaming on HBO Max
41. 2016 Patriots Day: directed, wrote, acted
42. 2016 Serena: produced · directed by Ryan White
43. 2017 Wind River: produced · directed by Taylor Sheridan · critics 87%, audiences 90% · streaming on Netflix
44. 2018 Mile 22: directed, produced
45. 2020 Spenser Confidential: directed
46. 2025 American Primeval (TV series): directed
47. 2025 The Studio (TV series): acted · critics 92%, audiences 77% · streaming on Apple TV
48. 2026 The Mosquito Bowl: directed, wrote