Peter Berg: Biography
- Birth Date:March 11th, 1964 - New York City, New York, USA
Onscreen from the late '80s, actor Peter Berg first made a memorable impression in A Midnight Clear (1992), playing one of a group of soldiers stationed in Germany during World War II. The muscular, strong-jawed actor had his real screen breakthrough with John Dahl's critically acclaimed The Last Seduction (1994), a neo-noir that cast him as Linda Fiorentino's unwitting, hormonally misguided accomplice. Berg's subsequent roles tended to be in films of middling quality, and it was for his work on the popular TV series ~Chicago Hope that he received the most recognition.
In 1998, Berg made his feature directorial debut with Very Bad Things, a black comedy starring Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern, and Leland Orser as a group of men behaving badly. The film, which was shown at the Toronto and San Sebastian Film Festivals, received a fairly mixed critical reception. Nonetheless, Berg continued to be a presence behind the camera. In 2000, he created Wonderland, an edgy dramatic television series set in an asylum. While the ABC show recieved rave reviews and garnered a cult following, it failed to deliver ratings and was quickly cancelled.
Berg finally found himself with a hit on his hands in 2003 with The Rundown. Starring The Rock and Seann William Scott, the Berg-helmed action comedy was well-received by critics and managed to score well at the box-office. In 2004, Berg began work on his third directorial effort, Friday Night Lights, a football film he also scripted. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
In 1998, Berg made his feature directorial debut with Very Bad Things, a black comedy starring Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern, and Leland Orser as a group of men behaving badly. The film, which was shown at the Toronto and San Sebastian Film Festivals, received a fairly mixed critical reception. Nonetheless, Berg continued to be a presence behind the camera. In 2000, he created Wonderland, an edgy dramatic television series set in an asylum. While the ABC show recieved rave reviews and garnered a cult following, it failed to deliver ratings and was quickly cancelled.
Berg finally found himself with a hit on his hands in 2003 with The Rundown. Starring The Rock and Seann William Scott, the Berg-helmed action comedy was well-received by critics and managed to score well at the box-office. In 2004, Berg began work on his third directorial effort, Friday Night Lights, a football film he also scripted. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
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Hobake
Loved the Movie, DVD, and met the Director Peter Berg while he was working in Hawaii. Great man and said he didnt want to hire actors to play locals he wanted to hire locals to be themselves. Great flick great DVD want to see if he has a directors cut or extra footage.
8 months agoby @hobakeFlag
mordfilm
Peter could be one of the best in the new-world directors. I believe he has a style that people love to see, and his vision during filming translates to the big screen almost flawlessly.
From comedy to adventure, and drama, Peter has been sharpening his teeth, which were already extremely sharp to begin. The future of Peter is looking good.
Battleship will be a challenge for anyone, Yet I think Peter has an idea in place and has the ability to create a great action-drama out of it. Lets hope, however, this wont be the first Peter Berg speed bump in film making.
3 years agoby @mordfilmFlag