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Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, film director, film producer, & writer. Born to a Jewish American father, Larry Berg and a Catholic mother, Sally Berg, he also has a younger sister Mary. He attended Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota where he majored in theater arts and theater history, he graduated in 1984 then in 1985 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film career. Berg put his acting aspirations on hold when he first arrived in Los Angeles, choosing instead to learn about the film business as a production assistant. He made his first screen debut in a 1986 episode of CBS' The Equalizer and later appeared on 21 Jump Street (Fox) and O'Hara (ABC). He is now directing Friday Night Lights the series which premieres October 3, on NBC

Berg is best known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk on the CBS TV series Chicago Hope from 1995 to 1999. While on the show he wrote two episodes of Chicago Hope his first year as a regular and later would get his feet wet as a director before leaving the series at the end of the 1998-99 season. Berg described the opportunity as "like getting paid to go to film school."

Personal life

On August 28, 1993 Berg married long-time girlfriend Elizabeth Rogers, they later divorced in 1997. Berg has a son that was born November 1999. Currently he is dating Estella Warren.

Filmography

As Actor:

• Collateral (2004) Richard Weidner
• Corky Romano (2001) Paulie Romano
• Dill Scallion (1999)
• Very Bad Things (1998)
• Cop Land (1997) Joey Randone
• Girl 6 (1996) Caller No 1—Bob
• The Great White Hype (1996) Terry Conklin
• Across the Moon (1994)
• The Last Ride (1994)
• The Last Seduction (1994) Mike Swale
• Aspen Extreme (1993) Dexter Rutecki
• Fire in the Sky (1993) David Whitlock
• A Case for Murder (1993)
• A Midnight Clear (1992) Bud Miller
• Crooked Hearts (1991) Tom
• Late For Dinner (1991) Frank Lovegren
• Genuine Risk (1990)
• HenryTale of Two Sisters (1990)
• Heart of Dixie (1989) Jenks
• Miracle Mile (1989) Band Member
• Never on Tuesday (1989)
• Race For Glory (1989) Chris Washburn
• Shocker (1989) Jonathan Parker

As Director:

• Bran Mak Morn (2007) (announced)
• The Losers (2007) (announced)
• The Mission (2007) (announced)
• Splinter Cell (2006) (announced)
• The Kingdom (2006) (filming began mid 2006)
• Friday Night Lights (2006)
• Friday Night Lights (2004)
• The Rundown (2003)... aka Welcome to the Jungle (Australia) (UK)
• Wonderland (2000) TV Series
• Very Bad Things (1998)
• Chicago Hope (1998) TV Series

As Producer:

• The Losers (2007) (announced) (producer)
• The Mission' (2007) (announced) (producer)
• Splinter Cell (2006) (announced) (executive producer)
• The Kingdom (2006) (pre-production) (producer)
• PU-239 (2006) (executive producer)
• Wonderland (2000) TV Series (executive producer)

As Writer:

• The Losers (2007) (announced) (screenplay)
• Friday Night Lights (2004) (screenplay)
• Wonderland (2000) TV Series
• Very Bad Things (1998) (written by)
• Chicago Hope (1994) TV Series (writer) (as Peter W. Berg)

As Composer:

• Very Bad Things (1998) (song "Walls Come Down")

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