Peter Berg is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works 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), the military science fiction war film
Battleship (2012), the war film
Lone Survivor (2013), the disaster drama
Deepwater Horizon (2016), the Boston Marathon bombing drama
Patriots Day (2016), the action thriller
Mile 22 (2018), and the action comedy
Spenser Confidential (2020) the latter five all starring Mark Wahlberg. In addition to cameo appearances in the last six of these titles, he has had prominent acting roles in films including
Never on Tuesday (1989),
Shocker (1989),
The Last Seduction (1994),
The Great White Hype (1996),
Cop Land (1997),
Corky Romano (2001),
Collateral (2004),
Smokin' Aces (2006), and
Lions for Lambs (2007).