Peter Berg

Peter Berg is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy Very Bad Things , the action comedy The Rundown , the sports drama Friday Night Lights , the action thriller The Kingdom , the superhero comedy-drama Hancock , the military science fiction war film Battleship , the war film Lone Survivor , the disaster drama Deepwater Horizon , and the Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day , the latter three 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 The Great White Hype , Cop Land , Corky Romano , Collateral , Smokin' Aces , and Lions for Lambs .