PETER BERG (Director / Screenplay by) is a prolific talent with a taste for challenging material, whether as a writer, director, producer or actor. He made his feature directorial debut (from his original script) on the cult classic Very Bad Things, starring Cameron Diaz, John Favreau and Christian Slater, and followed his big screen directorial bow with last year’s action hit, The Rundown, starring The Rock, Seann William Scott and Christopher Walken.
Also in development is The Kingdom, a Michael Mann-produced political thriller set in Saudi Arabia to be written by Matthew Carnahan. Other Berg projects include 04 July, a film featuring the heroic adventures of U.S. Coast Guard rescuers, and a New York fireman heist drama, Truck 44, both in active development.
Before stepping behind the camera, Berg gained considerable notice for his acting work in front of the cameras, particularly for his starring role opposite Linda Fiorentino in John Dahl’s neo noir classic, The Last Seduction, winning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a naive local who falls for the seductive charms of Fiorentino’s femme fatale.
Other notable film acting credits include James Mangold’s independent drama Cop Land, whose all-star cast was toplined by Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel; The Great White Hype, opposite Samuel L. Jackson; Spike Lee’s controversial Girl 6; Wes Craven’s Shocker; Late For Dinner, with Marcia Gay Harden; Keith Gordon’s A Midnight Clear; and Fire in the Sky. He most recently appeared in Michael Mann’s thriller Collateral, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
For television, Berg created, wrote, produced and directed the ABC drama series Wonderland. He also wrote and directed episodes of David Kelley’s critically acclaimed medical drama series, Chicago Hope, in which he also starred for three seasons as the cocky hockey-playing surgeon, Dr. Billy Kronk (winning SAG nominations in 1997 and 1998 as part of the series’ ensemble cast). Most recently, he was seen in the recurring role of SD-6 Agent Noah Hicks on the ABC action series Alias.
The New York native’s interest in performing was inspired as a child attending Broadway plays twice a month with his parents. He studied theater at Macalester College in Minneapolis, where he appeared in several theatrical productions, including Flibberty Gibbet and Tartuffe.
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