Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known as the director of films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Around the World in 80 Days, Hancock, and Battleship. He is highly regarded for creating the television series Friday Night Lights, based on the film of the same name, which he also directed. In his later career, he worked to bring to the big screen true stories of ordinary Americans caught in extraordinary situations (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day). As an actor, he is best known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk in the 1990s CBS medical drama Chicago Hope.

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