caption children birth_place nationality birth_date notable_works yearsactive spouse image article_title education occupation alma_mater
berg speaking at wondercon in march 2012 2 ; emmett , alex new york city , new york , u.s. american 11 march 1962 '' '' , '' the kingdom '' , '' hancock '' the , '' battleship '' , '' lone survivor '' rundown '' , '' friday night lights 1988 -- present elizabeth rogers -lrb- 1993-1998 -rrb- peter berg by gage skidmore.jpg peter berg
 the taft school actor , director , producer , screenwriter macalester college
peter berg

peter berg -lrb- born march 11 , 1962 -rrb- is an american actor , film director , producer , and writer .
he is known for directing films such as the black comedy `` very bad things '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , the action comedy `` the rundown '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , the sports drama `` friday night lights '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , the action thriller `` the kingdom '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , the superhero comedy-drama `` hancock '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , the military science fiction war film `` battleship '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , and the war film `` lone survivor '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
he also developed the television series `` friday night lights '' , which was adapted from the film he directed .
as an actor he is best known for his role as dr. billy kronk on the cbs medical drama `` chicago hope '' .
