Peter Berg (born March 11, 1962) is an American
actor,
film director,
producer, and writer. He is known for directing films such as 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), and the war film
Lone Survivor (2013). 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.