Peter Berg ( born March 11 , 1962 ) is an American director , producer , writer , and actor . His directorial film works include 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 ) , the war film '' Lone Survivor '' ( 2013 ) , the disaster drama '' Deepwater Horizon '' ( 2016 ) , the Boston Marathon bombing drama '' Patriots Day '' ( 2016 ) and the action thriller '' Mile 22 '' ( 2018 ) , the latter four 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 '' ( 1996 ) , '' Cop Land '' ( 1997 ) , '' Corky Romano '' ( 2001 ) , '' Collateral '' ( 2004 ) , '' Smokin ' Aces '' ( 2006 ) , and '' Lions for Lambs '' ( 2007 )
Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
Peter Berg