Peter Berg: The Director Who Knows How to Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

Peter Berg: The Director Who Knows How to Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat Peter Berg is one of those directors who has a knack for making movies that are as intense as a double shot of espresso. You know the kind of films I'm talking about — the ones that make you sit up straight in your chair and wonder if you’ve been holding your breath for the last two hours. If you’ve ever watched Lone Survivor or Deepwater Horizon, you’ve seen Peter's signature style: action-packed, emotionally raw, and with just a pinch of "I didn’t see that coming." Berg, born in 1964 in New York City, didn’t start out behind the camera, though. No, his early days were spent as an actor — the kind of actor who might have appeared in a few TV shows that made you say, "Wait, was that Peter Berg?" before you shrugged it off. After some time, he figured out that he’d rather be the one calling the shots, literally and figuratively. And boy, are we glad he did.