Tom Berenger

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: May 31, 1949

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born in Chicago, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Tom Berenger was born Thomas Michael Moore and raised in a working class Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. His father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Tom attended the University of Missouri to study journalism. There, he first auditioned for a role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the college theater on a whim and a bet with a roommate; he won the role of "Nick", the second male lead.

After several stints in regional theater, Berenger attended Herbert Berghof's Studio School for Acting in New York City. There, he pursued a professional acting. He selected "Berenger" as his professional name, after a school friend, as there was already a "Tom Moore" in Actors' Equity. His film debut was in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), followed by roles in such films as The Big Chill (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Platoon (1986), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Betrayed (1988), Last Rites (1988), Major League (1989), Shattered (1991), Gettysburg (1993), The Substitute (1996), Sniper (1993), Rough Riders (1997), Inception (2010), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), among many others.

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Movies

Known For

Platoon

(1986)

Inception

(2010)

The Big Chill

(1983)

Major League

(1989)

Tom Berenger Movies

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2024 |
One More Shotas Mike Marshall
2024 |
Plan Bas Joe Cassidy
2023 |
Among Wolvesas Father Callahan
2022 |
A Tale of Two Gunsas Marshall McTeague
2022 |
As Good as Deadas Sonny Kilbane
2022 |
Black Warrantas Nick Falconi
2022 |
The Desperate Ridersas Doc Tillman
2022 |
The Most Dangerous Gameas Benjamin Colt
2020 |
Adamas Jerry Niskar
2020 |
Battle of the Bulge: Winter Waras Major McCulley
2020 |
Blood and Moneyas Jim Reed
2019 |
1st Bornas Tucker Jefferson
2019 |
Stakeoutas Joe Smith
2019 |
Supervizedas Ray
2018 |
Gone Are the Daysas Will
2018 |
Platoon: Brothers in Arms
2018 |
Wunderlandas Maj. McCulley
2018 |
American Dresser
American Dresser
2018
1h 37m
Action, Adventure, Drama
5.3
When a recent widower consumed with regret seeks absolution in riding his motorcycle cross-country to confront the mistakes of his past, he unexpectedly discovers that life is about moving forward, one mile at a time.
asJohn Moore
2017 |
Cops and Robbersas Captain Randolph
2017 |
Sniper: Ultimate Killas Thomas Beckett
2015 |
Impact Earthas Herbert Sloan
2015 |
Parris Island 100 Years: We Make Marines
2014 |
Doc Holliday's Revengeas Judge Wells
2014 |
Lonesome Dove Churchas John Shepherd
2012 |
War Flowersas General Josiah McIntire
2012 |
Brakeas Ben Reynolds
2011 |
Bucksvilleas The Patron of Justice
2011 |
Last Willas Frank Emery
2010 |
Sinners and Saintsas Captain Trahan
2010 |
Fasteras Warden
2010 |
Inception
Inception
2010
PG-13
2h 28m
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
8.8
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
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asBrowning
2009 |
Breaking Pointas Steven Luisi
2009 |
The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentineas Becker
2008 |
Stilettoas Virgil Vadalos
2007 |
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomeyas Jonathan Toomey
2002 |
Eye See Youas Hank
2001 |
Cruel and Unusualas Art Stoner
2001 |
The Hollywood Signas Tom Greener
2001 |
True Blueas Rembrandt Macy
2001 |
Training Dayas Stan Gursky
2000 |
Takedownas McCoy Rollins
1999 |
Diplomatic Siegeas Gen. Buck Swain
1999 |
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flyingas Sikes
1999 |
One Man's Heroas John Riley
1998 |
A Murder of Crowsas Clifford Dubose
1998 |
Shadow of Doubtas Jack Campioni
1998 |
The Gingerbread Manas Pete Randle
1996 |
An Occasional Hellas Dr. Ernest Dewalt
1996 |
The Substituteas Shale
1995 |
Last of the Dogmenas Lewis Gates
1994 |
Chasersas Rock Reilly
1994 |
Major League IIas Jake Taylor
1993 |
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993
PG
4h 31m
Drama, History, War
7.6
In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
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asLieut. Gen. James Longstreet
1993 |
Sliveras Jack Landsford
1993 |
Sniperas MGySgt. Thomas Beckett
1991 |
At Play in the Fields of the Lordas Lewis Moon
1990 |
Love at Largeas Harry Dobbs
1989 |
Major Leagueas Jake Taylor
1988 |
Last Ritesas Father Michael Pace
1988 |
Betrayedas Gary Simmons
1988 |
Shoot to Killas Jonathan Knox
1987 |
Someone to Watch Over Meas Det. Mike Keegan
1986 |
Platoon
Platoon
1986
R
2h
Drama, War
8.1
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
asSgt. Barnes
1985 |
Rustlers' Rhapsodyas Rex O'Herlihan
1984 |
Fear Cityas Matt Rossi
1983 |
The Big Chillas Sam
1983 |
Eddie and the Cruisersas Frank Ridgeway
1982 |
Beyond the Dooras Matthew Jackson
1980 |
The Dogs of Waras Drew
1979 |
Butch and Sundance: The Early Daysas Butch Cassidy
1978 |
In Praise of Older Womenas Andras Vayda
1978 |
Rush Itas Richard Moore
1977 |
Looking for Mr. Goodbaras Gary