Tom Berenger was born on May 31, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.

Berenger's film debut was the lead in Rush It (1976), an independent film now mostly forgotten except for its cast members who went on to greater renown. In 1977, Berenger had a small but noticeable role as a murderer in Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the sociopathic Sgt. Barnes in Platoon.

His other movie credits include Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Shattered (1991), Gettysburg (1993), Rough Riders (1997), and Shadow of Doubt (1998). He played the part of Teddy Roosevelt in the made-for-TV movie Rough Riders (1997).

Berenger has been married three times and has six children, consisting of one son and five daughters. He resides in Vancouver, Canada and South Carolina.

Filmography

• Stiletto (2008)
• Order of Redemption (2007)
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
• America's Iliad: The Siege of Charleston (2007)
• "October Road" (6 episodes, 2007)
• "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (2006)
• Amy Coyne (2006)
• "Into the West" (2005)
• Detective (2005)
• Firedog (2005)
• Sniper 3 (2004)
• Capital City (2004)
• "Peacemakers" (9 episodes, 2003)
• "Third Watch" (4 episodes, 2003)
• Sniper 2 (2002)
• The Junction Boys (2002)
• Johnson County War (2002)
• D-Tox (2002)
• "Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 2001)
• True Blue (2001)
• The Hollywood Sign (2001)
• Training Day (2001)
• Watchtower (2001)
• Cutaway (2000)
• Takedown (2000)
• Fear of Flying (2000)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 2000)
• In the Company of Spies (1999)
• Diplomatic Siege (1999)
• One Man's Hero (1999)
• A Murder of Crows (1999)
• Shadow of Doubt (1998)
• The Gingerbread Man (1998)
• Rough Riders (1997)
• An Occasional Hell (1996)
• The Substitute (1996)
• Last of the Dogmen (1995)
• Body Language (1995)
• The Avenging Angel (1995)
• Chasers (1994)
• Major League II (1994)
• Gettysburg (1993)
• Sliver (1993)
• "Cheers" (2 episodes, 1993)
• Sniper (1993)
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
• Shattered (1991)
• "Dream On" (1 episode, 1991)
• The Field (1990)
• Love at Large (1990)
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
• Major League (1989)
• Last Rites (1988)
• Betrayed (1988)
• Shoot to Kill (1988)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
• Platoon (1986)
• "If Tomorrow Comes" (1986)
• Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
• Fear City (1984)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• The Big Chill (1983)
• Oltre la porta (1982)
• The Dogs of War (1981)
• Flesh & Blood (1979)
• Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
• In Praise of Older Women (1978)
• Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
• Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)
• The Sentinel (1977)
• Rush It (1976)
• "One Life to Live" (1968)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor "Platoon" 1986