Born in Chicago on May 31, 1950, Tom Berenger took up acting at the University of Missouri and moved to New York to play off-Broadway roles before finding regular work on the daytime soap "One Life to Live" (1975-76).His screen debut in The Sentinel (1977) led to a significant turn as a killer in Looking for Mr. Goodbar that same year, but it would take several more years -- and roles in The Big Chill (1983) and Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), which earned him an Oscar nod -- before his leading-man status blossomed.
After playing baseball in Major League (1989) and the sequel, Berenger appeared in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) and the Civil War drama Gettysburg (1993) before switching to television to play Kirstie Alley's beau on "Cheers" for two episodes, receiving an Emmy nod for his efforts. The new millennium brought roles in Training Day (2001) and several TV movies.
PlatoonHelmed by Oliver Stone, this searing autobiographical drama chronicles the Vietnam experiences of naïve volunteer soldier Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), whose view of the conflict starts to change after witnessing murder and rape at the hands of his compatriots. Platoon won Academy Awards for... Read More
GettysburgThe fiercest battle fought on American soil comes to the screen in a realistic production that painstakingly re-creates the events of three fateful days in July 1863 -- from the actual battle locations to the uniforms and boots. Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen and Richard Jordan play key... Read More
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallIn this comic shoot-'em-up prequel to 2006's Smokin' Aces, lawman Walter Weed must guard a mob informant in witness protection against an assassin named McTeague. But Weed might be out of his depth when other assorted assailants zero in his witness. Read More
The Big ChillAfter years apart, a group of idealistic former college buddies (William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, JoBeth Williams, Mary Kay Place, Tom Berenger and Jeff Goldblum) who've followed divergent paths as adults reunite at the funeral of one of their own, reconnecting and reminiscing while a... Read More
Breaking PointWhile struggling to return to a normal life after succumbing to drug addiction and dealing with a family tragedy, prominent attorney Steven Luisi (Tom Berenger) takes on a high-profile murder case and soon finds himself forced to deal with his past. With the help of an ex-athlete and gang member... Read More
