MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actor , Producer , Executive producer
Birth name Thomas Michel Moore
Nationality American
Birth May 31, 1949 (Chicago)
BIOGRAPHY
Of Irish origin, Tom Berenger graduated in journalism from the University of Missouri. The actor took his first steps in a small theater company before landing several small roles in television series. He will be Timmy Siegel in You Only Live Once . In 1976, Tom Berenger made his film debut in the independent film Rush it by Gary Youngman , then followed with Sentinel of the Doomed by Michael Winner . In 1980, he appeared alongside Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War by John Irvin , before playing a disillusioned star in Friends First by Lawrence Kasdan .
Consecration arrived in 1986. His terrible Sergeant Barnes in Platoon by Oliver Stone earned Tom Berenger recognition from the profession, a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1987. Prestigious films then follow one another: Hunted by Ridley Scott , Hiking for a Killer by Roger Spottiswoode , The Right Hand of the Devil by Constantin Costa-Gavras , Born on the 4th of July for which the actor reunites with Oliver Stone , Troubles by Wolfgang Petersen , or even Sliver by Phillip Noyce . In 2001, Tom Berenger appeared in the thrillers Training Day by Antoine Fuqua and Eye See You by Jim Gillespie .
During the 2000s, he devoted himself mainly to the small screen, with TV films and direct-to-DVDs focused on action, thrillers and their variants, such as Johnson County War (TV) (2002), Sniper 2 (TV ) (2002) and its sequel (2004), Detective (TV) (2005), Snakes on Board (2009) and Mise à Prix 2 (2010), the sequel to the explosive Mi$e à prix directed by Joe Carnahan ( The All Risk Agency ) in 2007. Alongside his numerous roles in feature films, Tom Berenger is also featured in several series, including Peacemakers and October Road, in which he plays one of the recurring characters. In 2010, the actor proved that he could still get quality roles by joining the cast of Christopher Nolan ‘s Inception , one of the most anticipated films of the year, with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead.
