Tom Berenger

Actor, also producer · Born May 31, 1949 (77) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee

Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1949) is an American television and motion picture actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in “Platoon.” He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the “Major League” films and Thomas Beckett in the “Sniper” films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: May 31, 1949 (77)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 96 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Tom Berenger's films like?

Across their 90 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Documentary4 titles86^th

Adventure2 titles90^th

Biography2 titles57^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

29%

Self

19%

Survival

18%

Bonds

17%

Society

Power

Ideas

Justice23 Family bonds18 Survival15 Redemption11 Identity12 Purpose11 Duty8 Deception8

What they feel like to watch

their average across 86 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 4 · Wry 3 · Earnest 79

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 26 · Dark 41

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 66 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 30 · Intense 42

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 48 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 69 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 7

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 50 · Relentless 9

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 48 · Full focus 8

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 30 · Affecting 38 · Heavy 18

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 68 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

67 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 37 of 67 analyzed roles.

Hero

37 of 67

Mentor

11 of 67

Shadow

7 of 67

Herald

4 of 67

Ally

3 of 67

Shapeshifter

3 of 67

Threshold guardian

2 of 67

Show the 67 roles

Shadowas Gary in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Heroas Andras Vayda in In Praise of Older Women (1978)
Heroas Butch Cassidy in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
Heroas Bobby Fallon in Flesh & Blood (1979)
Allyas Drew in The Dogs of War (1980)
Shapeshifteras Sam Weber in The Big Chill (1983)
Heroas Frank Ridgeway in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Heroas Matt Rossi in Fear City (1984)
Heroas Rex O'Herlihan in Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
Heroas The Soldiers in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
Heroas Mike Keegan in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Shadowas Gary Simmons in Betrayed (1988)
Heroas Father Michael Pace in Last Rites (1988)
Allyas Jonathan Knox in Shoot to Kill (1988)
Heroas Jake Taylor in Major League (1989)
Heroas Harry Dobbs in Love at Large (1990)
Heroas Lewis Moon in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Heroas Dan Merrick in Shattered (1991)
Heroas Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet in Gettysburg (1993)
Shapeshifteras Jack Landsford in Sliver (1993)
Heroas Thomas Beckett in Sniper (1993)
Heroas Rock Reilly in Chasers (1994)
Allyas Jake Taylor in Major League II (1994)
Heroas Miles Utley in The Avenging Angel (1995)
Heroas Lewis Gates in Last of the Dogmen (1995)
Heroas Dr. Ernest Dewalt in An Occasional Hell (1996)
Heroas Shale in The Substitute (1996)
Heroas Theodore Roosevelt in Rough Riders (1997)
Shadowas Jack Campioni in Shadow of Doubt (1998)
Shadowas Clifford Dubose in A Murder of Crows (1998)
Heroas John Riley in One Man's Hero (1999)
Heroas Kevin Jefferson in In the Company of Spies (1999)
Shapeshifteras Red Line in Cutaway (2000)
Heroas Rembrandt Macy in True Blue (2001)
Shadowas Art Stoner in Cruel and Unusual (2001)
Heraldas Stan Gursky in Training Day (2001)
Heroas Tom Greener in The Hollywood Sign (2001)
Heroas Beckett in Sniper 2 (2002)
Heroas Thomas Beckett in Sniper 3 (2004)
Heroas Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie in Detective (2005)
Heroas Jonathan Toomey in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
Mentoras Jonathan Toomey in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
Shadowas Larsan in Amber Alert: Terror on the Highway (2008)
Shadowas Virgil in Stiletto (2008)
Heroas Steven Luisi in Breaking Point (2009)
Heroas Walter Weed in Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
Mentoras Jim Vance in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Heroas John Shepherd in Lonesome Dove Church (2014)
Heraldas MGySgt Thomas Beckett in Sniper: Legacy (2014)
Mentoras Thomas Beckett in Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
Heraldas Captain Randolph in Cops and Robbers (2017)
Heroas John Moore in American Dresser (2018)
Mentoras Maj. McCulley in Wunderland (2018)
Threshold guardianas Will McMullen in Gone Are the Days (2018)
Heroas Ray in Supervized (2019)
Mentoras Joe Smith in Stakeout (2019)
Heroas Jim Reed in Blood and Money (2020)
Mentoras Thomas Beckett in Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)
Mentoras Major McCulley in Battle of the Bulge: Winter War (2020)
Mentoras Marshall McTeague in A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
Heroas Nick Falconi in Black Warrant (2022)
Mentoras Doc Tillman in The Desperate Riders (2022)
Mentoras Father Callahan in Among Wolves (2023)
Threshold guardianas Joe Cassidy in Plan B (2024)
Heraldas Mike Marshall in One More Shot (2024)
Mentoras Thomas Beckett in Sniper: No Nation (2026)
Heroas Sheriff in The Sheriff (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Thrilling

Contemplative

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet37 Unsettling25 Fun19 Thought-provoking21 Feel-good14 Hopeful15

How their films end · 25 with a twist

Happy23
Bittersweet41
Tragic3
Ambiguous22
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tom Berenger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 96 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (41).

Also on these channels

Howdy9 titles, show their 9 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV6 titles, show their 6 titles on Shout! TV
MovieSphere+2 titles, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
ScreenPix2 titles, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
A&E Crime Central1 title, show their title on A&E Crime Central
HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Berenger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 96 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Sheriff(2026)
as Bobby J.
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge(2026)
Actor
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Sniper: No Nation(2026)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Plan B(2024)
as Joe Cassidy
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
One More Shot(2024)
as Mike Marshall
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Among Wolves(2023)
as Father Callahan
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
As Good as Dead(2022)
as Sonny Kilbane
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Black Warrant(2022)
as Nick Falconi
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Most Dangerous Game(2022)
as Benjamin Colt
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Desperate Riders(2022)
as Doc Tillman
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
A Tale of Two Guns(2022)
as Marshall McTeague
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Battle of the Bulge: Winter War(2020)
Actor
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Adam(2020)
as Jerry
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Sniper: Assassin's End(2020)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Blood and Money(2020)
as Jim Reed
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Supervized(2019)
as Ray
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Stakeout(2019)
as Joe Smith
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
1st Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Tucker Jefferson
American Dresser(2018)
as John Moore
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Gone Are the Days(2018)
as Will
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Wunderland(2018)
as Major McCulley
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Cops and Robbers(2017)
as Captain Randolph
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sniper: Ultimate Kill(2017)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Impact Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Herbert Sloan
Sniper: Legacy(2014)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bad Country(2014)
as Lutin Adams
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Lonesome Dove Church(2014)
as John Shepherd
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Doc Holliday's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Judge Wells
Reach Me(2014)
as Teddy
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
War Flowers(2012)
as General McIntire
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Hatfields & McCoys(2012)
Show 3 episodes · as Jim Vance
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Brake(2012)
as Ben Reynolds
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Bucksville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as The Patron of Justice
Last Will(2011)
as Frank Emery
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Faster(2010)
as Warden
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Eddie Williams
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Inception(2010)
as Peter Browning
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Sinners and Saints(2010)
as Captain Trahan
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball(2010)
as Walter Weed
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Breaking Point(2009)
as Steven Luisi
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Silent Venom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Admiral Bradley Wallace
Charlie Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Becker
Amber Alert: Terror on the Highway(2008)
as Larsan
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Stiletto(2008)
as Virgil Vadalos
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007)
as Jonathan Toomey
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
October Road(2007)
Show 20 episodes · as The Commander
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Richard Kinnell
Into the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 6 episodes · as Colonel J. Chivington
Detective(2005)
as Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Sniper 3(2004)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Peacemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 10 episodes · Story · as Marshal Jared Stone
Sniper 2(2002)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Junction Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Paul 'Bear' Bryant
The Hollywood Sign(2001)
as Tom Greener
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Johnson County War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Cain Hammett
Cruel and Unusual(2001)
as Adam Turrell
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
D-Tox(2002)
as Hank
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
True Blue(2001)
as Rembrandt Macy
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Training Day(2001)
as Stan Gursky
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Cutaway(2000)
as Red Line
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Takedown(2000)
as McCoy Rollins
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying(1999)
as Sikes
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Diplomatic Siege(1999)
as Gén. Buck Swain
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
In the Company of Spies(1999)
as Kevin Jefferson
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Third Watch(1999)
Show 4 episodes · as Aaron Noble
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
One Man's Hero(1999)
as Captain John Riley
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A Murder of Crows(1998)
as Clifford Dubose
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Shadow of Doubt(1998)
as Jack Campioni
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Gingerbread Man(1998)
as Pete Randle
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Ally McBeal(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Harrison Wyatt
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Rough Riders(1997)
Show 2 episodes · as Theodore Roosevelt
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
An Occasional Hell(1996)
Executive Producer · as Dr. Ernest Dewalt
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Substitute(1996)
as Jonathan Shale
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Last of the Dogmen(1995)
as Lewis Gates
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Body Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Atty. Gavin St. Claire
The Avenging Angel(1995)
Co-Producer · as Miles Utley
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Lincoln Assassination(1995)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Chasers(1994)
as Rock Reilly
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Major League II(1994)
as Jake Taylor
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Gettysburg(1993)
as Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Sliver(1993)
as Jack Lansford
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Sniper(1993)
as Thomas Beckett
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991)
as Lewis Moon
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Shattered(1991)
as Dan Merrick
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Field(1990)
as Peter - The American
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Dean Tyler
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 2 episodes · as Nick Spencer
Love at Large(1990)
as Harry Dobbs
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Born on the Fourth of July(1989)
as Sergeant Hayes
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Major League(1989)
as Jake Taylor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Last Rites(1988)
as Father Michael Pace
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Betrayed(1988)
as Gary Simmons
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Shoot to Kill(1988)
as Jonathan Knox
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Someone to Watch Over Me(1987)
as Det. Mike Keegan
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)
as (voice)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Platoon(1986)
as Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
If Tomorrow Comes(1986)
Show 3 episodes · as Jeff Stevens
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Rustlers' Rhapsody(1985)
as Rex O'Herlihan
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Fear City(1984)
as Matt Rossi
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Big Chill(1983)
as Sam Weber
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Eddie and the Cruisers(1983)
as Frank Ridgeway
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Cheers(1982)
Show 2 episodes · as Don Santry
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Beyond the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Matthew Jackson
The Dogs of War(1980)
as Drew
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Flesh & Blood(1979)
as Bobby Fallon
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Flesh & Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 2 episodes · as Bobby Fallon
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days(1979)
as Butch Cassidy
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
In Praise of Older Women(1978)
as Andras Vayda
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Rush It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Richard Moore
Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)
as Gary
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye(1977)
as Billy Sutton
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sentinel(1977)
as Man at End
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles from 1977 to 2026; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Inception (2010)

$840M worldwide

Highest rated

Inception (2010)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward win

19772026

Peak 1988 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 44 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1977Screen debut· The Sentinel
1983First top-billed film· Eddie and the Cruisers
1986Golden Globe win· Platoon
1989Career best· Major League

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting112 of 112 · 33^rdWriting1 of 112Producing2 of 112

112 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s27 · 27 acting · 2 crew2000s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 65 roles

44%

55%

57%

22%

40%

31%

33%

77879297021222

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe from 4 major nominations, 1987–2012.

WinNomination

2012
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1993
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
1987
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tom Berenger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29^th percentile, the median of all 87; across their 86 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 86

Approval · how many liked their films

28^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 86

Reach · how many have seen their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 86

Midcredits score across 96 titles, by percentile

75^th and up18
50^th to 74^th16
25^th to 49^th24
Below 25^th38

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 96 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved6
Universally Panned3
Cult Classic5
Crowd Pleaser28
Broadly Agreed15
Mixed39

Most divisive · actor

Stakeout (2019)

87^th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inception (2010)

Midcredits 99^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 80 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tom Berenger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore22 titles30–88 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity35 titles9–73 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity23 titles43–90 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs14 titles32–77 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most films

Frightening / Intense16 titles26–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.