Tom Berenger 1980s, including "The Big Chill" (1983), " Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983), "Platoon" (1986), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987), and "Major League" (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Barnes in "Platoon" (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor"). A role for which he has become well known for is Thomas Beckett, the main character in the mid-1990s film "Sniper" (which would later be followed by four sequels, featuring Berenger in the starring role for three). Other notable films from that period in which he was
Michael Hoffman (director) Jr., "One Fine Day" with Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney, "Soapdish" with Sally Field and Kevin Kline, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", for which he also wrote the screenplay based on the work by Shakespeare, and "The Emperor's Club" (starring Kevin Kline). He has made three films with Kline (so far), including the aforementioned "A Midsummer Night's Dream". His film "Promised Land" (1987) was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. "Restoration" (1995) was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He wrote and directed "The Last Station" (2009), based on the final years of Leo