P.J. Byrne
Paul Jeffrey Byrne (born December 15, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Irv Smiff on the UPN/CW series The Game, and Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014).
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P.J. Byrne
- Name
- P.
- Birth Name
- Paul Jeffrey Byrne
- Born
- 15 December 1974
- Birthplace
- Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Education
- Boston College (BA) DePaul University (MFA)
- Full name
- Paul Jeffrey Byrne.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Paul Jeffrey Byrne (born December 15, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Irv Smiff on the UPN/CW series The Game, and Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — P. J. Byrne • Birth Name — Paul Jeffrey Byrne • Born — 15 December 1974 • Birthplace — Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. • Children — 3 • Occupation — Actor • Education — Boston College (BA) DePaul University (MFA) • Years Active — 2001–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Byrne was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Emma N. (née Ferraro) and Paul I. Byrne Jr., and is of Irish and Italian descent. He was raised in Old Tappan, New Jersey, where he graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Byrne graduated Boston College with a double major in finance and theater and an MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University. He intended to become an investment banker before a drama teacher at BC convinced him to follow his passion for acting.
Career
Career
Byrne started his career in small roles in such films as Bruce Almighty, Fun with Dick and Jane, Bewitched and Because I Said So. He also had guest roles on television series such as ER, The West Wing, Reno 911! and NCIS before getting a recurring role on The Game. Byrne went on to have more prominent roles in films such as Dinner for Schmucks, Extraordinary Measures, The Campaign and Horrible Bosses. He was cast in one of the main roles in Final Destination 5, which received generally positive reviews and was a commercial success. In addition to his on-screen roles, Byrne provided the voice of Bolin, one of the lead roles in the Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra, from the show's beginning in 2012 to its end in 2014. He voiced recurring character Firestorm in Justice League Action. In 2013, Byrne appeared in Martin Scorsese's film The Wolf of Wall Street, which received critical acclaim and was nominated for numerous awards. The next year, he starred in the television series Intelligence. He joined Dwayne Johnson in the 2018 action film Rampage.
Personal life
Personal life
Byrne resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jaime, who was the executive director of health services in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, and is currently president of Jaime Byrne Events, LLC. They have two daughters and one son.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes / Ref. • 2002 — Presidio Med — Dr. Whitby — Episode: "Milagros" • ER — Ken the Kiosk Man — Episode: "Dead Again" • 2003 — The Lyon's Den — Larry Michaels — Episode: "Blood" • Strong Medicine — Levin — Episode: "Rash Decisions" • Yes, Dear — AD — Episode: "Let's Get Jaggy with It" • Crossing Jordan — Forensic Goofball — Episode: "Ockham's Razor" • 2005 — The West Wing — David Orbitz — Episode: "Ninety Miles Away" • 2006 — My Boys — Keith Luger — Episode: "Released" • Just Legal — Wayne — Episode: "Body in the Trunk" • Reno 911! — Agent Bruce Padul — Episode: "Spanish Mike Returns" • The New Adventures of Old Christine — Doug — Episode: "Exile on Lame Street" • Four Kings — Sheldon Dratch — Episode: "Elephant in the Room" • Twins — Eric Weiner — Episode: "Sneaks and Geeks" • NCIS — Ross Logan — Episode: "Deception" • 2006–2009, 2012, 2015 — The Game — Irv Smiff — Recurring role • 2007 — Viva Laughlin — Jonesy — 2 episodes • Boston Legal — Matthew Steinkellner — Episode: "Dumping Bella" • Desperate Housewives — Nick — Episode: "Not While I'm Around" • 2009 — Hannah Montana — Baz B. Berkley — 2 episodes • Three Rivers — Dale Coffey — Episode: "Place of Life" • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Tad — Episode: "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" • Burn Notice — Stacey Conolly — Episode: "Fearless Leader" • Bones — Joe Fillion — Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cardboard" • 2011 — The Mentalist — Kieran Carruthers — Episode: "Rhapsody in Red" • Castle — Tony — Episode: "To Love and Die in LA" • 2012 — Are You There, Chelsea? — Elliot — 2 episodes • 2012–2014 — The Legend of Korra — Bolin — Voice, main cast • 2014 — Intelligence — Nelson Cassidy — Main role • 2015 — Being Mary Jane — Arthur Holzman — 2 episodes • 2016 — Vinyl — Scott Leavitt — Main role • Blindspot — Douglas Winter — Episode: "Her Spy's Harmed" • 2016–2017 — Justice League Action — Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm — Voice, recurring role (11 episodes) • 2017–2019 — Big Little Lies — Principal Nippal — Recurring role • 2017–2018 — I'm Dying Up Here — Kenny Vessey — 7 episodes • 2018–2019 — Black Lightning — Principal Mike Lowry — 5 episodes • 2018 — Tremors — Melvin Plug — Television film • Bunnicula — Dragon, Rock Monster — Voice, episode: "Bunn Vs." • 2019 — Black-ish — Mr. Solomon — Episodes: "Wilds of Valley Glen" • Dynasty — Stuart — 2 episodes • Lodge 49 — Dag — Episode: "The Door" • 2020–2021 — All Rise — Juror Futrell — 2 episodes • 2020–2026 — The Boys — Adam Bourke — 6 episodes • 2021 — Never Have I Ever — Evan — Recurring role (season 2) • Them — Stuart Berks — 3 episodes • Cobra Kai — Greg — Episode: "Party Time" • 2021–2023 — Ghosts — Dan Herbst, Lawyer — 2 episodes • 2022 — Roar — Rodney — Episode: "The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin" • Irreverent — Mackenzie 'Mack' Boyd — 10 episodes • 2023 — Teen Titans Go! — Flash — Voice, episode: "Teen Titans Action" • Gen V — Adam Bourke — 2 episodes • Quantum Leap — Enock Abrams — Episode: "This Took Too Long!" • 2024 — The Big Cigar — Stephen Blauner — Miniseries • 2025–present — The Rainmaker — Deck Shifflet — Main role • 2026 — The Five-Star Weekend — JB — 4 episodes
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Title — Artist — Ref. • 2011 — "New Romance" — Miles Fisher
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Voice role — Ref. • 2014 — The Legend of Korra — Bolin • 2026 — The Boys: Trigger Warning — Adam Bourke
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- Los Angeles
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Maplewood.
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Blood Work — Forensics Worker #2 • 2003 — Bruce Almighty — Panicked Newsroom Staffer • 2005 — Fun with Dick and Jane — Laughing Executive • Bewitched — Writer • 2007 — Charlie Wilson's War — Jim Van Wagenen • Evan Almighty — Evan's Staffer • Loveless in Los Angeles — Perry • Because I Said So — Photographer • 2008 — Be Kind Rewind — Mr. Baker • First Sunday — Dr. Preston • Kissing Cousins — Tucker • Surfer, Dude — Zarno's Lawyer • Soul Men — Floyd's Doctor • 2009 — Finding Bliss — Gary • 2010 — Dinner for Schmucks — Davenport • Extraordinary Measures — Dr. Preston • 2011 — Horrible Bosses — Kenny Sommerfield • Final Destination 5 — Isaac Palmer • 2012 — The Campaign — Rick • K-11 — C.R. • 2013 — The Wolf of Wall Street — Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff • 2014 — Walk of Shame — Moshe • 2015 — The Gift — Danny McDonald • 2016 — True Memoirs of an International Assassin — Trent • 2017 — Eloise — Scott Carter • The Clapper — Mr. Caldwell • Home Again — Paul • Miyubi — Peter • 2018 — The 15:17 to Paris — Mr. Henry • Rampage — Nelson • Green Book — Record Exec • 2019 — Countdown — Father John • Bombshell — Neil Cavuto • Mob Town — Vincent Vasisko • 2022 — Somewhere in Queens — Ben Pearson • Spirited — Mr. Alteli • Babylon — Max (Ruth's Assistant Director) • 2023 — Shazam! Fury of the Gods — Dr. Dario Bava • Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! — J.B. (voice) • 2024 — Dear Santa — Mr. Charles • A Complete Unknown — Harold Leventhal • 2026 — The End of Oak Street — Mel Jacobs • Coyote vs. Acme — Bill Pelicanos • I Play Rocky — Irwin Winkler • Bad Day — Completed • TBA — Clashing Through the Snow — Post-production
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