P. J. Byrne

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

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

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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video game

References

References

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11. D'Alessandro, Anthony. (April 15, 2019). "Peter Facinelli, Jordan Calloway, P.J. Byrne, Talitha Bateman & More Join STX Horror Pic Countdown".
12. Scheck, Frank. (December 12, 2019). "Mob Town: Film Review".
13. Kit, Borys. (June 24, 2021). "Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin, Tobey Maguire Join Damien Chazelle's Babylon (Exclusive)".
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17. Melissa, Billie. (October 17, 2023). "Timothée Chalamet Reveals He's Working With Elvis Prep Team for Bob Dylan Portrayal".
18. Grobar, Matt. (April 1, 2024). "Jordan Alexa Davis & P.J. Byrne Round Out Cast Of David Robert Mitchell's 'Flowervale Street'".
19. Alexa, Laurén. (January 22, 2024). "First Look Revealed for Resurrected Coyote vs. Acme Feature". Animation World Network.
20. (October 16, 2025). "PJ Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts & Jay Duplass Cast In Amazon MGM Studios Film 'I Play Rocky'".
21. (November 6, 2018). "Black Lightning – The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak".
22. Petski, Denise. (December 18, 2020). "Never Have I Ever: Utkarsh Ambudkar & P.J. Byrne Join Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling's Netflix Series".
23. Petski, Denise. (December 2, 2019). "Them: Brooke Smith, Anika Noni Rose, P.J. Byrne, Malcolm Mays, Jeremiah Birkett & Sophie Guest To Recur on Amazon Anthology Series".
24. Knox, David. (September 23, 2021). "Cast announced for Irreverent drama".
25. Panaligan, EJ. (December 3, 2022). "Gen V Trailer Takes 'The Boys' to College, Teases Appearances From Main Series Characters".
26. Otterson, Joe. (July 6, 2022). "Apple's Huey P. Newton Series Big Cigar Casts P.J. Byrne as Steve Blauner (EXCLUSIVE)".
27. Yin-Poole, Wesley. (December 9, 2025). "First Official The Boys Video Game Is a VR Exclusive for Meta Quest 3 and PlayStation VR2".