P. J. Byrne

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Byrne at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Paul Jeffrey Byrne

(1974-12-15) December 15, 1974 (age 49)
Education Boston College (BA)
DePaul University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actor and comedian
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Jaime Padula
(m. 2007)
Children3

Paul Jeffrey Byrne (born December 15, 1974) is an American film and television actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014).

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Early life and education

Byrne was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Emma N. (Ferraro) and Paul I. Byrne Jr., [1] [2] and was raised in Old Tappan, New Jersey, where he graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. [3]

A graduate of Boston College with a double major in finance and theater and an MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University, Byrne was on his way to becoming an investment banker out of college when a drama teacher at BC convinced him to follow his passion for acting. [4]

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 . [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

In 2013, he appeared in the Martin Scorsese directed film The Wolf of Wall Street , which received critical acclaim and was nominated for numerous awards. [4] The next year he starred in the television series Intelligence . [5]

He joined Dwayne Johnson in the 2018 action film Rampage . [7]

Personal life

He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jaime, [8] who was the executive director in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for health care services and fund-raising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and now president of Jaime Byrne Events, LLC. Byrne and his wife have two daughters and one son. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
The CandidatePaulShort film
2011Son of MorningMitchel Zangwell
Horrible Bosses Kenny Sommerfield
New RomancePJShort film
Final Destination 5 Isaac Palmer
SnitchPerry
2012CoffeesBarryShort film
The Campaign Rick
K-11 C.R.
Last SupperShort film; Writer and director
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
2019The World Without YouAmram
Countdown Father John
Bombshell Neil Cavuto
Mob Town Vincent Vasisko
2022The Moon & BackMr. Martin
Somewhere in Queens Ben Pearson
Spirited Mr. Alteli
Babylon Max (Ruth's Assistant Director)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Dr. Dario Bava
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! J.B.Voice [10]
2024 Dear Santa Post-production
TBA Coyote vs. Acme
A Complete Unknown Filming
Flowervale Street Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Presidio Med Dr. WhitbyEpisode: "Milagros"
ER Ken the Kiosk ManEpisode: "Dead Again"
2003 The Lyon's Den Larry MichaelsEpisode: "Blood"
Strong Medicine LevinEpisode: "Rash Decisions"
Yes, Dear ADEpisode: "Let's Get Jaggy with It"
Crossing Jordan Forensic GoofballEpisode: "Ockham's Razor"
2005 The West Wing David OrbitzEpisode: "Ninety Miles Away"
2006 My Boys Keith LugerEpisode: "Released"
Just Legal WayneEpisode: "Body in the Trunk"
Reno 911! Agent Bruce PadulEpisode: "Spanish Mike Returns"
The New Adventures of Old Christine DougEpisode: "Exile on Lame Street"
Four Kings Sheldon DratchEpisode: "Elephant in the Room"
Twins Eric WeinerEpisode: "Sneaks and Geeks"
NCIS Ross LoganEpisode: "Deception"
2006–2009,
2012, 2015
The Game Irv SmiffRecurring role
2007 Viva Laughlin Jonesy2 episodes
Boston Legal Matthew SteinkellnerEpisode: "Dumping Bella"
Desperate Housewives NickEpisode: "Not While I'm Around"
2009 Hannah Montana Baz B. Berkley2 episodes
Three Rivers Dale CoffeyEpisode: "Place of Life"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TadEpisode: "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis"
Burn Notice Stacey ConollyEpisode: "Fearless Leader"
Bones Joe FillionEpisode: "The Cinderella in the Cardboard"
2011 The Mentalist Kieran CarruthersEpisode: "Rhapsody in Red"
Castle TonyEpisode: "To Love and Die in LA"
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Elliot2 episodes
2012–2014 The Legend of Korra Bolin Voice, main role [11]
2014 Intelligence Nelson CassidyMain role
2015 Being Mary Jane Arthur Holzman2 episodes
2016 Vinyl Scott LeavittMain role
Blindspot Douglas WinterEpisode: "Her Spy's Harmed"
2016–2017 Justice League Action Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm Voice, recurring role (11 episodes) [11]
2017–2019 Big Little Lies Principal NippalRecurring role
2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here Kenny Vessey7 episodes
2018–2019 Black Lightning Principal Mike Lowry5 episodes
2018TremorsMelvin PlugTelevision film
2019 Black-ish Mr. SolomonEpisodes: "Wilds of Valley Glen"
Dynasty Stuart2 episodes
Lodge 49 DagEpisode: "The Door"
2020–2021 All Rise Juror Futrell2 episodes
2020–2022 The Boys Adam Bourke3 episodes
2021 Never Have I Ever EvanRecurring (season 2)
Them Stuart Berks3 episodes
Cobra Kai GregEpisode: "Party Time"
2021–2023 Ghosts Dan Herbst / Lawyer2 episodes
2022 Roar RodneyEpisode: "The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin"
Irreverent Mackenzie 'Mack' Boyd10 episodes
2023 Gen V Adam Bourke [12]
2023 Quantum Leap Enock AbramsEpisode: "This Took Too Long!"
TBA The Big Cigar Stephen Blauner Upcoming miniseries

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2011"New Romance" Miles Fisher

Video game

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2014 The Legend of Korra Bolin [11]

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