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, 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 (2005 film), Fun with Dick and Jane'', ''Bewitched (2005 film), Bewitched'' and ''Because I Said So (film), Because I Said So''. He also had guest roles on television series such as ''ER (TV series), ER'', ''The West Wing'', ''Reno 911!'' and ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' before getting a recurring role on ''The Game (U.S. TV series), The Game''. Byrne went on to have more prominent roles in films such as ''Dinner for Schmucks'', ''Extraordinary Measures (film), Extraordinary Measures'', ''The Campaign (film), 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 (The Legend of Korra), 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 Ronnie Raymond, Firestorm in ''Justice League Action''. In 2013, Byrne appeared in Martin Scorsese's film ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 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 (U.S. TV series), Intelligence''. He joined Dwayne Johnson in the 2018 action film ''Rampage (2018 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
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, P.J. 1974 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Actors from Bergen County, New Jersey Actors from Maplewood, New Jersey American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent Boston College alumni Comedians from Bergen County, New Jersey Comedians from Essex County, New Jersey DePaul University alumni Male actors from New Jersey Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan alumni People from Old Tappan, New Jersey