P.J. Byrne

Actor / Writer / Director

Birthplace – Maplewood, New Jersey, USA

PJ Byrne is a SAG Award nominated actor for his ensemble role in “Babylon”, he has worked with some of the best directors of our time. That list includes Martin Scorsese, Damien Chazelle, Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, Clint Eastwood, Jean-Marc Vallee, Jay Roach, Peter and Bob Farrelly among many others.

Byrne has compiled a long list of impressive award winning film and television credits. He is well known for his scene stealing roles and is considered one of the busiest actors in Hollywood. He has worked with a staggering list of dramatic, comedic and box office stars like Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Margot Robbie, Jim Carey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hanks, Dwayne Johnson, Brad Pitt, Cynthia Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell, Jack Black, Naomi Harris, Tracy Morgan, Zach Galifianakis, Regina Hall and the list goes on.

In addition to his on-screen roles, Byrne is the voice of many cartoon characters including the voice of “Bolin” in the Emmy- nominated Nickelodeon series, “The Legend of Korra” and received a Behind The Voice Award for his portrayal of that character.

He is a graduate of Boston College with a double major in finance and theatre and has an M.F.A. in Acting from the prestigious Theatre School at DePaul University.

A Garden State native, Byrne was born in Maplewood, New Jersey and was raised in Old Tappan, New Jersey.

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Filmography

Somewhere in Queens

Ben Parson (2023)

Countdown

Father John (2019)

Green Book

Record Exec (2018)

The 15:17 to Paris

Mr. Henry (2018)

Rampage

Nelson (2018)

Home Again

Paul (2017)

Babylon

Max (Ruth's Assistant Director) ()

The Wolf of Wall Street

Nicky Koskoff ('Rugrat') (2013)

A Complete Unknown

Harold Leventhal (2024)

Flowervale Street

(2025)