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My Take
P. J. Byrne is one of those faces I clock instantly without ever quite catching the name. He's Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in The Wolf of Wall Street, sweating his way through that toupee-glue scene, and he was Irv on The Game, so he's logged real screen time across film and TV. But the role that wins me over is voicing Bolin on The Legend of Korra, because that show meant a lot to a generation of animation fans and his comic timing carried it. A DePaul-trained character actor who slides between live action and the booth is exactly the kind of dependable utility player I respect. He elevates whatever he's dropped into.
Overview
Paul Jeffrey Byrne (born December 15, 1979) 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- P. J. Byrne
- Name (Japanese)
- P・J・バーン
- Reading
- P・J・ばーん
- Born
- December 15, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
- University
- DePaul University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.