Jack Byrnes

“‘Jack Byrnes”’ is the deuratagonist and (former) main antagonist in the movie “Meet the Parents” and it’s two sequels. He is the wealthy alcoholic father of Pamela Martha Focker (nee. Byrnes) and an ally of Greg Focker later his father-in-law. In all 3 films Jack is not amused by Greg on the outside and antagonises, bullies and acts stubborn to him, but on the inside, he respects Greg and thinks he is the perfect man for his daughter and is perfect for the Byrnes and the circle of trust (which Jack created.) There have been some occasions where Jack starts to disrespect Greg like in the first film after he lost Mr. Jinx and replaced it with a fake Himalayan cat and where he destroyed Jack’s deceased mother’s ashes, nethertheless, they are considered to be Great allys.

He is portrayed by Robert Di Niro