• His parents, Chris (a management consultant) and Dorothy (a microbiologist-turned-travel agent), are divorced.
• Has an older brother Frank and a younger brother Adam.
• Drew Barrymore's teen biography "Little Girl Lost", credits Breckin as having given her her first kiss at age 10 while Breckin was age 11.
• Is in business with Seth Green and Ryan Phillippe. These three actors have their own production company.
• Played the drums in a punk band with a few friends.
• Actress Miriam Shor who played the role of Julie Hermann in the TV series "Inside Schwartz" (2001) tutored Breckin Meyer (who is not Jewish) on playing the Jewish character Adam Schwartz.
• Has a daughter with wife Deborah Kaplan, named Caitlin Willow, b. December 31, 2003.
• Went to the same High School as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Corbin Bernsen, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, and Richard Dreyfuss.
• Bears a resemblance to Noah Wyle.

Breckin Meyer is quickly becoming one of Hollywood's most sought-after new talents, having been seen in such films as the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold, Jerry Zucker's ensemble comic adventure Rat Race, the hit college comedy Road Trip, the rock n' roll satire Josie and the Pussycats, Doug Lyman's ensemble feature Go and the 70s nightclub drama 54. He will next be seen in Old School with Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell. On television, he starred as sports buff Adam Schwartz in the title role of the comedy series Inside Shwartz. Meyer first captured the attention of viewers for his leading role in the critically acclaimed coming-of age feature Dancer, Texas, Pop. 81. His additional film credits include The Insider, Can't Hardly Wait, Clueless, The Craft and Prefontaine.