Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 21, 1964
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Josh Pais
Biography
Josh Pais (born June 21, 1964) is an American actor of film and television.
He has appeared in many Hollywood films, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in which he both was in the costume and was the voice) as Raphael, Music of the Heart, Scream 3, It Runs in the Family, Little Manhattan and Find Me Guilty. He played Assistant M.E. Borak in 15 episodes of the series Law & Order, between 1990 and 2002. He also played the Spanish teacher in the film Assassination of a High School President.
Pais is the son of Lila Lee (née Atwill) and Abraham Pais, a Dutch-American Jewish physicist, professor and writer. Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990; the two have a son, actor Zane Pais.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Brad |
| 2025 | The Friend | Jerry |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Josh Pais |
| 2023 | Checkout | Dov |
| 2022 | Spoiler Alert | Scott |
| 2022 | Funny Pages | Lewis |
| 2021 | The Mimic | The Neurotic Lawyer |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | William Lieberman |
| 2019 | Joker | Hoyt Vaughn |
| 2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Larry Eastwood |
| 2017 | Crown Heights | District Attorney Maffeo |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Chuck Lofton |
| 2016 | The Family Fang | Freeman |
| 2016 | I Saw the Light | Dore Schary |
| 2016 | Bakery in Brooklyn | Lawyer |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Fred |
| 2014 | 5 Flights Up | Jackson |
| 2013 | Syrup | Davidson |
| 2013 | Touchy Feely | Paul |
| 2012 | The Normals | Dr. Honeysack |
| 2012 | Price Check | Doug Cain |
| 2012 | Arbitrage | John Aimes |
| 2011 | Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective | Self |
| 2011 | The Key Man | Dr. Abraham Meyer |
| 2011 | Detachment | Meredith's Father |
| 2010 | Please Give | Adam |
| 2009 | Leaves of Grass | Ken Feinman |
| 2009 | Reunion | Saul |
| 2009 | Adventureland | Mr. Lewin |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Todd Keefe |
| 2008 | Teeth | Dr. Godfrey |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Ophthalmologist |
| 2008 | Lifelines | Ira Bernstein |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Padre Newelll |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Andy |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Robin |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | Harry Bellman |
| 2006 | Unconscious | Warner Wilcott |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan | Ronny |
| 2005 | Confess | Allen Kelner |
| 2003 | The Station Agent | Carl |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Barney |
| 2003 | Phone Booth | Mario |
| 2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Prof. Hoffman |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Princeton Professor |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Wallace |
| 2000 | Swimming | Neil Wheeler |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Dennis |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Law Clerk |
| 1998 | Safe Men | Mitchell |
| 1998 | Rounders | Weitz |
| 1997 | Colin Fitz | Cathartic Fan |
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | Rodney |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Raphael (voice) / Passenger In Cab |
| 1989 | Jacknife | Rick |
| The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems | Weatherman Phil | |
| Karma Local | Charlie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Herb Richman |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Wade Miquelon |
| 2021 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Lowell Gelfand |
| 2020 | The Plot Against America | Maurice Silverman |
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Doug |
| 2019 | Mrs. Fletcher | Barry |
| 2018 | Maniac | Andy |
| 2015 | Younger | Todd Heller |
| 2015 | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Ira Feinbaum |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Stu Feldman |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Owen Lefkowitz |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Leo |
| 2009 | Michael & Michael Have Issues | Jim Biederman |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Henry Lampe |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning | Reporter Phil Pepe |
| 2007 | Damages | |
| 2006 | Psych | Richard Umma |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | Leon |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith | Harvey Zak |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ralph Friedman |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Noah Brezner |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robert Sorensen |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hank Abraham |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Nick Waxler |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Gaila |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Cioran |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mr. Mosley |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Borak |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Secretary #18 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Andy |