Josh Pais
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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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
Joker (2019)
as Hoyt Vaughn
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Princeton Professor
Scream 3 (2000)
as Wallace
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
as Raphael (voice) / Passenger In Cab
Phone Booth (2003)
as Mario
The Friend (2025)
as Jerry
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
as Brad
Arbitrage (2012)
as John Aimes
That Awkward Moment (2014)
as Fred
Rounders (1998)
as Weitz
Going in Style (2017)
as Chuck Lofton
Detachment (2011)
as Meredith's Father
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
as William Lieberman
The Station Agent (2003)
as Carl
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
as Ophthalmologist
Safe Men (1998)
as Mitchell
Teeth (2008)
as Dr. Godfrey
The Normals (2012)
as Dr. Honeysack
Reunion (2009)
as Saul
Funny Pages (2022)
as Lewis
Adventureland (2009)
as Mr. Lewin
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
as Josh Pais
Jacknife (1989)
as Rick
Confess (2005)
as Allen Kelner
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
as Padre Newell
A Civil Action (1998)
as Law Clerk
Find Me Guilty (2006)
as Harry Bellman
Please Give (2010)
as Adam
Little Manhattan (2005)
as Ronny
The Family Fang (2016)
as Freeman
Leaves of Grass (2009)
as Ken Feinman
5 Flights Up (2014)
as Jackson
Watching the Detectives (2007)
as Andy
Unconscious (2006)
as Warner Wilcott
Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
as Lawyer
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Spoiler Alert (2022)
as Scott
I Saw the Light (2016)
as Dore Schary
Porn 'n Chicken (2002)
as Prof. Hoffman
It Runs in the Family (2003)
as Barney
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
as Larry Eastwood
Music of the Heart (1999)
as Dennis
Lifelines (2008)
as Ira Bernstein
Syrup (2013)
as Davidson
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
as Rodney
Checkout (2026)
as Dov
The Mimic (2021)
as The Neurotic Lawyer
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Robin
Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
as Todd Keefe
Touchy Feely (2013)
as Paul
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)
as Self
The Key Man (2011)
as Dr. Abraham Meyer
Scotland, PA (2001)
as Douglas McKenna
Crown Heights (2017)
as District Attorney Maffeo
Karma Local (—)
as Charlie
Colin Fitz (1997)
as Cathartic Fan
Price Check (2012)
as Doug Cain
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems (—)
as Weatherman Phil
Swimming (2000)
as Neil Wheeler