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Josh Pais
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Joshua Atwill Pais
June 21, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor Acting coach |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Pais Lila Lee Atwill |
Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and acting coach. He is known for his roles in movies like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). In that movie, he was both inside the Raphael costume and provided the character's voice. He also appeared in Music of the Heart (1999) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). On TV, he was in nine episodes of Ray Donovan.
Josh Pais also directed a documentary film called 7th Street in 2002. This film showed different people living on the street where he grew up in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It covered the years between 1992 and 2002.
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Early Life and Family
Where Josh Pais Grew Up
Josh Pais was born in New York City. His mother, Lila Lee, was a painter and a poet. His father, Abraham Pais, was a physicist, professor, and writer from the Netherlands. Josh's father came from a Jewish family with roots in Portugal. His mother later became Jewish.
Josh Pais's Acting Career
Famous Movie Roles
Josh Pais has been in many Hollywood movies. One of his most famous roles was as Raphael in the 1990 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He wore the costume and did the voice for the character.
He also appeared in films such as Music of the Heart, Scream 3, It Runs in the Family, and Phone Booth. Later, he was in Little Manhattan and Find Me Guilty.
Television Appearances
On television, Josh Pais played Assistant M.E. Borak in 15 episodes of the series Law & Order from 1990 to 2002. He also had a role as a Spanish teacher in the movie Assassination of a High School President.
He played a movie producer on the crime drama series Ray Donovan. He also appeared as a lawyer on the show 2 Broke Girls. He has been in many other TV shows, often playing different characters in series like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
More recently, he has appeared in shows like Younger and The Dropout. In 2024, he was in Power Book III: Raising Kanan and A Man in Full.
Personal Life
Family and Relationships
Josh Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990. They have a son named Zane Pais, who is also an actor. Josh and Lisa divorced in 2003. In 2006, Josh Pais married entrepreneur Marie Forleo.
Selected Filmography
Movies Josh Pais Has Been In
- 1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Raphael
- 1999: Music of the Heart as Dennis
- 2000: Scream 3 as Wallace
- 2002: Phone Booth as Mario
- 2005: Little Manhattan as Ronny
- 2008: Assassination of a High School President as Padre Newell
- 2015: I Saw the Light as Dore Schary
- 2019: Motherless Brooklyn as William Lieberman
- 2019: Joker as Hoyt Vaughn
- 2023: You Hurt My Feelings as Josh Pais
TV Shows Josh Pais Has Appeared In
- 1990–2009: Law & Order (various roles, 16 episodes)
- 1997, 1998: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Gaila (2 episodes)
- 1998: ... and the City as Nick Waxler (Episode: "Models and Mortals")
- 2000–2016: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (various roles, 10 episodes)
- 2006: The Sopranos as Zev Charney (Episode: "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...")
- 2013–2019: Ray Donovan as Stu Feldman (9 episodes)
- 2015–2021: Younger as Todd Heller (5 episodes)
- 2022: The Dropout as Wade Miquelon (2 episodes)
- 2024: A Man in Full as Herb Richman (5 episodes)
