Josh Pais
Josh Pais | |
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| Born | Joshua Atwill Pais June 21, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor Acting coach |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Pais Lila Lee Atwill |
Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and acting coach. He has appeared in the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Music of the Heart (1999), Assassination of a High School President (2008), I Saw the Light (2015) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of Ray Donovan.
Early life[]
Pais was born in New York City, New York, and is the son of Lila Lee (née Atwill), a painter and poet, and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and writer Abraham Pais.[1][2][3] His father was from a Jewish family, and his mother converted to Judaism.[4]
Career[]
He has appeared in Hollywood films including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in which he was both in the costume and was the voice) as Raphael, Music of the Heart, Scream 3, It Runs in the Family, Phone Booth, Little Manhattan and Find Me Guilty.[5] 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. He had a recurring role as an obnoxious movie producer on the American crime drama series Ray Donovan. He also appeared as a lawyer on 2 Broke Girls.
Personal life[]
Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990; actor Zane Pais is their son.[1] They divorced in 2003. Pais is married to Marie Forleo.
Filmography[]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Raphael
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) - Cousin Gaila (2 episodes)
- Sex and the City (1998) – Nick Waxler (1 episode)
- Scream 3 (2000) – Wallace
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2016) – Hank Abraham / Robert Sorenson (10 episodes)
- Swimming (2000) – Neil Wheeler
- Phone Booth (2002) - Mario
- The Station Agent (2003) – Carl
- Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2003–2007) – Noah Brezner / Ralph Friedman (2 episodes)
- Teeth (2007) – Dr. Godfrey
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) – Ophthalmogist
- Adventureland (2009) – Mr. Lewin
- Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009) – Jim Biederman (7 episodes)
- Gentlemen Broncos (2009) - Todd Keefe
- NYC 22 (2012) – Maxwell Tanner (1 episode)
- The Normals (2012) – Dr. Honeysack
- Price Check (2012) – Doug
- Touchy Feely (2013) – Paul
- Ray Donovan (2013–2018) – Stu Feldman (9 episodes)
- That Awkward Moment (2014) – Fred
- 5 Flights Up (2014) – Jackson
- The Family Fang (2015) – Freeman
- Younger (2015–2021) – Todd Heller (5 episodes)
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2015) – Ira Feinbaum (8 episodes)
- Bakery in Brooklyn (2016) – Alexander Johnson
- Going in Style (2017) – Chuck Lofton
- The Land of Steady Habits (2018) – Larry Eastwood
- Motherless Brooklyn (2019) – William Lieberman
- Joker (2019) – Hoyt Vaughn
- The Mimic (2020) - The Neurotic Lawyer
- The Dropout (TBA) - Wade Maquelon
- (TBA) - Lewis
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Josh Pais Biography (1958-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Crow, Kelly (4 November 2017). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: CITYPEOPLE; For Seventh Street, a Love Letter on Film". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Dollar, Steve (16 August 2013). "Spotlight Turns to 'That Guy' on TV". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "How Josh Pais Learned To Be Invisible – The Arty Semite – Forward.com". Blogs.forward.com. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Josh Pais - Yahoo! Movies". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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