Josh Pais
The face of hard-working American character actor Josh Pais is recognizable from dozens of hit indie films, while his voice may be remembered from the 1990 live action "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film. Raised by his single mother in a New York East Village tenement, Pais dreamed of a Hollywood screen career, and in his early 20s he quickly began to fulfill that dream. After heading west, he immediately won small parts on popular sitcoms like the family-oriented classic "The Cosby Show" and the office comedy "Murphy Brown." In 1990 he played the part of Raphael in the first "Turtles" movie, where he was the only actor to both play the life-size hero and voice the character. The next year he began the recurring role of Assistant Medical Examiner Borak on the wildly successful "Law & Order" series. Though his resume thins out in the mid '90s, Pais came roaring back toward the end of the decade with a potpourri of roles. This success carried on into the early 2000s, when parts in Ron Howard's award-winning biopic, "A Beautiful Mind," and the rural indie drama "The Station Agent" brought him increased exposure. Around this time, Pais returned to his hometown, armed with a camera to document the changes in his old neighborhood. The result was the 2003 award-winning documentary "7th Street." Pais worked steadily through the rest of the decade, mostly in TV series and in films shot in the New York area.
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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82% |
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Funny Pages | Lewis (Character) | $49.0K | 2022 |
55% |
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The Mimic | Neurotic Lawyer (Character) | - | 2020 |
65% |
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Motherless Brooklyn | William Lieberman (Character) | $9.3M | 2019 |
68% |
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Joker | Hoyt Vaughn (Character) | $335.4M | 2019 |
83% |
|
The Land of Steady Habits | Larry Eastwood (Character) | - | 2018 |
78% |
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Crown Heights | District Attorney Mengano (Character) | $236.4K | 2017 |
46% |
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5 Flights Up | Jackson (Character) | $1.0M | 2014 |
23% |
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That Awkward Moment | Fred (Character) | $26.0M | 2014 |
42% |
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Touchy Feely | Paul (Character) | $36.0K | 2013 |
25% |
|
Syrup | Davidson (Character) | $656 | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Normals | Dr. Honeysack (Character) | - | 2012 |
62% |
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Price Check | Doug (Character) | - | 2012 |
19% |
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Reunion | Saul (Character) | $6.5K | 2009 |
63% |
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Leaves of Grass | Ken Feinman (Character) | $68.0K | 2009 |
20% |
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Gentlemen Broncos | Todd Keefe (Character) | $113.2K | 2009 |
89% |
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Adventureland | Mr. Lewin (Character) | $16.0M | 2009 |
55% |
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Assassination of a High School President | Senor Newell (Character) | - | 2008 |
57% |
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Lifelines | Ira Bernstein (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Watching the Detectives | Andy (Character) | - | 2007 |
80% |
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Teeth | Dr. Godfrey (Character) | $347.6K | 2007 |
70% |
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Year of the Dog | Robin (Character) | $1.5M | 2007 |
85% |
|
Unconscious | Warner Wilcott (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Confess | Allen Kelner (Character) | - | 2005 |
94% |
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The Station Agent | Carl (Character) | $5.7M | 2003 |
80% |
|
7th Street |
Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer |
- | 2002 |
72% |
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Phone Booth | Mario (Character) | $46.6M | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
|
Porn 'n Chicken | Prof. Hoffman (Character) | - | 2002 |
74% |
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Swimming | Neil Wheeler (Character) | $85.8K | 2000 |
64% |
|
Music of the Heart | Dennis Rausch (Character) | $14.8M | 1999 |
43% |
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Raphael/ |
$133.1M | 1990 |
69% |
|
Jacknife | Rick (Character) | $1.6M | 1989 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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90% | 82% | The Dropout | Wade Maquelon (Character) | 2022 |
98% | 80% | High Maintenance | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
97% | 78% | Younger | Todd Heller (Guest Star) | 2016 |
72% | 85% | Ray Donovan | Stu Feldman (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 2016 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robert Sorensen (Guest Star) | 2000-2001 2013-2016 |
61% | 89% | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Ira Feinbaum (Guest Star) | 2015 |
93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Henry Lampe (Guest Star) | 2014 |
89% | 94% | Psych | Guest | 2013 |
43% | No Score Yet | NYC 22 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 63% | 2 Broke Girls | Leo (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 2009 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Noah Brezner (Guest Star) | 2003 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hope & Faith | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Regular Joe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Job | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Nick Waxler (Guest Star) | 1998 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Gaila (Guest Star) | 1997 |