Personal Info
Birth date
1964-06-21 (61 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
جاش پیس
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
Law & Order
7.399
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.571
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.The Good Wife
7.6
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Psych
7.9
Overview:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.The Cosby Show
7.013
Overview:
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.887
Overview:
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.Sex and the City
7.391
Overview:
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.2 Broke Girls
7.194
Overview:
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.Murphy Brown
6.5
Overview:
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.Younger
6.794
Overview:
Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.Damages
7.466
Overview:
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.The Plot Against America
6.708
Overview:
An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.The Dropout
7.345
Overview:
The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people's health in grave danger.Maniac
7.357
Overview:
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.Hope & Faith
5.382
Overview:
Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the Hollywood life as a soap opera star before her character was killed off.Ray Donovan
7.5
Overview:
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.A Man in Full
6.5
Overview:
Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, an Atlanta real estate tycoon must claw his way back to the top when his empire begins to crumble.Tales of the City
6.9
Overview:
Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
5.7
Overview:
Johnny Rock is the aging lead singer of NYC's legendary early-'90s band The Heathens, who is trying to get both his band and his life back together. The aging and broke bad-boy rocker gets another shot at fame as a songwriter for a brash and talented young singer who's a big fan of his early work.Alpha House
7.13
Overview:
Four Republican senators share the same D.C. house rental, and face re-election battles, looming indictments, and parties -- all with a sense of humor.Joker
8.135
Overview:
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.Power Book III: Raising Kanan
8.256
Overview:
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, this prequel to "Power" revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark.The Bronx Is Burning
7
Overview:
In the summer of 1977, New York was a city in crisis. Paralyzed by a citywide blackout, political strife, and the Son of Sam killing spree, the Big Apple was burning. Rising out of this troubled urban landscape to bring hope and inspiration came one of baseball's most storied franchises, The New York Yankees.Mrs. Fletcher
7.364
Overview:
A dual coming-of-age comedy exploring the impact of internet porn and social media, Mrs. Fletcher follows empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher — as she reinvents her life to find the happiness and sexual fulfillment that’s eluded her, and her college freshman son Brendan.Rescue Me
7.66
Overview:
Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with being a firefighter, while exploring the ways the men use dark humor to protect their true emotions.A Beautiful Mind
7.855
Overview:
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.Scream 3
5.991
Overview:
While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.Michael & Michael Have Issues
5.8
Overview:
Longtime collaborators Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter (co-founders of The State comedy troupe, which spawned the same-named MTV show) join forces once again for this twist on narrative and sketch comedies that features the duo as hosts of their own fictitious sketch show. Behind the scenes, viewers see the two Michaels wrestling with how best to run the show, while they simultaneously confront their own issues of insecurity and jealousy as they try to undermine each other.Acting
TBAKarma Local as Charlie
TBAThe Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems as Weatherman Phil
2025The Friend as Jerry
2025If I Had Legs I’d Kick You as Brad
2024A Man in Full (5 Episodes) as Herb Richman
2023Checkout as Dov
2023You Hurt My Feelings as Josh Pais
2022Spoiler Alert as Scott
2022Funny Pages as Lewis
2022The Dropout (2 Episodes) as Wade Miquelon
2021Power Book III: Raising Kanan (1 Episode) as Lowell Gelfand
2021The Mimic as The Neurotic Lawyer
2020The Plot Against America (1 Episode) as Maurice Silverman
2019Motherless Brooklyn as William Lieberman
2019Mrs. Fletcher (2 Episodes) as Barry
2019Joker as Hoyt Vaughn
2019Tales of the City (1 Episode) as Doug
2018Maniac (3 Episodes) as Andy
2018The Land of Steady Habits as Larry Eastwood
2017Crown Heights as District Attorney Maffeo
2017Going in Style as Chuck Lofton
2016Bakery in Brooklyn as Lawyer
2016The Family Fang as Freeman
2016I Saw the Light as Dore Schary
2015Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (10 Episodes) as Ira Feinbaum
2015Younger (5 Episodes) as Todd Heller
20145 Flights Up as Jackson
2014That Awkward Moment as Fred
2013Touchy Feely as Paul
2013Ray Donovan (5 Episodes) as Stu Feldman
2013Syrup as Davidson
2013Alpha House (1 Episode) as Owen Lefkowitz
2012The Normals as Dr. Honeysack
2012Price Check as Doug Cain
2012Arbitrage as John Aimes
20112 Broke Girls (1 Episode) as Leo
2011Detachment as Meredith's Father
2011Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
2011The Key Man as Dr. Abraham Meyer
2010Please Give as Adam
2009Gentlemen Broncos as Todd Keefe
2009The Good Wife (1 Episode) as Henry Lampe
2009Leaves of Grass as Ken Feinman
2009Michael & Michael Have Issues (7 Episodes) as Jim Biederman
2009Adventureland as Mr. Lewin
2009Reunion as Saul
2008Synecdoche, New York as Ophthalmologist
2008Teeth as Dr. Godfrey
2008Assassination of a High School President as Padre Newelll
2008Lifelines as Ira Bernstein
2007Damages (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007The Bronx Is Burning (8 Episodes) as Reporter Phil Pepe
2007Watching the Detectives as Andy
2007Year of the Dog as Robin
2006Psych (1 Episode) as Richard Umma
2006Unconscious as Warner Wilcott
2006Find Me Guilty as Harry Bellman
2005Little Manhattan as Ronny
2005Confess as Allen Kelner
2004Rescue Me (1 Episode) as Leon
2003The Station Agent as Carl
2003Hope & Faith (1 Episode) as Harvey Zak
2003It Runs in the Family as Barney
2003Phone Booth as Mario
2002Porn 'n Chicken as Prof. Hoffman
2001A Beautiful Mind as Princeton Professor
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1, 1 Episode) as Ralph Friedman, Noah Brezner
2000Swimming as Neil Wheeler
2000Scream 3 as Wallace
1999Music of the Heart as Dennis
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (3, 7 Episode) as Robert Sorensen, Hank Abraham
1998A Civil Action as Law Clerk
1998Rounders as Weitz
1998Safe Men as Mitchell
1998Sex and the City (1 Episode) as Nick Waxler
1997Colin Fitz as Cathartic Fan
1996I'm Not Rappaport as Rodney
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2 Episodes) as Gaila
1990Law & Order (1, 1, 13 Episode) as Cioran, Mr. Mosley, Borak
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Raphael (voice) / Passenger In Cab
1989Jacknife as Rick
1988Murphy Brown (1 Episode) as Secretary #18
1984The Cosby Show (1 Episode) as Andy
Directing
20037th Street ... Director