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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
Josh Pais is a versatile American character actor and the founder of the acting technique Committed Impulse, recognized for his long-standing career in independent cinema and television.
He is widely remembered for providing the voice and physical performance for Raphael in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, and for his supporting roles in high-profile dramas like Joker, The Station Agent, and Synecdoche, New York.
He balances a prolific screen acting career in diverse projects—ranging from dark comedy to prestige drama—with coaching actors through his professional program, Committed Impulse.