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Josh Pais

Biography

Josh Pais is an American actor and acting coach who was born in New York City. He has worked in Hollywood films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), where he performed inside the costume and supplied the voice of Raphael, Music of the Heart (1999), and Assassination of a High School President (2008), playing a Spanish teacher. His other film credits include Scream 3, It Runs in the Family (2003), Phone Booth (2003), Little Manhattan (2005), Find Me Guilty, I Saw the Light (2015), and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). On television, he portrayed Assistant M.E. Borak across 15 episodes of Law & Order from 1990 to 2002, and he had a recurring part on Ray Donovan as an obnoxious movie producer, also appearing in nine episodes of that series. He played a lawyer on 2 Broke Girls. Pais directed 7th Street, a 2002 documentary about the Manhattan street where he grew up, covering its residents from 1992 to 2002.

68years old

Turns 69 on June 21in 251 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
  • Also credited as Joshua Atwill Pais

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
36 years1989 to 2025

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Joker2019 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Hoyt Vaughn

    IMDb rating 8.31.7M votes

  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fias Raphael / Passenger In Cabvoice

    IMDb rating 6.8114K votes

  3. Teeth2007as Dr. Godfrey

    IMDb rating 5.450K votes

  4. That Awkward Moment2014as Fred

    IMDb rating 6.1111K votes

  5. The Station Agent2003as Carl

    IMDb rating 7.682K votes

  6. Phone Booth2003as Mario

    IMDb rating 7.1304K votes

  7. Going in Style2017as Chuck Lofton

    IMDb rating 6.6101K votes

  8. Spoiler Alert2022as Scott

    IMDb rating 7.49.9K votes

Most often with

Nicole Holofcener directed two of these films. Bill Camp appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Josh Pais's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

24 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 24 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Joker2019as Hoyt Vaughn
    $1.1B68.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990as Raphael / Passenger In Cab (voice)
    $202M12.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Phone Booth2003as Mario
    $98M6.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Going in Style2017as Chuck Lofton
    $85M5.4% of the total
  5. 5
    $46M2.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Motherless Brooklyn2019as William Lieberman
    $18M1.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Music of the Heart1999as Dennis
    $15M0.9% of the total
  8. 8
    $8.7M0.6% of the total
Synecdoche, New York (2008), $4.4 millionPlease Give (2010), $4.3 millionThe Friend (2025), $4.1 millionTeeth (2007), $2.3 millionIf I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), $1.7 millionI Saw the Light (2015), $1.6 millionYear of the Dog (2007), $1.6 millionLittle Manhattan (2005), $1.1 millionLeaves of Grass (2009), $1.0 million5 Flights Up (2014), $1.0 millionThe Family Fang (2016), $262,921Gentlemen Broncos (2009), $118,492Assassination of a High School President (2008), $69,564Safe Men (1998), $45,724Touchy Feely (2013), $35,022Price Check (2012), $6,240

$23.9 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total