Early life

Pais was born in New York City, New York, and is the son of Lila Lee (née Atwill) and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and writer Abraham Pais. His father was from a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism.

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. 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 played a role in 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.

Filmography

• Sex and the City (1998)
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2000)
• The Station Agent (2003)
• Synecdoche, New York (2008)
• Adventureland (2009)
• Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
• That Awkward Moment (2014)
• 5 Flights Up (2014)
• The Family Fang (2015)
• Younger (2015-2016)
• Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (2015)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]