Josh Ruben

Acting

Josh Ruben

Born June 30, 1983Washington, D.C., USA56 credits

Joshua Benjamin Ruben (born June 30, 1983) is an award-winning actor, writer, and director whose feature film "SCARE ME" which he wrote, directed and starred alongside Aya Cash and Chris Redd, debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Shudder, AMC's horror platform, bought the feature in advance of the festival premiere. For television, Josh directed sketches for "The Late Late Show" with James Corden and episodes of TruTV's "Adam Ruins Everything." As a commercial director, Josh helmed hundreds of spots for clients from Geico to Comedy Central, including a recent DiGiorno pizza campaign starring comedian Jay Pharoah. As one of the founding members of CollegeHumor's "Originals" department, Ruben has directed and/or starred in hundreds of comedic shorts, amassing views well into the billions. He recently directed and cameos in all 10 episodes of Funny or Die & Spotify's narrative podcast, "The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon." His second feature, "WEREWOLVES WITHIN" with Ubisoft Film and Television and Vanishing Angle producing, began production February 2020.

Known For

Filmography

Heart Eyes
2025Heart Eyes
as Movie GoerMovie
The Disruptors
2024The Disruptors
Executive ProducerMovie
Very Important People
2023Very Important People
as Kepl / Dr. MilkTV
Blood Relatives
2022Blood Relatives
as RogerMovie
Make Some Noise
2022Make Some Noise
as Self - PlayerTV
A Wounded Fawn
2022A Wounded Fawn
as Bruce ErnstMovie
Dirty Laundry
2022Dirty Laundry
as Self - GuestTV
Death to 2021
2021Death to 2021
DirectorMovie
Plan B
2021Plan B
as Philip PetersonMovie
Pare
2020Pare
as DanMovie
Troopers: Animated
2020Troopers: Animated
as Larry (voice)TV
Scare Me
2020Scare Me
as FredMovie
Greener Grass
2019Greener Grass
as Swim CoachMovie
Oh Jerome, No
2019Oh Jerome, No
as Dan 7 & 8TV
Game Changer
2019Game Changer
as Self - ContestantTV
WTF 101
2019WTF 101
as Hyena (voice)TV
Unlovable
2018Unlovable
as SamMovie
Um, Actually...
2018Um, Actually...
as Self - ContestantTV
See Plum Run
2018See Plum Run
as Blueberry Mama MillerTV
TK630
2018TK630
as Scout TrooperMovie
Freddy Derryl
2017Freddy Derryl
as FreddyMovie
Tond
2016Tond
DirectorMovie
S
2015See You Around
as ThomasMovie
Worst Friends
2014Worst Friends
as MarkyMovie
T
2014The Britishes
as Mr. SquintTV
CAMP
2013CAMP
as HarryTV
Pizza Quest!
2011Pizza Quest!
DirectorMovie
Troopers
2011Troopers
as LarryTV
Hello, My Name Is
2010Hello, My Name Is
as Duncan DonussTV
Very Mary-Kate
2010Very Mary-Kate
as Philip Seymour HoffmanTV
POV
2008POV
as JoshTV
CollegeHumor Shorts
2007CollegeHumor Shorts
as Lt. Christopher JohnsonTV
Green Bank
Green Bank
DirectorMovie
H
Heart Eyes 2
DirectorMovie