Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 30, 1983
Place of Birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
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Josh Ruben
Biography
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Heart Eyes | Movie Goer |
| 2022 | A Wounded Fawn | Bruce Ernst |
| 2022 | Blood Relatives | Roger |
| 2021 | Are You Happy Now | Adam |
| 2021 | Plan B | Philip Peterson |
| 2020 | Scare Me | Fred |
| 2020 | Pare | Dan |
| 2019 | Greener Grass | Swim Coach |
| 2018 | TK630 | Scout Trooper |
| 2018 | Unlovable | Sam |
| 2017 | Freddy Derryl | Freddy |
| 2017 | What Children Do | Pat |
| 2015 | Donald and Jess | |
| 2015 | See You Around | Thomas |
| 2014 | Worst Friends | Marky |
| 2012 | For a Good Time, Call... | Lamp Guy |
| 2009 | Obvious Child | Joe |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Creep Tapes | Brad |
| 2023 | Very Important People | Kepl / Dr. Milk |
| 2022 | Dirty Laundry | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Make Some Noise | Self - Player |
| 2020 | Troopers: Animated | Larry (voice) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | Troopers: Rise of the Budget | Larry |
| 2019 | The Rank Room | Self |
| 2019 | Oh Jerome, No | Dan 7 & 8 |
| 2019 | WTF 101 | Hyena (voice) |
| 2019 | WTF 101 | King Charles (voice) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Roscoe The Creepy Clown |
| 2018 | See Plum Run | Blueberry Mama Miller |
| 2018 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) |
| 2014 | You're the Worst | Greg |
| 2014 | Most Insane VO Booth Ever | Self |
| 2013 | Precious Plum | Mama |
| 2013 | Yay or Nay | |
| 2013 | Precious Plum | Maybe Daddy |
| 2013 | CAMP | Harry |
| 2013 | CAMP | Duncan |
| 2013 | CAMP | Cyrus |
| 2013 | CAMP | Hector |
| 2013 | CAMP | Franklin |
| 2013 | CAMP | Josh |
| 2013 | CAMP | Barbara |
| 2013 | CAMP | Jarvin |
| 2011 | Troopers | Larry |
| 2010 | Very Mary-Kate | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| 2010 | Full Benefits | Josh |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Donna Higby |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Yeardly Tinsley |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Perry Martin |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Executive from Hell |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Gale Beggy |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Duncan Donuss |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Barq Dogg |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Maxmillion Jul |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Michael |
| 2010 | Hello, My Name Is | Denise's Friend |
| 2008 | Hardly Working | |
| 2008 | CollegeHumor Live | |
| 2008 | POV | Josh |
| 2008 | Phantom of the Office | Gale Beggy |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Josh |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Gale Beggy |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Phil Hoffman |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Thug #1 |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Hans Gruber |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Masked Creep |
| 2008 | All-Nighters | Roger |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Tweetlejuice |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Lt. Christopher Johnson |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Col. Hans Landa |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Pet Store Employee |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Josh |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Doctor |
| 2007 | CollegeHumor Shorts | Sim |