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Josh Ruben

Josh Ruben

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

Ugly Cry
Ugly Cry
2026
Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes
2025 • Movie Goer
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives
2022 • Roger
A Wounded Fawn
A Wounded Fawn
2022 • Bruce Ernst
Are You Happy Now
Are You Happy Now
2021 • Adam
Plan B
Plan B
2021 • Philip Peterson
Pare
Pare
2020 • Dan
Scare Me
Scare Me
2020 • Fred

Full filmography

Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes
2025 • Movie Goer
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A Wounded Fawn
A Wounded Fawn
2022 • Bruce Ernst
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Plan B
Plan B
2021 • Philip Peterson
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Pare
Pare
2020 • Dan
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Scare Me
Scare Me
2020 • Fred
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Greener Grass
Greener Grass
2019 • Swim Coach
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TK630
TK630
2018 • Scout Trooper
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