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Josh Ruben

Josh Ruben

Actor·b. 1983·Washington, D.C., USA

9 horror 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.

Actor7 films

Ugly Cry

Ugly Cry

2026
Heart Eyes

Heart Eyes

Movie Goer

2025 3.5
Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

Roger

2022 4.0
A Wounded Fawn

A Wounded Fawn

Bruce Ernst

2022 3.0
Pare

Pare

Dan

2020
Scare Me

Scare Me

Fred

2020 3.0
Greener Grass

Greener Grass

Swim Coach

2019 3.5

Director3 films

Heart Eyes

Heart Eyes

Director

2025 3.5
Werewolves Within

Werewolves Within

Director

2021 3.5
Scare Me

Scare Me

Director

2020 3.0

Writer1 film

Scare Me

Scare Me

Writer

2020 3.0

Producer4 films

The Knowing

The Knowing

Producer

2023
Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

Producer

2022 4.0
Pare

Pare

Producer

2020
Scare Me

Scare Me

Producer

2020 3.0