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Josh Ruben
Actor Director Producer Writer

Josh Ruben

Born June 30, 1983 in Washington, D.C., USA

5 films

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.

Filmography 5

Heart Eyes (2025) movie poster
Heart Eyes2025
A Wounded Fawn (2022) movie poster
A Wounded Fawn2022
Death to 2021 (2021) movie poster
Death to 20212021
Werewolves Within (2021) movie poster
Werewolves Within2021
Scare Me (2020) movie poster
Scare Me2020