
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.
Acting (15 movies)

A Wounded Fawn
2022

TK630
2018

Blood Relatives
2022

Unlovable
2018

Worst Friends
2014

Freddy Derryl
2017

Obvious Child
2009

What Children Do
2017

For a Good Time, Call...
2012

Greener Grass
2019

Scare Me
2020

Are You Happy Now
2021

Plan B
2021

Pare
2020

Heart Eyes
2025
Directing (6 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Freddy Derryl | 2017 | Writer | 
| TK630 | 2018 | Executive Producer | 
| Scare Me | 2020 | Producer | 
| Scare Me | 2020 | Writer | 
| Pare | 2020 | Producer | 
| Blood Relatives | 2022 | Producer | 
| The Knowing | 2023 | Producer | 
| The Disruptors | 2024 | Executive Producer | 


