
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

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Tweetlejuice
2007

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Lt. Christopher Johnson
2007

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Col. Hans Landa
2007

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Pet Store Employee
2007

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Josh
2007

TV
CollegeHumor Shorts
Doctor
2007

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CollegeHumor Shorts
Sim
2007

TV
Um, Actually...
Self - Contestant
2018

TV
Game Changer
Self - Contestant
2019

TV
Game Changer
Self (archive footage)
2019

TV
Game Changer
Roscoe The Creepy Clown
2019

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Dirty Laundry
Self - Guest
2022

TV
Hardly Working
2008

TV
You're the Worst
Greg
2014

TV
All-Nighters
Josh
2008

TV
All-Nighters
Gale Beggy
2008

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All-Nighters
Phil Hoffman
2008

TV
All-Nighters
Thug #1
2008

TV
All-Nighters
Hans Gruber
2008

TV
All-Nighters
Masked Creep
2008
Filmography
2026FilmUgly Cry2025FilmHeart Eyesas Movie Goer2024TVThe Creep Tapesas Brad2023TVVery Important Peopleas Kepl / Dr. Milk2022FilmBlood Relativesas Roger2022TVMake Some Noiseas Self - Player2022FilmA Wounded Fawnas Bruce Ernst2022TVDirty Laundryas Self - Guest2021FilmAre You Happy Nowas Adam2021FilmPlan Bas Philip Peterson2020FilmPareas Dan2020TVTroopers: Animatedas Larry (voice)2020FilmScare Meas Fred2019FilmGreener Grassas Swim Coach2019TVOh Jerome, Noas Dan 7 & 82019TVGame Changeras Self - Contestant2019TVTroopers: Rise of the Budgetas Larry2019TVThe Rank Roomas Self2019TVWTF 101as Hyena (voice)2018TVThe Shivering Truthas (voice)2018FilmUnlovableas Sam2018TVUm, Actually...as Self - Contestant2018TVSee Plum Runas Blueberry Mama Miller2018FilmTK630as Scout Trooper2017FilmFreddy Derrylas Freddy2017FilmWhat Children Doas Pat2015FilmSee You Aroundas Thomas2015FilmDonald and Jess2014FilmWorst Friendsas Marky2014TVMost Insane VO Booth Everas Self2014TVThe Britishesas Mr. Squint2014TVYou're the Worstas Greg2013TVCAMPas Harry2013TVPrecious Plumas Mama2013TVYay or Nay2012FilmFor a Good Time, Call...as Lamp Guy2011TVTroopersas Larry2010TVHello, My Name Isas Donna Higby2010TVFull Benefitsas Josh2010TVVery Mary-Kateas Philip Seymour Hoffman2009FilmObvious Childas Joe2008TVCollegeHumor Live2008TVHardly Working2008TVAll-Nightersas Josh2008TVPhantom of the Officeas Gale Beggy2008TVPOVas Josh2007TVCollegeHumor Shortsas Tweetlejuice