Ronen Rubinstein

Biography

Ronen Rubinstein is an Israeli-American actor and the frontman for Nights in Stereo, a rock band. Born in Rehovot, Israel, and raised in Staten Island, New York, he started acting in high school and trained in the New York Film Academy's acting for film program. At 17 he made his screen debut in the 2011 drama Detachment, then took the lead in Eliza Hittman's It Felt Like Love (2013), followed by Some Kind of Hate (2015), Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014), Dude (2018), Smartass (2017), Follow Me (2020), and Smiley Face Killers (2020). On television, he gained attention as Nathan in Orange Is the New Black, was a series regular on Dead of Summer, and plays T. K. Strand in 9-1-1: Lone Star, which received a GLAAD Media Award nomination. He also appeared in American Horror Stories.

32years old

Turns 33 on November 7in 25 days

Born November 7, 1993Rehovot
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 7 years2013 to 2020

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Horror43%, 3 films
Thriller43%, 3 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Crime14%, 1 film

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First role
At 17, Rubinstein played a teenage rebel named Gangsta in Detachment, a 2011 psychological drama. Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody and James Caan were among its stars.
Early training
Rubinstein graduated from a one-year Acting for Film program at the New York Film Academy, and in December 2023 the school gave him an honorary Master of Fine Arts in the same subject.
Languages
Rubinstein played Alexei, the antagonist of the influencer-culture thriller Follow Me, and spoke Russian in the film, which was released in the United States as No Escape.
Beyond film
Rubinstein formed the band Nights in Stereo with Rodrigo R. Rodarte and Jon Shoer and announced its first single, Open Door, in January 2022.
Big break
Rubinstein's guest spot as Nathan, the love interest of Tiffany Doggett, in season three of Orange Is the New Black brought him to mainstream attention.