Josh Odsess-Rubin

Born: 1990-09-13

Josh Odsess-Rubin is an actor, writer, director, and improviser who has performed at acclaimed theaters across the country, including the Tony-Award-Winning South Coast Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Yale Repertory Theatre, and appeared in a diverse array of roles on TV: including on HBO Max, Apple TV+, Lifetime, Science Channel, Netflix, and as Oliver on the final season of NBC's "This is Us." After studying theatre, film, politics, English, and history at Yale, Josh moved to New York, where he performed at the likes of Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, HERE, Culture Project, Dixon Place and the New York Fringe Festival, often developing new work. Josh went on to graduate Upright Citizens Brigade and earn his Masters in Fine Arts in Acting at UC Irvine's nationally renown, highly selective, graduate training program. Now based out of LA, Josh splits his time between stage and screen, including recent appearances at A Noise Within, Marin Theatre Company and Portland Stage, scenes opposite Jean Smart on "Hacks" and Rose Byrne on "Physical," and commercials for everything from Lactaid to Men's Wearhouse. Accolades include Best Actor nominations from FirstGlance Film Festival and the Theatre Tampa Bay Awards, as well as winning Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor from StageSceneLA. Josh has also served as an Ovations award voter and on the leadership committee of LA's Theatre of NOTE.


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Hog-Tied

as Ethan
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Before he can marry the love of his life, a young man searching for approval must go on a boar...

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

as Coder
Released: 2019-01-25

Travis's tight social group of friends and lovers splits apart when his childhood friend,...

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Good Bad Luck

as uncredited
Released: 2023-08-14

The revenge mission of a Polish mobster falls apart as his life gets intertwined with an...

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Sixteen

as Adam
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When a 16-year-old girl is outed to her conservative church community one Sunday morning, she is...

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This Is Us

as Oliver
First aired: 2016-09-20

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of...

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Hacks

as Waiter
First aired: 2021-05-13

Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and...

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Physical

as Chip
First aired: 2021-06-18

Sheila Rubin is a quietly tormented housewife in ’80s San Diego. Behind closed doors, she...

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The Toys That Made Us

as Bob Budianski
First aired: 2017-12-22

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall --...

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My Crazy Ex

as Ted
First aired: 2015-04-01

Extraordinary-but-true stories of past relationships that went seriously awry are detailed, when...

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Secret Space Escapes

as Mike Foale
First aired: 2015-11-10

Revealing terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses...

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