26 Facts About Ronen Rubinstein

Ronen Rubinstein is an Israeli-born American actor, environmental activist and lead singer of the rock band Nights in Stereo.

When Ronen Rubinstein was five years old, he moved with his parents and older sister to the United States, where he grew up in the Staten Island borough of New York City.

Ronen Rubinstein was introduced to acting in his second year of high school when his guidance counselor suggested he try theater as a form of therapy and escape from the opioid epidemic in his neighborhood.

In December 2023, Ronen Rubinstein received an honorary degree of Master of Fine Arts in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy and served as its commencement speaker.

At 16, Ronen Rubinstein wrote Something in the Way, his first short film he later directed, produced and starred in.

Ronen Rubinstein made his screen debut at the age of 17 as a teenage rebel named Gangsta in the 2011 psychological drama film Detachment, starring Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, and James Caan.

Ronen Rubinstein portrayed Sammy, a tough, misogynistic college boy from a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood, described by The New York Times as a "weed-smoking, pornography-watching bad boy whose contempt for women is as potent as his pheromones".

Ronen Rubinstein appeared in another Sundance Film Festival drama film Jamie Marks Is Dead, starring Cameron Monaghan and Liv Tyler.

In 2015, Ronen Rubinstein guest starred in episode 10, season 3 of Netflix's most-watched original series Orange Is the New Black, portraying the respectful and caring Nathan, Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett's love interest, which brought him to mainstream attention.

Ronen Rubinstein, having worked with several first-time female directors, advocated for gender equality in filmmaking and praised Milch as "a future star director".

Ronen Rubinstein is the lead in Bret Easton Ellis's Smiley Face Killers, a thriller film based on true events that support the smiley face murder theory about an organized gang of serial killers committing murders of young, handsome athletic men throughout the United States.

In 2021, Ronen Rubinstein joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Stories for the fifth episode, starring alongside Billie Lourd.

In January 2022, Rubinstein announced the release of the first single "Open Door" by his band Nights in Stereo that he formed with Rodrigo R Rodarte and Jon Shoer.

Ronen Rubinstein came out as bisexual in an interview with Variety in April 2021.

Ronen Rubinstein has played basketball since he was a child and has named Kobe Bryant as his biggest idol, role model, and "the first American thing" he knew after moving to the United States from Israel.

Ronen Rubinstein rescued and adopted two pit bulls, named Fresh and Spot.

Ronen Rubinstein explained his family's heritage: "We didn't grow up religious but my parents instilled pride in us in the traditions, the history and the culture of the Jewish people," he said.

Ronen Rubinstein is a survivor of Hurricane Sandy, which led him to become a climate activist and sustainability advocate.

Ronen Rubinstein has stated it was "the most horryfying moment" of his life.

Ronen Rubinstein, who was eighteen years old at that time, has stated that his acting career "will coincide with trying to save the planet".

Ronen Rubinstein made it his "mission" to raise awareness for the urgency of environmental issues, promoting sustainable living and using his platform and publicity to educate the public.

Ronen Rubinstein has garnered attention for his vintage and sustainable fashion choices, of which he has stated that he is trying to be "as eco-friendly as possible", and has praised Stella McCartney for recognizing the importance of sustainability in the fashion industry.

Ronen Rubinstein is an ambassador for Vrai, the world's only producer of carbon neutral, lab-grown diamonds.

Ronen Rubinstein is an ambassador for The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit engineering organization developing a giant C-shaped device to purge the world's oceans of plastic waste.

Ronen Rubinstein is an ambassador for Project Zero, a global movement to protect and restore the ocean, and marched with protesters in the September 2019 climate strikes, the largest global climate protest in world history.

In June 2022, Ronen Rubinstein became an official board member of the non-profit environmental organization Environmental Media Association.