Ruben Reuter

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Ruben Reuter
Born (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)
Nationality British
Education Royds Hall School
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Ruben Reuter (born 28 June 2000) [2] is an English actor and journalist, best known for his role as Finn McLaine in The Dumping Ground .

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Early and personal life

Reuter was born in Huddersfield to parents Kim Reuter and Russ Elias. [3] [4] Reuter has Down syndrome and attended Royds Hall School. [4] [1] He is trained by his parents’ theatre group, Shabang!. [1]

Career

Reuter appeared in an episode of My Life in 2013. [5] Reuter joined The Dumping Ground in series 3 as Finn McLaine. [1] [6] Reuter reprised the role of Finn McLaine in a The Dumping Ground spin-off, The Dumping Ground: I'm... , a webisode series.

He also works as a reporter and disability correspondent for Channel 4 News. [7]

Reuter and actress Ruth Madeley, who has spina bifida, appeared in a documentary from Channel 4 on disability and abortion titled Disability and Abortion: The Hardest Choice. The documentary aired in August 2022. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013, 2018My LifeHimself2 episodes
2015–2021, 2023-2024 The Dumping Ground Finn McLaine Regular role
2016–2017 The Dumping Ground: I'm... Regular role
2021 The Syndicate Shane SandersonSeries 4 episode
2022Disability and Abortion: The Hardest Choice[ citation needed ]HimselfTelevision documentary
2023Mobility [10] DanTV Comedy Short,

won BAFTA in 2024

Video games
YearTitleRole
2015The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss Finn McLaine

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  2. Kia Pegg on Twitter: Happy 15 birthday to Ruben Reuter! Hope all your wishes come true @shabangtheatre
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