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2000-06-28 · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England · Male

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

Early and personal life

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

Career

Reuter appeared in an episode of My Life in 2013. Reuter joined The Dumping Ground in 2015 as Finn McLaine. Reuter reprised the role of Finn McLaine in a The Dumping Ground spin-off, The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series.

In 2025 Reuter played Perceval in Lord of The Flies at Chichester Festival Theatre

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

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.