Ruben Reuter (born 28 June 2000)Kia Pegg on Twitter: Happy 15 birthday to Ruben Reuter! Hope all your wishes come true @shabangtheatre 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.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013, 2018 My Life Himself 2 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 Sanderson Series 4 episode 2022 Disability and Abortion: The Hardest ChoiceHimselfTelevision Documentary2023MobilityDanTV Comedy Short, won BAFTA in 2024 2025 Pushers Harry Clarke Regular role
+ Video games Year Title Role 2015 The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss Finn McLaine
See also List of people with Down syndrome
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