John Paul Ruttan (born May 12, 2001) is a Canadian actor[1] who is best known for RoboCop and This Means War.

In 2012 he was nominated for the Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role at the 33rd Young Artist Awards for his work in the Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show.

In 2008 he appeared as a guest star on the Rick Mercer Report portraying a young Jack Layton, a Canadian NDP leader, on the episode "Election Kids".

Ruttan's feature film debut was in Defendor with Woody Harrelson in 2010, playing Young Jack Carter.

[6] In 2012, Ruttan appeared in the role of Tom Hardy's character's son, Joe, in the feature film This Means War alongside Reese Witherspoon[7] and Chris Pine.