Rubén Ochandiano de Higes (born 3 October 1980) is a Spanish actor.

[3] Ochandiano played bit parts in television series such as Médico de familia and Periodistas until landing a breakthrough role in high school soap opera Al salir de clase, portraying Marcos, the shy nephew of the school's principal, from 1999 to 2000.

[6] His performance in Maquis-themed drama Broken Silence (2001) as a sheep herder earned him a nomination for a Goya Award for Best New Actor.

[7][8] In the film, his character is forced by a policeman to drink a whole bottle of castor oil in a bar.

[10] He portrayed "perverse and twisted" archbishop Oliva in historical drama series Toledo, cruce de destinos.