Rubinek played Alan Mintz opposite Nicolas Cage in the 2000 film "The Family Man". In 2000, Rubinek played Detective Saul Panzer in "", the series pilot for the 2001-02 A&E TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery", in which he would subsequently play the recurring role of reporter Lon Cohen. In 2005 he appeared in the short-lived American television series "Blind Justice", and has appeared from 2006 to 2012 in the supporting role of Hasty Hathaway in the "Jesse Stone" series of TV films, starring Tom Selleck.