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James Ransone

Known for acting · Born 2 June 1979 · Died 19 December 2025 · aged 46 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

75 credits

James Finley Ransone III (June 2, 1979 – December 19, 2025) was an American actor and musician. He was best known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, United States Marine Corps Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama miniseries Generation Kill (2008), The Deputy in the supernatural horror films Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), Chester in Tangerine (2015), the adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two (2019), and Max in The Black Phone movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ransone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Sinister 2

2015

It Chapter Two

2019

The Wire

2002

Sinister

2012

Ken Park

2003

Mr. Right

2016

Tangerine

2015

Family Blood

2018

In a Valley of Violence

2016

Bosch

2015

Inside Man

2006

The Black Phone

2022

Acting (75)

2025Black Phone 2MaxFilm
2023Poker FaceJuiceSeries
2023V/H/S/85Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")Film
2022The Black PhoneMax ShawFilm
2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelfFilm
2021Small Engine RepairPJFilm
202050 States of FrightSebastian Klepner · 2 episodesSeries
2020What We FoundSgt. Steven MohlerFilm
2019It Chapter TwoEddie KaspbrakFilm
2019Captive StateEllisonFilm
2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It EndsSelfFilm
2018The ClapperDarth GuyFilm
2018Family BloodChristopherFilm
2018The FirstNick Fletcher · 8 episodesSeries
2018MosaicMichael O'Connor · 6 episodesSeries
2018Write When You Get WorkSteven NobleFilm
2018Tough LoveManFilm
2018DouloEdwinFilm
2018Fish in the SeaJackFilm
2017SEAL TeamReiss Julian · 4 episodesSeries
2017GeminiStanFilm
2017It Happened in L.A.HeathFilm
2016Mr. RightVon CartiganFilm
2016In a Valley of ViolenceGillyFilm
2016Light Up the NightJoeFilm
2015Sinister 2Ex-Deputy So & SoFilm
2015TangerineChesterFilm
2015BoschEddie Arceneaux · 7 episodesSeries
2015The TimberWyattFilm
2015ConventionalStu Mac 3Film
2015Fun Size Horror: Volume TwoStu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')Film
2015Bloomin Mud ShuffleLonnieFilm
2014KristyScottFilm
2014CymbelinePhilarioFilm
2014Electric SlideJan PhillipsFilm
2014This American Life: Live at BAMDavidFilm
2014Fruits De MerGeorgeFilm
2014False True LoveFilm
2014Granted!LarryFilm
2013OldboyDr. Tom MelbyFilm
2013Broken CityTodd LancasterFilm
2013Empire StateAgent NugentFilm
2013Low Winter SunDamon Callis · 10 episodesSeries
2013The Man Who Came Out Only at NightThe Man Who Came Out Only at NightFilm
2013Year of the RatFilm
2012SinisterDeputyFilm
2012StarletMikeyFilm
2012Red Hook SummerKevinFilm
2011The Son of No OneOfficer Thomas PrudentiFilm
2011The LieWeaselFilm
2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollChip GensonFilm
2010The Next Three DaysHarvFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Johnny D. / Perry HutchinsonSeries
2010ConanSelf - GuestSeries
2010FreakonomicsHimselfFilm
2008Prom NightDetective NashFilm
2008Generation KillJosh Ray Person · 7 episodesSeries
2008Making Generation KillSelfFilm
2007Burn NoticeDennis Wayne BarfieldSeries
2006Inside ManSteve-OFilm
2006JerichoDarylSeries
2006Puccini for BeginnersLone Guy at BistroFilm
2005The Good Humor ManJunebugFilm
2004A Dirty ShameDingy DaveFilm
2004Downtown: A Street TaleBillyFilm
2004MalachanceMikaFilm
2003Ken ParkTateFilm
2003NolaNeo-GothboyFilm
2003Fan MailRickyFilm
2002The WireChester 'Ziggy' Sobotka · 12 episodesSeries
2001The American AstronautBodysuitFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationZack CapolaSeries
2000EdGary MortonSeries
1999Third WatchFrankie · 2 episodesSeries
1990Law & OrderMark Dale, Michael WhelanSeries