James Ransone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1979
- Died
- December 19, 2025 (aged 46)
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Black Phone 2
Movie · as Max
V/H/S/85
Movie · as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Poker Face
TV · as Juice · 1 ep
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
Movie · as Self
The Black Phone
Movie · as Max Shaw
Small Engine Repair
Movie · as PJ
What We Found
Movie · as Sgt. Steven Mohler
50 States of Fright
TV · as Sebastian Klepner · 2 eps
It Chapter Two
Movie · as Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State
Movie · as Ellison
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Movie · as Self
The Clapper
Movie · as Darth Guy
Write When You Get Work
Movie · as Steven Noble
Family Blood
Movie · as Christopher
Tough Love
Movie · as Man
Doulo
Movie · as Edwin
Fish in the Sea
Movie · as Jack
Mosaic
TV · as Michael O'Connor · 6 eps
The First
TV · as Nick Fletcher · 8 eps
Gemini
Movie · as Stan
It Happened in L.A.
Movie · as Heath
SEAL Team
TV · as Reiss Julian · 4 eps
In a Valley of Violence
Movie · as Gilly
Mr. Right
Movie · as Von Cartigan
Light Up the Night
Movie · as Joe
The Timber
Movie · as Wyatt
Sinister 2
Movie · as Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine
Movie · as Chester
Conventional
Movie · as Stu Mac 3
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Movie · as Lonnie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Movie · as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Bosch
TV · as Eddie Arceneaux · 7 eps
This American Life: Live at BAM
Movie · as David
Cymbeline
Movie · as Philario
Electric Slide
Movie · as Jan Phillips
Kristy
Movie · as Scott
Fruits De Mer
Movie · as George
Granted!
Movie · as Larry
False True Love
Movie
Oldboy
Movie · as Dr. Tom Melby
Broken City
Movie · as Todd Lancaster
Empire State
Movie · as Agent Nugent
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Movie · as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Year of the Rat
Movie
Low Winter Sun
TV · as Damon Callis · 10 eps
Sinister
Movie · as Deputy
Starlet
Movie · as Mikey
Red Hook Summer
Movie · as Kevin
The Son of No One
Movie · as Officer Thomas Prudenti
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Chip Genson
The Lie
Movie · as Weasel
The Next Three Days
Movie · as Harv
Freakonomics
Movie · as Himself
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Prom Night
Movie · as Detective Nash
Making Generation Kill
Movie · as Self
Generation Kill
TV · as Josh Ray Person · 7 eps
Burn Notice
TV · as Dennis Wayne Barfield · 1 ep
Inside Man
Movie · as Steve-O
Puccini for Beginners
Movie · as Lone Guy at Bistro
Jericho
TV · as Daryl · 1 ep
The Good Humor Man
Movie · as Junebug
Downtown: A Street Tale
Movie · as Billy
A Dirty Shame
Movie · as Dingy Dave
Malachance
Movie · as Mika
Ken Park
Movie · as Tate
Nola
Movie · as Neo-Gothboy
Fan Mail
Movie · as Ricky
The Wire
TV · as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka · 12 eps
The American Astronaut
Movie · as Bodysuit
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Zack Capola · 1 ep
Ed
TV · as Gary Morton · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Frankie · 2 eps
Law & Order
TV · as Mark Dale, Michael Whelan · 1 ep