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James Ransone

Acting · Born June 2, 1979 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Movies with James Ransone

• It Chapter Two (2019) — Eddie Kaspbrak
• Black Phone 2 (2025) — Max
• The Black Phone (2022) — Max Shaw
• Inside Man (2006) — Steve-O
• Sinister (2012) — Deputy
• Oldboy (2013) — Dr. Tom Melby
• The Next Three Days (2010) — Harv
• Sinister 2 (2015) — Ex-Deputy So & So
• Ken Park (2003) — Tate
• Captive State (2019) — Ellison
• Broken City (2013) — Todd Lancaster
• Mr. Right (2016) — Von Cartigan

TV shows with James Ransone

• Bosch (2015) — Eddie Arceneaux
• The Wire (2002) — Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
• Generation Kill (2008) — Josh Ray Person
• Mosaic (2018) — Michael O'Connor
• The First (2018) — Nick Fletcher
• Low Winter Sun (2013) — Damon Callis