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James Ransone

Acting

Born June 2, 1979 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died December 19, 2025

Also known as جیمز رانسون · James PJ Ransone

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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Wire

2002as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka

SEAL Team

2017as Reiss Julian

Bosch

2015as Eddie Arceneaux

Generation Kill

2008as Josh Ray Person

Third Watch

1999as Frankie

Hawaii Five-0

2010as Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Zack Capola

Poker Face

2023as Juice

The Black Phone

2021as Max

Burn Notice

2007as Dennis Wayne Barfield

Jericho

2006as Daryl

Inside Man

2006as Steve-O

Law & Order

1990as Mark Dale

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

The Next Three Days

2010as Harv

Tangerine

2015as Chester

Sinister

2012as Deputy

It: Chapter Two

2019as Eddie Kaspbrak

Starlet

2012as Mikey

Nola

2003as Neo-Gothboy

Black Phone 2

2025as Max

The American Astronaut

2001as Bodysuit

Mosaic

2018as Michael O'Connor

Mr. Right

2015as Von Cartigan

Small Engine Repair

2021as PJ

In a Valley of Violence

2016as Gilly

Low Winter Sun

2013as Damon Callis

Freakonomics

2010as Himself

Kristy

2014as Scott

Broken City

2013as Todd Lancaster

The First

2018as Nick Fletcher

Sinister 2

2015as Ex-Deputy So & So

Oldboy

2013as Dr. Tom Melby

V/H/S/85

2023as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")

Captive State

2019as Ellison

Gemini

2017as Stan

Empire State

2013as Agent Nugent

Red Hook Summer

2012as Kevin

The Lie

2011as Weasel

A Dirty Shame

2004as Dingy Dave

The Timber

2015as Wyatt

The Son of No One

2011as Officer Thomas Prudenti

Prom Night

2008as Detective Nash

What We Found

2020as Sgt. Steven Mohler

It Happened in L.A.

2017as Heath

Electric Slide

2014as Jan Phillips

The Clapper

2017as Darth Guy

Write When You Get Work

2018as Steven Noble

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015as Lonnie

Cymbeline

2014as Philario