Acting
James Ransone
EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
2 June 1979
Died
19 December 2025 (aged 46)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as James PJ Ransone · James Finley Ransone III
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
Filmography
V/H/S/85
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
The Black Phone
as Max Shaw
What We Found
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
It Chapter Two
as Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State
as Ellison
The Clapper
as Darth Guy
Write When You Get Work
as Steven Noble
Family Blood
as Christopher
Doulo
as Edwin
Gemini
as Stan
It Happened in L.A.
as Heath
Mr. Right
as Von Cartigan
The Timber
as Wyatt
Sinister 2
as Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine
as Chester
Conventional
as Stu Mac 3
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
as Lonnie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Cymbeline
as Philario
Electric Slide
as Jan Phillips
Kristy
as Scott
Fruits De Mer
as George
Granted!
as Larry
Oldboy
as Dr. Tom Melby
Broken City
as Todd Lancaster
Empire State
as Agent Nugent
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Sinister
as Deputy
Starlet
as Mikey
Red Hook Summer
as Kevin
The Son of No One
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Chip Genson
The Lie
as Weasel
Freakonomics
as Himself
Prom Night
as Detective Nash
Inside Man
as Steve-O
Puccini for Beginners
as Lone Guy at Bistro
The Good Humor Man
as Junebug
A Dirty Shame
as Dingy Dave
Malachance
as Mika
Ken Park
as Tate
Nola
as Neo-Gothboy
Fan Mail
as Ricky
The American Astronaut
as Bodysuit