James Ransone
Acting
Born June 2, 1979 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died December 19, 2025
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
Black Phone 2
2025 · Max
V/H/S/85
2023 · Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
The Black Phone
2022 · Max
Small Engine Repair
2021 · PJ
What We Found
2020 · Sgt. Steven Mohler
It Chapter Two
2019 · Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State
2019 · Ellison
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019 · Self
The Clapper
2018 · Darth Guy
Write When You Get Work
2018 · Steven Noble
Family Blood
2018 · Christopher
Gemini
2017 · Stan
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Gilly
Mr. Right
2016 · Von Cartigan
The Timber
2015 · Wyatt
Sinister 2
2015 · Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine
2015 · Chester
Conventional
2015 · Stu Mac 3
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015 · Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Cymbeline
2014 · Philario
Electric Slide
2014 · Jan Phillips
Kristy
2014 · Scott
Oldboy
2013 · Dr. Tom Melby
Broken City
2013 · Todd Lancaster
Empire State
2013 · Agent Nugent
Sinister
2012 · Deputy
Starlet
2012 · Mikey
Red Hook Summer
2012 · Kevin
The Son of No One
2011 · Officer Thomas Prudenti
The Lie
2011 · Weasel
The Next Three Days
2010 · Harv
Freakonomics
2010 · Himself
Prom Night
2008 · Detective Nash
Inside Man
2006 · Steve-O
Puccini for Beginners
2006 · Lone Guy at Bistro
The Good Humor Man
2005 · Junebug
A Dirty Shame
2004 · Dingy Dave
Ken Park
2003 · Tate
Nola
2003 · Neo-Gothboy
The American Astronaut
2001 · Bodysuit