Acting
James Ransone
Born June 2, 1979 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA · Died December 19, 2025
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
6.8 TMDB
It Chapter Two
Eddie Kaspbrak
7.4 TMDB
Inside Man
Steve-O
6.9 TMDB
Sinister
Deputy
7.5 TMDB
The Black Phone
Max Shaw
7.1 TMDB
The Next Three Days
Harv
8.6 TMDB
The Wire
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
5.9 TMDB
Sinister 2
Ex-Deputy So & So
5.9 TMDB
Oldboy
Dr. Tom Melby
7.7 TMDB
Hawaii Five-0
Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
8.0 TMDB
SEAL Team
Reiss Julian
6.0 TMDB
Broken City
Todd Lancaster
6.4 TMDB
Mr. Right
Von Cartigan
7.6 TMDB
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Zack Capola
6.6 TMDB
Black Phone 2
Max
5.7 TMDB
Captive State
Ellison
6.9 TMDB
Tangerine
Chester
5.1 TMDB
Prom Night
Detective Nash
7.9 TMDB
Bosch
Eddie Arceneaux
5.4 TMDB
Empire State
Agent Nugent
7.3 TMDB
Law & Order
Mark Dale, Michael Whelan
Filmography
- 2025Black Phone 2MaxMovie
- 2023V/H/S/85Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")Movie
- 2023Poker FaceJuiceSeries
- 2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelfMovie
- 2022The Black PhoneMax ShawMovie
- 2021Small Engine RepairPJMovie
- 2020What We FoundSgt. Steven MohlerMovie
- 202050 States of FrightSebastian KlepnerSeries
- 2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It EndsSelfMovie
- 2019It Chapter TwoEddie KaspbrakMovie
- 2019Captive StateEllisonMovie
- 2018The FirstNick FletcherSeries
- 2018Fish in the SeaJackMovie
- 2018Tough LoveManMovie
- 2018DouloEdwinMovie
- 2018Family BloodChristopherMovie
- 2018Write When You Get WorkSteven NobleMovie
- 2018The ClapperDarth GuyMovie
- 2018MosaicMichael O'ConnorSeries
- 2017It Happened in L.A.HeathMovie
- 2017SEAL TeamReiss JulianSeries
- 2017GeminiStanMovie
- 2016In a Valley of ViolenceGillyMovie
- 2016Light Up the NightJoeMovie
- 2016Mr. RightVon CartiganMovie
- 2015ConventionalStu Mac 3Movie
- 2015Fun Size Horror: Volume TwoStu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')Movie
- 2015Sinister 2Ex-Deputy So & SoMovie
- 2015TangerineChesterMovie
- 2015Bloomin Mud ShuffleLonnieMovie
- 2015The TimberWyattMovie
- 2015BoschEddie ArceneauxSeries
- 2014Fruits De MerGeorgeMovie
- 2014CymbelinePhilarioMovie
- 2014KristyScottMovie
- 2014This American Life: Live at BAMDavidMovie
- 2014Granted!LarryMovie
- 2014False True LoveMovie
- 2014Electric SlideJan PhillipsMovie
- 2013OldboyDr. Tom MelbyMovie
- 2013The Man Who Came Out Only at NightThe Man Who Came Out Only at NightMovie
- 2013Empire StateAgent NugentMovie
- 2013Low Winter SunDamon CallisSeries
- 2013Broken CityTodd LancasterMovie
- 2013Year of the RatMovie
- 2012StarletMikeyMovie
- 2012SinisterDeputyMovie
- 2012Red Hook SummerKevinMovie
- 2011The LieWeaselMovie
- 2011The Son of No OneOfficer Thomas PrudentiMovie
- 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollChip GensonMovie
- 2010The Next Three DaysHarvMovie
- 2010ConanSelf - GuestSeries
- 2010FreakonomicsHimselfMovie
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Johnny D. / Perry HutchinsonSeries
- 2008Making Generation KillSelfMovie
- 2008Generation KillJosh Ray PersonSeries
- 2008Prom NightDetective NashMovie
- 2007Burn NoticeDennis Wayne BarfieldSeries
- 2006JerichoDarylSeries
- 2006Puccini for BeginnersLone Guy at BistroMovie
- 2006Inside ManSteve-OMovie
- 2005The Good Humor ManJunebugMovie
- 2004MalachanceMikaMovie
- 2004Downtown: A Street TaleBillyMovie
- 2004A Dirty ShameDingy DaveMovie
- 2003Ken ParkTateMovie
- 2003NolaNeo-GothboyMovie
- 2003Fan MailRickyMovie
- 2002The WireChester 'Ziggy' SobotkaSeries
- 2001The American AstronautBodysuitMovie
- 2000EdGary MortonSeries
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationZack CapolaSeries
- 1999Third WatchFrankieSeries
- 1990Law & OrderMark Dale, Michael WhelanSeries