James Ransone
Acting
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Acting Credits
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. Descr...
Known For
Filmography
Black Phone 2
2025
as Max
V/H/S/85
2023
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Poker Face
2023
as Juice
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022
as Self
The Black Phone
2022
as Max Shaw
Small Engine Repair
2021
as PJ
What We Found
2020
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
50 States of Fright
2020
as Sebastian Klepner
It Chapter Two
2019
as Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State
2019
as Ellison
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
The Clapper
2018
as Darth Guy
Write When You Get Work
2018
as Steven Noble
Family Blood
2018
as Christopher
Tough Love
2018
as Man
Doulo
2018
as Edwin
Fish in the Sea
2018
as Jack
Mosaic
2018
as Michael O'Connor
The First
2018
as Nick Fletcher
Gemini
2017
as Stan
It Happened in L.A.
2017
as Heath
SEAL Team
2017
as Reiss Julian
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as Gilly
Mr. Right
2016
as Von Cartigan
Light Up the Night
2016
as Joe
The Timber
2015
as Wyatt
Sinister 2
2015
as Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine
2015
as Chester
Conventional
2015
as Stu Mac 3
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Lonnie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Bosch
2015
as Eddie Arceneaux
This American Life: Live at BAM
2014
as David
Cymbeline
2014
as Philario
Electric Slide
2014
as Jan Phillips
Kristy
2014
as Scott
Fruits De Mer
2014
as George
False True Love
2014
Granted!
2014
as Larry
Oldboy
2013
as Dr. Tom Melby
Broken City
2013
as Todd Lancaster
Empire State
2013
as Agent Nugent
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Year of the Rat
2013
Low Winter Sun
2013
as Damon Callis
Sinister
2012
as Deputy
Starlet
2012
as Mikey
Red Hook Summer
2012
as Kevin
The Son of No One
2011
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Chip Genson
The Lie
2011
as Weasel
The Next Three Days
2010
as Harv
Freakonomics
2010
as Himself
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Prom Night
2008
as Detective Nash
Making Generation Kill
2008
as Self
Generation Kill
2008
as Josh Ray Person
Burn Notice
2007
as Dennis Wayne Barfield
Inside Man
2006
as Steve-O
Puccini for Beginners
2006
as Lone Guy at Bistro
Jericho
2006
as Daryl
The Good Humor Man
2005
as Junebug
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
as Billy
A Dirty Shame
2004
as Dingy Dave
Malachance
2004
as Mika
Ken Park
2003
as Tate
Nola
2003
as Neo-Gothboy
Fan Mail
2003
as Ricky
The Wire
2002
as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
The American Astronaut
2001
as Bodysuit
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Zack Capola
Ed
2000
as Gary Morton
Third Watch
1999
as Frankie
Law & Order
1990
as Mark Dale
Law & Order
1990
as Michael Whelan