James Ransone
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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
Credits
Inside Man (2006)
as Steve-O
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Black Phone 2 (2025)
as Max Shaw
Sinister (2012)
as Deputy
It Chapter Two (2019)
as Eddie Kaspbrak
The Black Phone (2022)
as Max Shaw
The Next Three Days (2010)
as Harv
Oldboy (2013)
as Dr. Tom Melby
Ken Park (2003)
as Tate
Sinister 2 (2015)
as Ex-Deputy So & So
Broken City (2013)
as Todd Lancaster
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
as Gilly
Mr. Right (2016)
as Von Cartigan
Captive State (2019)
as Ellison
Empire State (2013)
as Agent Nugent
Prom Night (2008)
as Detective Nash
The Son of No One (2011)
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
A Dirty Shame (2004)
as Dingy Dave
Small Engine Repair (2021)
as PJ
Tangerine (2015)
as Chester
The Clapper (2018)
as Darth Guy
Starlet (2012)
as Mikey
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019)
as Self
Cymbeline (2014)
as Philario
V/H/S/85 (2023)
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Kristy (2014)
as Scott
Freakonomics (2010)
as Himself
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two (2015)
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Electric Slide (2014)
as Jan Phillips
The Timber (2015)
as Wyatt
Family Blood (2018)
as Christopher
Gemini (2017)
as Stan
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Lonnie
Tough Love (2018)
as Man
Doulo (2018)
as Edwin
Fan Mail (2003)
as Ricky
Red Hook Summer (2012)
as Kevin
What We Found (2020)
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
Puccini for Beginners (2006)
as Lone Guy at Bistro
This American Life: Live at BAM (2014)
as David
The American Astronaut (2001)
as Bodysuit
It Happened in L.A. (2017)
as Heath
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Chip Genson
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine (2022)
as Self
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (2013)
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)
as Billy
The Good Humor Man (2005)
as Junebug
Granted! (2014)
as Larry
Nola (2003)
as Neo-Gothboy
Year of the Rat (2013)
Actor
Making Generation Kill (2008)
as Himself
Malachance (2004)
as Mika
The Lie (2011)
as Weasel
Write When You Get Work (2018)
as Steven Noble
Light Up the Night (2016)
as Joe
False True Love (2014)
Actor
Conventional (2015)
as Stu Mac 3
Fish in the Sea (2018)
as Jack
Fruits De Mer (2014)
as George