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