James Ransone
Known for
Acting
Born
June 2, 1979
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
December 19, 2025 (aged 46)
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.
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Best known work
It Chapter Two
2019
Inside Man
2006
Sinister
2012
The Black Phone
2022
The Next Three Days
2010
The Wire
2002
Sinister 2
2015
Oldboy
2013
Hawaii Five-0
2010
SEAL Team
2017Filmography
2025
Black Phone 2as Max
2023
V/H/S/85as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
2023
2022
2022
The Black Phoneas Max Shaw
2021
Small Engine Repairas PJ
2020
What We Foundas Sgt. Steven Mohler
2020
2019
2019
It Chapter Twoas Eddie Kaspbrak
2019
Captive Stateas Ellison
2018
2018
Fish in the Seaas Jack
2018
Tough Loveas Man
2018
Douloas Edwin
2018
Family Bloodas Christopher
2018
Write When You Get Workas Steven Noble
2018
The Clapperas Darth Guy
2018
2017
It Happened in L.A.as Heath
2017
2017
Geminias Stan
2016
In a Valley of Violenceas Gilly
2016
Light Up the Nightas Joe
2016
Mr. Rightas Von Cartigan