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James Ransone

Acting Born Jun 2, 1979 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 24 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.

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Mark Dale
  • Law & Order (1990) as Michael Whelan
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Zack Capola
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
  • Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
  • SEAL Team (2017) as Reiss Julian
  • Bosch (2015) as Eddie Arceneaux
  • The Wire (2002) as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
  • Third Watch (1999) as Frankie
  • Burn Notice (2007) as Dennis Wayne Barfield
  • Poker Face (2023) as Juice
  • Black Phone 2 (2025) as Max
  • Ed (2000) as Gary Morton
  • Jericho (2006) as Daryl
  • It Chapter Two (2019) as Eddie Kaspbrak
  • The Black Phone (2022) as Max
  • Sinister (2012) as Deputy
  • Inside Man (2006) as Steve-O
  • 50 States of Fright (2020) as Sebastian Klepner
  • Oldboy (2013) as Dr. Tom Melby
  • Ken Park (2003) as Tate
  • Generation Kill (2008) as Josh Ray Person
  • The First (2018) as Nick Fletcher
  • Sinister 2 (2015) as Ex-Deputy So & So