Quick Facts
Born:
1979-06-02
Birthplace:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Credits:
77 Total Roles
James Ransone
Acting
The MovieWise Take
Refining cinematic analysis...
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ransone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ransone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
It Chapter Two
Eddie Kaspbrak
Inside Man
Steve-O
Sinister
Deputy
The Black Phone
Max
The Next Three Days
Harv
The Wire
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
Sinister 2
Ex-Deputy So & So
Oldboy
Dr. Tom Melby
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Phone 2 MOVIE | Max |
| 2023 | V/H/S/85 MOVIE | Bobby (segment "Dreamkill") |
| 2023 | Poker Face TV | Juice |
| 2022 | Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | The Black Phone MOVIE | Max |
| 2021 | Small Engine Repair MOVIE | PJ |
| 2020 | What We Found MOVIE | Sgt. Steven Mohler |
| 2020 | 50 States of Fright TV | Sebastian Klepner |
| 2019 | The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | It Chapter Two MOVIE | Eddie Kaspbrak |