
James Ransone
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.…
Filmography

The Wire
2002 · 8.6

This American Life: Live at BAM
2014 · 8.1

SEAL Team
2017 · 8.0

Third Watch
1999 · 8.0

Malachance
2004 · 8.0

Generation Kill
2008 · 7.9

Bosch
2015 · 7.9

Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7

Ed
2000 · 7.7

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6

The Black Phone
2022 · 7.5

Burn Notice
2007 · 7.5

Poker Face
2023 · 7.5

Jericho
2006 · 7.4

Inside Man
2006 · 7.4

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

50 States of Fright
2020 · 7.2

The Next Three Days
2010 · 7.1

Light Up the Night
2016 · 7.0

Tangerine
2015 · 6.9

Conventional
2015 · 6.9

Sinister
2012 · 6.9

The American Astronaut
2001 · 6.8

It Chapter Two
2019 · 6.8

Starlet
2012 · 6.8

Nola
2003 · 6.8

Black Phone 2
2025 · 6.6

Mosaic
2018 · 6.5

Mr. Right
2016 · 6.4

Low Winter Sun
2013 · 6.2

In a Valley of Violence
2016 · 6.1

Kristy
2014 · 6.1

Small Engine Repair
2021 · 6.0

Ken Park
2003 · 6.0

Broken City
2013 · 6.0

Oldboy
2013 · 5.9

The First
2018 · 5.9

Sinister 2
2015 · 5.9

V/H/S/85
2023 · 5.8

Captive State
2019 · 5.7

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011 · 5.5

The Lie
2011 · 5.5

Puccini for Beginners
2006 · 5.5

Downtown: A Street Tale
2004 · 5.5

Empire State
2013 · 5.4

A Dirty Shame
2004 · 5.4

Red Hook Summer
2012 · 5.4

Gemini
2017 · 5.4

What We Found
2020 · 5.2

The Timber
2015 · 5.1

Prom Night
2008 · 5.1

The Son of No One
2011 · 5.1

Electric Slide
2014 · 5.0

It Happened in L.A.
2017 · 5.0

The Clapper
2018 · 4.9

Family Blood
2018 · 4.6

The Good Humor Man
2005 · 4.4

Cymbeline
2014 · 3.9

Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · 3.9

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015 · 3.9

Write When You Get Work
2018 · 3.9

Fan Mail
2003 · 0.0

Doulo
2018 · 0.0

Granted!
2014 · 0.0

Tough Love
2018 · 0.0

Year of the Rat
2013 · 0.0

Fish in the Sea
2018 · 0.0

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013 · 0.0

Fruits De Mer
2014 · 0.0

False True Love
2014 · 0.0