
James Ransone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1979
- Died
- December 19, 2025
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Filmography

Black Phone 2 2025
as Max

V/H/S/85 2023
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")

Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine 2022
as Self

The Black Phone 2022
as Max Shaw

Small Engine Repair 2021
as PJ

What We Found 2020
as Sgt. Steven Mohler

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends 2019
as Self

It Chapter Two 2019
as Eddie Kaspbrak

Captive State 2019
as Ellison

Fish in the Sea 2018
as Jack

Tough Love 2018
as Man

Doulo 2018
as Edwin

Family Blood 2018
as Christopher

Write When You Get Work 2018
as Steven Noble

The Clapper 2018
as Darth Guy

It Happened in L.A. 2017
as Heath

Gemini 2017
as Stan

In a Valley of Violence 2016
as Gilly

Light Up the Night 2016
as Joe

Mr. Right 2016
as Von Cartigan

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two 2015
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')

Conventional 2015
as Stu Mac 3

Sinister 2 2015
as Ex-Deputy So & So

Tangerine 2015
as Chester

Bloomin Mud Shuffle 2015
as Lonnie

The Timber 2015
as Wyatt

Fruits De Mer 2014
as George

Cymbeline 2014
as Philario

Kristy 2014
as Scott

This American Life: Live at BAM 2014
as David

Granted! 2014
as Larry

False True Love 2014
Actor

Electric Slide 2014
as Jan Phillips

Oldboy 2013
as Dr. Tom Melby

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night 2013
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

Empire State 2013
as Agent Nugent

Broken City 2013
as Todd Lancaster

Year of the Rat 2013
Actor

Starlet 2012
as Mikey

Sinister 2012
as Deputy

Red Hook Summer 2012
as Kevin

The Lie 2011
as Weasel

The Son of No One 2011
as Officer Thomas Prudenti

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll 2011
as Chip Genson

The Next Three Days 2010
as Harv

Freakonomics 2010
as Himself

Making Generation Kill 2008
as Self

Prom Night 2008
as Detective Nash

Puccini for Beginners 2006
as Lone Guy at Bistro

Inside Man 2006
as Steve-O

The Good Humor Man 2005
as Junebug

Malachance 2004
as Mika

Downtown: A Street Tale 2004
as Billy

A Dirty Shame 2004
as Dingy Dave

Ken Park 2003
as Tate

Fan Mail 2003
as Ricky

Nola 2003
as Neo-Gothboy

The American Astronaut 2001
as Bodysuit
Credits from TMDB.