James Ransone
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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.
Known for
Credits
Inside Man (2006)
as Steve-O
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Black Phone 2 (2025)
as Max
The Black Phone (2022)
as Max Shaw
It Chapter Two (2019)
as Eddie Kaspbrak
Sinister (2012)
as Deputy
Oldboy (2013)
as Dr. Tom Melby
Sinister 2 (2015)
as Ex-Deputy So & So
Ken Park (2003)
as Tate
The Next Three Days (2010)
as Harv
Captive State (2019)
as Ellison
Prom Night (2008)
as Detective Nash
What We Found (2020)
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
Broken City (2013)
as Todd Lancaster
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
as Gilly
Empire State (2013)
as Agent Nugent
A Dirty Shame (2004)
as Dingy Dave
Mr. Right (2016)
as Von Cartigan
Starlet (2012)
as Mikey
The Son of No One (2011)
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
Tangerine (2015)
as Chester
Small Engine Repair (2021)
as PJ
V/H/S/85 (2023)
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019)
as Self
Fan Mail (2003)
as Ricky
Kristy (2014)
as Scott
Write When You Get Work (2018)
as Steven Noble
This American Life: Live at BAM (2014)
as David
Cymbeline (2014)
as Philario
Gemini (2017)
as Stan
The Clapper (2018)
as Darth Guy
Tough Love (2018)
as Man
Electric Slide (2014)
as Jan Phillips
The American Astronaut (2001)
as Bodysuit
Red Hook Summer (2012)
as Kevin
Doulo (2018)
as Edwin
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (2017)
as Anthony the Strongman
Puccini for Beginners (2006)
as Lone Guy at Bistro
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
as Lonnie
The Timber (2015)
as Wyatt
Freakonomics (2010)
as Himself
The Good Humor Man (2005)
as Junebug
Nola (2003)
as Neo-Gothboy
Family Blood (2018)
as Christopher
Year of the Rat (2013)
Actor
Granted! (2014)
as Larry
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Chip Genson
Making Generation Kill (2008)
as Himself
The Lie (2011)
as Weasel
It Happened in L.A. (2017)
as Heath
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two (2015)
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)
as Billy
Conventional (2015)
as Stu Mac 3
Malachance (2004)
as Mika
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine (2022)
as Self
Fruits De Mer (2014)
as George
Fish in the Sea (2018)
as Jack
Light Up the Night (2016)
as Joe
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (2013)
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
False True Love (2014)
Actor