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