James Ransone

Actor

Born June 2, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died December 19, 2025.

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.

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Acting

Black Phone 2
Film, 2025
as Max
V/H/S/85
Film, 2023
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Poker Face
TV series, 2023
as Juice
The Black Phone
Film, 2022
as Max Shaw
Small Engine Repair
Film, 2021
as PJ
What We Found
Film, 2020
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
50 States of Fright
TV series, 2020
as Sebastian Klepner
It Chapter Two
Film, 2019
as Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State
Film, 2019
as Ellison
The First
TV series, 2018
as Nick Fletcher
Fish in the Sea
Film, 2018
as Jack
Tough Love
Film, 2018
as Man
Doulo
Film, 2018
as Edwin
Family Blood
Film, 2018
as Christopher
Write When You Get Work
Film, 2018
as Steven Noble
The Clapper
Film, 2018
as Darth Guy
Mosaic
TV series, 2018
as Michael O'Connor
It Happened in L.A.
Film, 2017
as Heath
SEAL Team
TV series, 2017
as Reiss Julian
Gemini
Film, 2017
as Stan
In a Valley of Violence
Film, 2016
as Gilly
Light Up the Night
Film, 2016
as Joe
Mr. Right
Film, 2016
as Von Cartigan
Conventional
Film, 2015
as Stu Mac 3
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Film, 2015
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Sinister 2
Film, 2015
as Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine
Film, 2015
as Chester
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Film, 2015
as Lonnie
The Timber
Film, 2015
as Wyatt
Bosch
TV series, 2015
as Eddie Arceneaux