James Ransone
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James Finley Ransone III was an American actor. Known for his roles in horror and drama, he played Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama miniseries Generation Kill (2008), Deputy "So-and-So" in the supernatural horror films Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), Chester in Tangerine (2015), adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two (2019), and Max in The Black Phone (2021).
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James Ransone was an American actor and musician. Born in Baltimore in 1979, he began his work period in 2001. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts and spoke English as his native language. His notable works include the television series *The Wire* and the films *Sinister* and *It Chapter Two*.
Ransone was male and had two children. He was also known by the name James Finley Ransone III. His professional career in acting concluded in 2025. He died in Los Angeles on December 19, 2025. The cause of death was hanging to death, classified as suicide.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Black Phone 2 — Max2025
- V/H/S/85 — Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")2023
- Poker Face — Juice2023
- Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine — Self2022
- The Black Phone — Max Shaw2022
- Small Engine Repair — PJ2021
- What We Found — Sgt. Steven Mohler2020
- 50 States of Fright — Sebastian Klepner2020
- It Chapter Two — Eddie Kaspbrak2019
- Captive State — Ellison2019
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Key facts
- Born
- James Finley Ransone III , ( 1979-06-02 ) June 2, 1979, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S.
- Died
- December 19, 2025 (2025-12-19) (aged 46), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Other name
- PJ
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2001–2025
- Spouse
- Jamie McPhee
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- School of Visual Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Wire
- Field of work
- acting
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1979-06-02
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2025-12-19
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- James Finley Ransone III
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v63032205.htm
- short name
- James Ransone
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Encyclopedic overview
James Finley Ransone III (June 2, 1979 – December 19, 2025) was an American actor. Known for his roles in horror and drama, he played Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama miniseries Generation Kill (2008), Deputy "So-and-So" in the supernatural horror films Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), Chester in Tangerine (2015), adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two (2019), and Max in The Black Phone (2021).
Early life and education
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