James Ransone

Actor

Born: June 2, 1979
Died: December 19, 2025 (age 46)
From: 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…

Filmography (59)

Black Phone 2 (2025)
Max
V/H/S/85 (2023)
Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine (2022)
Self
The Black Phone (2022)
Max Shaw
Small Engine Repair (2021)
PJ
What We Found (2020)
Sgt. Steven Mohler
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019)
Self
It Chapter Two (2019)
Eddie Kaspbrak
Captive State (2019)
Ellison
Fish in the Sea (2018)
Jack
Tough Love (2018)
Man
Doulo (2018)
Edwin
Family Blood (2018)
Christopher
Write When You Get Work (2018)
Steven Noble
The Clapper (2018)
Darth Guy
It Happened in L.A. (2017)
Heath
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (2017)
Anthony the Strongman
Gemini (2017)
Stan
Light Up the Night (2016)
Joe
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
Gilly
Mr. Right (2016)
Von Cartigan
Conventional (2015)
Stu Mac 3
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two (2015)
Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Sinister 2 (2015)
Ex-Deputy So & So
Tangerine (2015)
Chester
Bloomin Mud Shuffle (2015)
Lonnie
The Timber (2015)
Wyatt
Fruits De Mer (2014)
George
Cymbeline (2014)
Philario
Kristy (2014)
Scott