James Ransone

Acting

James Ransone

Born June 2, 1979Baltimore, Maryland, USA76 credits

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

Black Phone 2
6.7

Black Phone 2

Movie

2025

V/H/S/85
5.7

V/H/S/85

Movie

2023

Poker Face
7.5

Poker Face

TV

2023

Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
8.0

Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

Movie

2022

The Black Phone
7.5

The Black Phone

Movie

2022

Small Engine Repair
6.1

Small Engine Repair

Movie

2021

Filmography

Black Phone 2
2025Black Phone 2as MaxMovie
V/H/S/85
2023V/H/S/85as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")Movie
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas JuiceTV
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerineas SelfMovie
The Black Phone
2022The Black Phoneas MaxMovie
Small Engine Repair
2021Small Engine Repairas PJMovie
What We Found
2020What We Foundas Sgt. Steven MohlerMovie
50 States of Fright
202050 States of Frightas Sebastian KlepnerTV
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Endsas SelfMovie
It Chapter Two
2019It Chapter Twoas Eddie KaspbrakMovie
Captive State
2019Captive Stateas EllisonMovie
The First
2018The Firstas Nick FletcherTV
Fish in the Sea
2018Fish in the Seaas JackMovie
Tough Love
2018Tough Loveas ManMovie
Doulo
2018Douloas EdwinMovie
Family Blood
2018Family Bloodas ChristopherMovie
Write When You Get Work
2018Write When You Get Workas Steven NobleMovie
The Clapper
2018The Clapperas Darth GuyMovie
Mosaic
2018Mosaicas Michael O'ConnorTV
It Happened in L.A.
2017It Happened in L.A.as HeathMovie
SEAL Team
2017SEAL Teamas Reiss JulianTV
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017Cabiria, Charity, Chastityas Anthony the StrongmanMovie
Gemini
2017Geminias StanMovie
Light Up the Night
2016Light Up the Nightas JoeMovie
In a Valley of Violence
2016In a Valley of Violenceas GillyMovie
Mr. Right
2016Mr. Rightas Von CartiganMovie
Conventional
2015Conventionalas Stu Mac 3Movie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015Fun Size Horror: Volume Twoas Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')Movie
Sinister 2
2015Sinister 2as Ex-Deputy So & SoMovie
Tangerine
2015Tangerineas ChesterMovie
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015Bloomin Mud Shuffleas LonnieMovie
The Timber
2015The Timberas WyattMovie
Bosch
2015Boschas Eddie ArceneauxTV
Fruits De Mer
2014Fruits De Meras GeorgeMovie
Cymbeline
2014Cymbelineas PhilarioMovie
Kristy
2014Kristyas ScottMovie
This American Life: Live at BAM
2014This American Life: Live at BAMas DavidMovie
Granted!
2014Granted!as LarryMovie
False True Love
2014False True LoveMovie
Electric Slide
2014Electric Slideas Jan PhillipsMovie
Oldboy
2013Oldboyas Dr. Tom MelbyMovie
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013The Man Who Came Out Only at Nightas The Man Who Came Out Only at NightMovie
Empire State
2013Empire Stateas Agent NugentMovie
Low Winter Sun
2013Low Winter Sunas Damon CallisTV
Broken City
2013Broken Cityas Todd LancasterMovie
Year of the Rat
2013Year of the RatMovie
Starlet
2012Starletas MikeyMovie
Red Hook Summer
2012Red Hook Summeras KevinMovie
Sinister
2012Sinisteras DeputyMovie
The Lie
2011The Lieas WeaselMovie
The Son of No One
2011The Son of No Oneas Officer Thomas PrudentiMovie
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Rollas Chip GensonMovie
The Next Three Days
2010The Next Three Daysas HarvMovie
Conan
2010Conanas Self - GuestTV
Freakonomics
2010Freakonomicsas HimselfMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Johnny D. / Perry HutchinsonTV
Making Generation Kill
2008Making Generation Killas HimselfMovie
Generation Kill
2008Generation Killas Josh Ray PersonTV
Prom Night
2008Prom Nightas Detective NashMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas Dennis Wayne BarfieldTV
Jericho
2006Jerichoas DarylTV
Puccini for Beginners
2006Puccini for Beginnersas Lone Guy at BistroMovie
Inside Man
2006Inside Manas Steve-OMovie
The Good Humor Man
2005The Good Humor Manas JunebugMovie
Malachance
2004Malachanceas MikaMovie
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004Downtown: A Street Taleas BillyMovie
A Dirty Shame
2004A Dirty Shameas Dingy DaveMovie
Ken Park
2003Ken Parkas TateMovie
Nola
2003Nolaas Neo-GothboyMovie
Fan Mail
2003Fan Mailas RickyMovie
The Wire
2002The Wireas Chester 'Ziggy' SobotkaTV
The American Astronaut
2001The American Astronautas BodysuitMovie
Ed
2000Edas Gary MortonTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Zack CapolaTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas FrankieTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Mark DaleTV