Acting · Baltimore, Maryland, USA · Born June 2, 1979
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.
MovieBlack Phone 2
2025
as Max
MovieV/H/S/85
2023
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
TVPoker Face
2023
as Juice
MovieMerry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022
as Self
MovieThe Black Phone
2022
as Max Shaw
MovieSmall Engine Repair
2021
as PJ
MovieWhat We Found
2020
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
TV50 States of Fright
2020
as Sebastian Klepner
MovieThe Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
MovieIt Chapter Two
2019
as Eddie Kaspbrak
MovieCaptive State
2019
as Ellison
TVThe First
2018
as Nick Fletcher
MovieFish in the Sea
2018
as Jack
MovieTough Love
2018
as Man
MovieDoulo
2018
as Edwin
MovieFamily Blood
2018
as Christopher
MovieWrite When You Get Work
2018
as Steven Noble
MovieThe Clapper
2018
as Darth Guy
TVMosaic
2018
as Michael O'Connor
MovieIt Happened in L.A.
2017
as Heath
TVSEAL Team
2017
as Reiss Julian
MovieCabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Anthony the Strongman
MovieGemini
2017
as Stan
MovieLight Up the Night
2016
as Joe
MovieIn a Valley of Violence
2016
as Gilly
MovieMr. Right
2016
as Von Cartigan
MovieConventional
2015
as Stu Mac 3
MovieFun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
MovieSinister 2
2015
as Ex-Deputy So & So
MovieTangerine
2015
as Chester
MovieBloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Lonnie
MovieThe Timber
2015
as Wyatt
TVBosch
2015
as Eddie Arceneaux
MovieFruits De Mer
2014
as George
MovieCymbeline
2014
as Philario
MovieKristy
2014
as Scott
MovieThis American Life: Live at BAM
2014
as David
MovieGranted!
2014
as Larry
MovieFalse True Love
2014
MovieElectric Slide
2014
as Jan Phillips
MovieOldboy
2013
as Dr. Tom Melby
MovieThe Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
MovieEmpire State
2013
as Agent Nugent
TVLow Winter Sun
2013
as Damon Callis
MovieBroken City
2013
as Todd Lancaster
MovieYear of the Rat
2013
MovieStarlet
2012
as Mikey
MovieSinister
2012
as Deputy
MovieRed Hook Summer
2012
as Kevin
MovieThe Lie
2011
as Weasel
MovieThe Son of No One
2011
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
MovieThe Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Chip Genson
MovieThe Next Three Days
2010
as Harv
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieFreakonomics
2010
as Himself
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
MovieMaking Generation Kill
2008
as Himself
TVGeneration Kill
2008
as Josh Ray Person
MovieProm Night
2008
as Detective Nash
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Dennis Wayne Barfield
TVJericho
2006
as Daryl
MoviePuccini for Beginners
2006
as Lone Guy at Bistro
MovieInside Man
2006
as Steve-O
MovieThe Good Humor Man
2005
as Junebug
MovieMalachance
2004
as Mika
MovieDowntown: A Street Tale
2004
as Billy
MovieA Dirty Shame
2004
as Dingy Dave
MovieKen Park
2003
as Tate
MovieNola
2003
as Neo-Gothboy
MovieFan Mail
2003
as Ricky
TVThe Wire
2002
as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
MovieThe American Astronaut
2001
as Bodysuit
TVEd
2000
as Gary Morton
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Zack Capola
TVThird Watch
1999
as Frankie
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Mark Dale
