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‘The Wire’ Actor James Ransone Dead at 46 in Apparent Suicide
James Ransone’s work on screen once made him a recognizable face to fans of gritty HBO dramas. Now, the actor is being remembered for a career shaped by intensity, vulnerability, and a willingness to confront his past —…
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About James Ransone
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).
Everything about James Ransone →- Occupation
- television actor, film actor, actor, musician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 2, 1979
- Died
- December 19, 2025