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James Ransone

Actor

James Ransone

Born June 2, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland, USADied December 19, 202554 films

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.

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The Black Phone posterFirst watchThe Black Phone20227.5as Max ShawFinney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Inside Man poster7.4Inside Man2006It Chapter Two poster6.8It Chapter Two2019Sinister poster6.9Sinister2012The Next Three Days poster7.1The Next Three Days2010Black Phone 2 poster6.6Black Phone 22025Mr. Right poster6.4Mr. Right2016Tangerine poster6.9Tangerine2015Sinister 2 poster5.9Sinister 22015

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 2025Black Phone 2Max
  2. 2023V/H/S/85Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
  3. 2022The Black PhoneMax Shaw
  4. 2021Small Engine RepairPJ
  5. 2020What We FoundSgt. Steven Mohler
  6. 2019It Chapter TwoEddie Kaspbrak
  7. 2019Captive StateEllison
  8. 2018Fish in the SeaJack
  9. 2018Tough LoveMan
  10. 2018DouloEdwin
  11. 2018Family BloodChristopher
  12. 2018Write When You Get WorkSteven Noble
  13. 2018The ClapperDarth Guy
  14. 2017It Happened in L.A.Heath
  15. 2017GeminiStan
  16. 2016In a Valley of ViolenceGilly
  17. 2016Light Up the NightJoe
  18. 2016Mr. RightVon Cartigan
  19. 2015ConventionalStu Mac 3
  20. 2015Fun Size Horror: Volume TwoStu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
  21. 2015Sinister 2Ex-Deputy So & So
  22. 2015TangerineChester
  23. 2015Bloomin Mud ShuffleLonnie
  24. 2015The TimberWyatt
  25. 2014Fruits De MerGeorge
  26. 2014CymbelinePhilario
  27. 2014KristyScott
  28. 2014This American Life: Live at BAMDavid
  29. 2014Granted!Larry
  30. 2014False True Love
  31. 2014Electric SlideJan Phillips
  32. 2013OldboyDr. Tom Melby
  33. 2013The Man Who Came Out Only at NightThe Man Who Came Out Only at Night
  34. 2013Empire StateAgent Nugent
  35. 2013Broken CityTodd Lancaster
  36. 2013Year of the Rat
  37. 2012StarletMikey
  38. 2012SinisterDeputy
  39. 2012Red Hook SummerKevin
  40. 2011The LieWeasel
  41. 2011The Son of No OneOfficer Thomas Prudenti
  42. 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollChip Genson
  43. 2010The Next Three DaysHarv
  44. 2008Prom NightDetective Nash
  45. 2006Puccini for BeginnersLone Guy at Bistro
  46. 2006Inside ManSteve-O
  47. 2005The Good Humor ManJunebug
  48. 2004MalachanceMika
  49. 2004Downtown: A Street TaleBilly
  50. 2004A Dirty ShameDingy Dave
  51. 2003Ken ParkTate
  52. 2003NolaNeo-Gothboy
  53. 2003Fan MailRicky
  54. 2001The American AstronautBodysuit