Person

James Ransone

Acting · 1979–2025 · 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 (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.

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  Law & Order

  Mark Dale

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  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  Zack Capola

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  Hawaii Five-0

  Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson

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  Conan

  Self - Guest

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  SEAL Team

  Reiss Julian

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  Bosch

  Eddie Arceneaux

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  The Wire

  Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka

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  Third Watch

  Frankie

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  Burn Notice

  Dennis Wayne Barfield

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  Poker Face

  Juice

• 2025Black Phone 2Max
• 2023V/H/S/85Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
• 2023Poker FaceJuice
• 2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelf
• 2022The Black PhoneMax Shaw
• 2021Small Engine RepairPJ
• 2020What We FoundSgt. Steven Mohler
• 202050 States of FrightSebastian Klepner
• 2019The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It EndsSelf
• 2019It Chapter TwoEddie Kaspbrak
• 2019Captive StateEllison
• 2018The FirstNick Fletcher
• 2018Fish in the SeaJack
• 2018Tough LoveMan
• 2018DouloEdwin
• 2018Family BloodChristopher
• 2018Write When You Get WorkSteven Noble
• 2018The ClapperDarth Guy
• 2018MosaicMichael O'Connor
• 2017It Happened in L.A.Heath
• 2017SEAL TeamReiss Julian
• 2017Cabiria, Charity, ChastityAnthony the Strongman
• 2017GeminiStan
• 2016Light Up the NightJoe
• 2016In a Valley of ViolenceGilly
• 2016Mr. RightVon Cartigan
• 2015ConventionalStu Mac 3
• 2015Fun Size Horror: Volume TwoStu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
• 2015Sinister 2Ex-Deputy So & So
• 2015TangerineChester
• 2015Bloomin Mud ShuffleLonnie
• 2015The TimberWyatt
• 2015BoschEddie Arceneaux
• 2014Fruits De MerGeorge
• 2014CymbelinePhilario
• 2014KristyScott
• 2014This American Life: Live at BAMDavid
• 2014Granted!Larry
• 2014False True Love
• 2014Electric SlideJan Phillips
• 2013OldboyDr. Tom Melby
• 2013The Man Who Came Out Only at NightThe Man Who Came Out Only at Night
• 2013Empire StateAgent Nugent
• 2013Low Winter SunDamon Callis
• 2013Broken CityTodd Lancaster
• 2013Year of the Rat
• 2012StarletMikey
• 2012SinisterDeputy
• 2012Red Hook SummerKevin
• 2011The LieWeasel
• 2011The Son of No OneOfficer Thomas Prudenti
• 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollChip Genson
• 2010The Next Three DaysHarv
• 2010ConanSelf - Guest
• 2010FreakonomicsHimself
• 2010Hawaii Five-0Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
• 2008Making Generation KillHimself
• 2008Generation KillJosh Ray Person
• 2008Prom NightDetective Nash
• 2007Burn NoticeDennis Wayne Barfield
• 2006JerichoDaryl
• 2006Puccini for BeginnersLone Guy at Bistro
• 2006Inside ManSteve-O
• 2005The Good Humor ManJunebug
• 2004MalachanceMika
• 2004Downtown: A Street TaleBilly
• 2004A Dirty ShameDingy Dave
• 2003Ken ParkTate
• 2003NolaNeo-Gothboy
• 2003Fan MailRicky
• 2002The WireChester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
• 2001The American AstronautBodysuit
• 2000EdGary Morton
• 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationZack Capola
• 1999Third WatchFrankie
• 1990Law & OrderMark Dale