Cast & creator
James Ransone
Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: James PJ Ransone, James Finley Ransone III
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1990–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (76)
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Law & Order
Mark Dale
1990Law & Order
Michael Whelan
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Zack Capola
2000
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
2010
SEAL Team
Reiss Julian
2017
Third Watch
Frankie
1999
Bosch
Eddie Arceneaux
2015
The Wire
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
2002
Burn Notice
Dennis Wayne Barfield
2007
Poker Face
Juice
2023
It Chapter Two
Eddie Kaspbrak
2019
Jericho
Daryl
2006
Ed
Gary Morton
2000
Black Phone 2
Max
2025
The Black Phone
Max Shaw
2022
Sinister
Deputy
2012
Inside Man
Steve-O
2006
Generation Kill
Josh Ray Person
2008
50 States of Fright
Sebastian Klepner
2020
Oldboy
Dr. Tom Melby
2013
The Next Three Days
Harv
2010
Sinister 2
Ex-Deputy So & So
2015
Mosaic
Michael O'Connor
2018
The First
Nick Fletcher
2018
Mr. Right
Von Cartigan
2016
Ken Park
Tate
2003
Broken City
Todd Lancaster
2013
Captive State
Ellison
2019
Empire State
Agent Nugent
2013
Low Winter Sun
Damon Callis
2013
The Son of No One
Officer Thomas Prudenti
2011
Prom Night
Detective Nash
2008
Tangerine
Chester
2015
V/H/S/85
Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
2023
In a Valley of Violence
Gilly
2016
A Dirty Shame
Dingy Dave
2004
Small Engine Repair
PJ
2021
Cymbeline
Philario
2014
The Clapper
Darth Guy
2018
Red Hook Summer
Kevin
2012
Starlet
Mikey
2012
Kristy
Scott
2014
This American Life: Live at BAM
David
2014
Gemini
Stan
2017
The Good Humor Man
Junebug
2005
Freakonomics
Himself
2010
Family Blood
Christopher
2018
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
2019
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Chip Genson
2011
Electric Slide
Jan Phillips
2014
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
2015
It Happened in L.A.
Heath
2017
Write When You Get Work
Steven Noble
2018
Nola
Neo-Gothboy
2003
The Timber
Wyatt
2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Lonnie
2015
Puccini for Beginners
Lone Guy at Bistro
2006
Doulo
Edwin
2018
Tough Love
Man
2018
What We Found
Sgt. Steven Mohler
2020
Fan Mail
Ricky
2003
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
Self
2022
The American Astronaut
Bodysuit
2001
Granted!
Larry
2014
Downtown: A Street Tale
Billy
2004
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
Light Up the Night
Joe
2016
Malachance
Mika
2004
The Lie
Weasel
2011
Year of the Rat
2013
Fruits De Mer
George
2014
Conventional
Stu Mac 3
2015
Making Generation Kill
Self
2008
Fish in the Sea
Jack
2018