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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Black Phone 2
Character:Max
Release Date:15/10/2025
V/H/S/85
Character:Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Release Date:23/11/2023
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2022
The Black Phone
Character:Max
Release Date:16/06/2022
Small Engine Repair
Character:PJ
Release Date:10/09/2021
What We Found
Character:Sgt. Steven Mohler
Release Date:31/07/2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2019
It Chapter Two
Character:Eddie Kaspbrak
Release Date:04/09/2019
Captive State
Character:Ellison
Release Date:15/03/2019
Fish in the Sea
Character:Jack
Release Date:03/08/2018
Tough Love
Character:Man
Release Date:31/07/2018
Doulo
Character:Edwin
Release Date:18/05/2018
Family Blood
Character:Christopher
Release Date:16/03/2018
Write When You Get Work
Character:Steven Noble
Release Date:12/03/2018
The Clapper
Character:Darth Guy
Release Date:26/01/2018
It Happened in L.A.
Character:Heath
Release Date:03/11/2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Character:Anthony the Strongman
Release Date:14/09/2017
Gemini
Character:Stan
Release Date:14/06/2017
Light Up the Night
Character:Joe
Release Date:23/12/2016
In a Valley of Violence
Character:Gilly
Release Date:21/10/2016
Mr. Right
Character:Von Cartigan
Release Date:29/02/2016
Conventional
Character:Stu Mac 3
Release Date:15/10/2015
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Character:Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
Release Date:15/10/2015
Sinister 2
Character:Ex-Deputy So & So
Release Date:19/08/2015
Tangerine
Character:Chester
Release Date:10/07/2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Character:Lonnie
Release Date:11/04/2015
The Timber
Character:Wyatt
Release Date:27/02/2015
Fruits De Mer
Character:George
Release Date:11/09/2014
Cymbeline
Character:Philario
Release Date:03/09/2014
Kristy
Character:Scott
Release Date:07/08/2014
This American Life: Live at BAM
Character:David
Release Date:20/06/2014
Granted!
Character:Larry
Release Date:01/06/2014
False True Love
Character:
Release Date:03/05/2014
Electric Slide
Character:Jan Phillips
Release Date:22/04/2014
Oldboy
Character:Dr. Tom Melby
Release Date:14/11/2013
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Character:The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
Release Date:10/10/2013
Empire State
Character:Agent Nugent
Release Date:03/09/2013
Broken City
Character:Todd Lancaster
Release Date:18/01/2013
Year of the Rat
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Starlet
Character:Mikey
Release Date:09/11/2012
Red Hook Summer
Character:Kevin
Release Date:10/08/2012
Sinister
Character:Deputy
Release Date:29/03/2012
The Lie
Character:Weasel
Release Date:18/11/2011
The Son of No One
Character:Officer Thomas Prudenti
Release Date:04/11/2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Chip Genson
Release Date:05/08/2011
The Next Three Days
Character:Harv
Release Date:18/11/2010
Freakonomics
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/10/2010
Making Generation Kill
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/12/2008
Prom Night
Character:Detective Nash
Release Date:10/04/2008
Puccini for Beginners
Character:Lone Guy at Bistro
Release Date:02/09/2006
Inside Man
Character:Steve-O
Release Date:17/03/2006
The Good Humor Man
Character:Junebug
Release Date:16/03/2005
Malachance
Character:Mika
Release Date:15/11/2004
Downtown: A Street Tale
Character:Billy
Release Date:07/11/2004
A Dirty Shame
Character:Dingy Dave
Release Date:24/09/2004
Ken Park
Character:Tate
Release Date:30/01/2003
Nola
Character:Neo-Gothboy
Release Date:01/01/2003
Fan Mail
Character:Ricky
Release Date:01/01/2003
The American Astronaut
Character:Bodysuit
Release Date:20/01/2001
Television Appearances
Poker Face
Character:Juice
50 States of Fright
Character:Sebastian Klepner
The First
Character:Nick Fletcher
Mosaic
Character:Michael O'Connor
SEAL Team
Character:Reiss Julian
Bosch
Character:Eddie Arceneaux
Low Winter Sun
Character:Damon Callis
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
Generation Kill
Character:Josh Ray Person
Burn Notice
Character:Dennis Wayne Barfield
Jericho
Character:Daryl
The Wire
Character:Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
Ed
Character:Gary Morton
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Zack Capola
Third Watch
Character:Frankie
Law & Order
Character:Mark Dale
Law & Order
Character:Michael Whelan
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