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James Ransone
James Ransone
Born	James Finley Ransone III; June 2, 1979 (age 45); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Jamie McPhee
Children	1

James "PJ" Finley Ransone III^[1] (born June 2, 1979) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, US Marine Corps Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama miniseries Generation Kill (2008),^[2]^[3] 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 (2021).

Life

Ransone was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland,^[4] the son of Joyce (née Peterson) and James Finley Ransone II, a Vietnam War veteran.^[5] He was educated at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland, and attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan for one year.^[5]

In May 2021, on his Instagram account, Ransone wrote that he was sexually abused by his math tutor Timothy Rualo in 1992.^[6] He reported his allegations to the Baltimore County police in March 2020, but they declined to pursue the charges after an investigation. An investigation by the Baltimore school system has not yet been resolved.^[7]

By the age of 27, Ransone had developed a heroin addiction and a debt of $30,000,^[8] but became sober in 2007.^[4]

He is married to Jamie McPhee, with whom he has a son.^[9]

Career

In 2002, Ransone co-starred in the Larry Clark drama film Ken Park as Tate.^[10] In 2003, he was featured in 12 episodes of The Wire, as Ziggy Sobotka. He had a supporting role in Spike Lee's 2006 heist movie Inside Man as bank robber, Steve-O. He starred in the 2008 miniseries Generation Kill as Cpl. Josh Ray Person. In 2010, he was cast in a recurring role in the HBO comedy series How to Make It in America, and the following year, appeared in a recurring role in the HBO drama series Treme.^[11] In 2012, he starred in the drama film Starlet.^[12] The following year, he starred in the AMC drama series Low Winter Sun as Damon Callis.^[13]

Ransone then starred in the 2012 horror film Sinister in the supporting role of Deputy So-and-So. In June 2014, Ransone joined the cast of the Western film In a Valley of Violence.^[14] Also in 2014, Ransone starred in Small Engine Repair off-Broadway. In 2015, he had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Tangerine.^[15] Following the success of Sinister, Ransone appeared in the 2015 sequel Sinister 2, reprising his role from the first film but now as the main character.^[16] In 2016, Ransone appeared in Season 2 of the drama series Bosch as Eddie Arceneaux.

In 2019, Ransone played Eddie Kaspbrak (sharing the role with Jack Dylan Grazer) in the horror film It Chapter Two, for which he received critical praise.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The American Astronaut	Bodysuit
2002	Ken Park	Tate
2003	Fan Mail	Ricky	Short film
2003	Nola	Neo-Gothboy
2004	A Dirty Shame	Dave "Dingy Dave"
	Downtown: A Street Tale	Billy
	Malachance	Mika
2005	The Good Humor Man	"Junebug"
2005	Granted!	Larry	Short film
2006	Inside Man	Darius Peltz / Steve-O
	Directions: The Plans Video Album		Segment: "What Sarah Said"
	Puccini for Beginners	Lone Guy At Bistro
2008	Prom Night	Detective Nash
2009	The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll	Chip Genson
2010	The Next Three Days	Harvey "Harv"
2011	The Lie	"Weasel"
2011	The Son of No One	Thomas Prudenti
2012	Sinister	Deputy So-and-So
	Starlet	Mikey	Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble Cast
	Red Hook Summer	Kevin
2013	Broken City	Todd Lancaster
	Empire State	Agent Nugent
	The Man Who Came Out Only at Night		Short film
	Oldboy	Dr. Tom Melby
	Year of the Rat	Guy	Short film
2014	Electric Slide	Jan Phillips
	False True Love		Video short
	This American Life: One Night Only at BAM	David	Video
	Fruits De Mer	George	Short film
	Cymbeline	Philario
	Kristy	Scott
2015	Tangerine	Chester
	The Timber	Wyatt
	Bloomin Mud Shuffle	Lonnie
	Sinister 2	Ex-Deputy So-and-So
	Mr. Right	Von Cartigan
	Conventional	Stu Mac 3	Short film
2016	In a Valley of Violence	Deputy Gilly Martin
2016	Light Up the Night	Joe	Short film
2017	It Happened in L.A.	Heath
	Gemini	Stan
	The Clapper	Darth Guy
	Cabiria, Charity, Chastity	Anthony, The Strongman	Video short
2018	Family Blood	Christopher
	Write When You Get Work	Steven Noble
	Doulo	Edwin	Short film
	Tough Love	Man	Short film
2019	Captive State	Patrick Ellison
2019	It Chapter Two	Eddie Kaspbrak	Shared role with Jack Dylan Grazer
2020	What We Found	Steve Mohler
2021	Small Engine Repair	P.J.
2021	The Black Phone	Max
2023	V/H/S/85	Bobby	Segment: "Dreamkill"

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Law & Order	Mark Dale	Episode: "Deep Vote"
2002	Third Watch	Frankie	2 episodes
2002	Ed	Gary Morton	Episode: "Power of the Person"
2003	The Wire	Ziggy Sobotka	12 episodes
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Zack Capola	Episode: "Iced"
2006	Love Monkey	Glenn	Episode: "The Window"
2006	Law & Order	Michael Wayland	Episode: "Fame"
2007	Jericho	Daryl	Episode: "A.K.A."
2008	Generation Kill	Corporal Josh Ray Person	Miniseries; 7 episodes
2010	How to Make It in America	Tim	7 episodes
2010	Burn Notice	Dennis Wayne Barfield	Episode: "Eyes Open"
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson	Episode: "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio"
2011	Treme	Nick	10 episodes
2013	Low Winter Sun	Damon Callis	Main cast
2016	Bosch	Eddie Arceneaux	8 episodes
2018	Mosaic	Michael O'Connor	6 episodes
	The First	Nick Fletcher	Main cast
	Deadwax	Scotty	Episode: "Part One"
2020	50 States of Fright	Sebastian Klepner	2 episodes
2020	SEAL Team	Reiss Julian	5 episodes