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James Ransone

1979 - 2025

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James Finley Ransone III (June 2, 1979 – December 19, 2025) was an American actor. Known for his roles in horror and drama, he is most notable for playing Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, 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), adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two (2019), and Max in The Black Phone (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). James Ransone is the 5,231st most popular actor (up from 5,492nd in 2024), the 8,148th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,008th in 2019) and the 2,391st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, James Ransone ranks 5,231 out of 13,578Before him are Christopher Cazenove, Constance Talmadge, Kate Bosworth, Nina Li Chi, Steve Forrest, and Phyllis Allen. After him are Nancy Carroll, Glynis Barber, Brad Renfro, Angus Scrimm, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Jason Connery.

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Among people born in 1979, James Ransone ranks 132Before him are Ivica Kostelić, Andriy Voronin, Bleona, Lee Bo-young, John Carew, and Murat Yıldırım. After him are Curtis Axel, Pete Doherty, Yohei Takayama, Jagmeet Singh, Ivo Karlović, and Slavko Vinčić. Among people deceased in 2025, James Ransone ranks 377Before him are Robert Jarvik, Mats Wahl, Biyouna, Ingrid van Bergen, Loni Anderson, and Wings Hauser. After him are Waleed Al-Jasem, Eldar Shengelaia, Alexander Dityatin, Julio César Cortés, Gérard Hausser, and Mark Snow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Ransone ranks 8,150 out of 20,380Before him are Constance Talmadge (1898), Kate Bosworth (1983), Edward Ruscha (1937), Richard Russo (1949), Steve Forrest (1925), and Phyllis Allen (1861). After him are Nancy Carroll (1903), Charles Roven (1949), Patrick Mahomes (1995), Curtis Axel (1979), Brad Renfro (1982), and Amerie (1980).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Ransone ranks 2,392Before him are Jocelyn Brando (1919), Mary Alice (1941), Constance Talmadge (1898), Kate Bosworth (1983), Steve Forrest (1925), and Phyllis Allen (1861). After him are Nancy Carroll (1903), Brad Renfro (1982), Angus Scrimm (1926), Marc Alaimo (1942), Eleanor Powell (1912), and Peyton List (1998).