Nationality American Role Actor Name James Ransone | Years active 2001–present Occupation Actor, musician Height 1.75 m | |
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Full Name James Finley Ransone III Born June 2, 1979 (age 44) ( 1979-06-02 ) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Parents James Finley Ransone II, Joyce Ransone Awards Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Movies and TV shows Sinister 2, Sinister, Generation Kill, The Wire, Ken Park Similar People Shannyn Sossamon, Scott Derrickson, Sean S Baker, Ciaran Foy, Nicholas King Profiles | ||
Sinister 2 interview with actors shannyn sossamon james ransone
James Finley Ransone III (born June 2, 1979) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of HBO's crime drama series The Wire, United States Marine Corps Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama miniseries Generation Kill, and The Deputy in the supernatural horror films Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015).
Contents
- Sinister 2 interview with actors shannyn sossamon james ransone
- Small engine repair star james ransone reminds haters that he s not actually ziggy from the wire
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Small engine repair star james ransone reminds haters that he s not actually ziggy from the wire
Early life
Ransone was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Joyce (née Peterson) and James Finley Ransone II, a Vietnam War veteran. He was educated at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Baltimore, and went on to attend the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan for one year.
Career
In 2002, Ransone co-starred in the Harmony Korine drama film Ken Park as Tate. At the age of 27, Ransone had developed a heroin addiction and a debt of $30,000, but radically altered his lifestyle by moving to Namibia for eight months, undergoing immersion into his role as Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the HBO war drama miniseries Generation Kill.
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. In 2012, he starred in the Sean S. Baker drama film Starlet. The following year, he starred in the AMC drama series Low Winter Sun as Damon Callis.
Ransone then went on to star in the 2012 horror film Sinister in the supporting role of Deputy So-and-So. In June 2014, Ransone joined the cast of Ti West's Western film In a Valley of Violence. In 2015, he had a co-starring role in the comedy-drama film Tangerine, reuniting him with director Sean S. Baker. Following the success of Sinister, Ransone returned to appear in the 2015 sequel Sinister 2, reprising his role from the first film but now as the main character. In 2016, Ransone starred in the Amazon Studios police procedural drama series Bosch as Eddie Arceneaux.
Personal life
In April 2006, Ransone saved his neighbor from being raped, by answering her cries for help and fighting off her assailant.
Filmography
Actor
2023
V/H/S/85 (filming)
2021
The Black Phone as
Max
2021
Small Engine Repair as
PJ
2020
SEAL Team (TV Series) as
Reiss Julian
- Forever War (2020) - Reiss Julian
- No Choice in Duty (2020) - Reiss Julian
- In the Blind (2020) - Reiss Julian
- Edge of Nowhere (2020) - Reiss Julian
- Drawdown (2020) - Reiss Julian
2020
What We Found as
Sgt. Steven Mohler
2020
50 States of Fright (TV Series short) as
Sebastian Klepner
- Scared Stiff (Oregon) - Part 2 (2020) - Sebastian Klepner
- Scared Stiff (Oregon) - Part 1 (2020) - Sebastian Klepner
2019
It Chapter Two as
Eddie Kaspbrak
2019
Captive State as
Patrick Ellison
2018
Deadwax (TV Series) as
Scotty
- Part One (2018) - Scotty
2018
The First (TV Series) as
Nick Fletcher
- Near and Far (2018) - Nick Fletcher
- The Choice (2018) - Nick Fletcher
- Collisions (2018) - Nick Fletcher
- Two Portraits (2018) - Nick Fletcher (credit only)
- Where Life Is (2018) - Nick Fletcher
- Cycles (2018) - Nick Fletcher
- What's Needed (2018) - Nick Fletcher (credit only)
- Separation (2018) - Nick Fletcher
2018
Fish in the Sea (Short) as
Jack
2018
Tough Love (Short) as
Man
2018
Doulo (Short) as
Edwin
2018
Family Blood as
Christopher
2018
Write When You Get Work as
Steven Noble
2018
Mosaic (TV Series) as
Michael O'Connor
- Fact and Fiction (2018) - Michael O'Connor
- The Reckoning (2018) - Michael O'Connor (credit only)
- Ilsa from Finland (2018) - Michael O'Connor
- Zebra-itis (2018) - Michael O'Connor
- Moving Forward, Not Back (2018) - Michael O'Connor
- Meet Olivia Lake (2018) - Michael O'Connor
2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (Video short) as
Anthony the Strongman
2017
The Clapper as
Darth Guy
2017
Gemini as
Stan
2017
It Happened In L.A. as
Heath
2016
True Fiction (TV Movie) as
Tom Wilson
2016
Light Up the Night (Short) as
Joe
2016
In a Valley of Violence as
Gilly
2016
Bosch (TV Series) as
Eddie Arceneaux
- Follow the Money (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux (uncredited)
- Exit Time (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- Heart Attack (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- Gone (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- Who's Lucky Now? (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- Victim of the Night (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- The Thing About Secrets (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
- Trunk Music (2016) - Eddie Arceneaux
2015
Conventional (Short) as
Stu Mac 3
2015
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two as
Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
2015
Mr. Right as
Von Cartigan
2015
Sinister 2 as
Ex-Deputy So & So
2015
Bloomin Mud Shuffle as
Lonnie
2015
The Timber as
Wyatt
2015
Tangerine as
Chester
2014
Fruits De Mer (Short) as
George
2014
Cymbeline as
Philario
2014
Kristy as
Scott
2014
This American Life: One Night Only at BAM (Video) as
David
2014
False True Love (Short)
2014
Electric Slide as
Jan Phillips
2013
Oldboy as
Dr. Tom Melby
2013
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (Short)
2013
Low Winter Sun (TV Series) as
Damon Callis
- Ann Arbor (2013) - Damon Callis
- Surrender (2013) - Damon Callis
- Revelations (2013) - Damon Callis
- There Was a Girl (2013) - Damon Callis
- The Way Things Are (2013) - Damon Callis
- Cake on the Way (2013) - Damon Callis
- Catacombs (2013) - Damon Callis
- No Rounds (2013) - Damon Callis
- The Goat Rodeo (2013) - Damon Callis
- Pilot (2013) - Damon Callis
2013
Year of the Rat (Short) as
Guy
2013
Empire State as
Agent Nugent
2013
Broken City as
Todd Lancaster
2011
Treme (TV Series) as
Nick
- Me Donkey Want Water (2012) - Nick
- Knock with Me - Rock with Me (2012) - Nick
- Do Watcha Wanna (2011) - Nick
- That's What Lovers Do (2011) - Nick
- What is New Orleans? (2011) - Nick
- Can I Change My Mind? (2011) - Nick
- Carnival Time (2011) - Nick
- Slip Away (2011) - Nick
- Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (2011) - Nick
- Accentuate the Positive (2011) - Nick
2012
Sinister as
Deputy
2012
Starlet as
Mikey
2012
Red Hook Summer as
Kevin
2010
How to Make It in America (TV Series) as
Tim
- What's in a Name? (2011) - Tim
- The Friction (2011) - Tim
- I'm Sorry, Who's Yosi? (2011) - Tim
- Mofongo (2011) - Tim
- In or Out (2011) - Tim
- I'm Good (2011) - Tim
- Pilot (2010) - Tim (as James F. Ransone III)
2011
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) as
Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
- Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio (Heroes and Villains) (2011) - Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson
2011
The Son of No One as
Officer Thomas Prudenti
2011
The Lie as
Weasel
2010
Burn Notice (TV Series) as
Dennis Wayne Barfield
- Eyes Open (2010) - Dennis Wayne Barfield
2010
The Next Three Days as
Harv
2009
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as
Chip Genson
2008
Generation Kill (TV Mini Series) as
Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- Bomb in the Garden (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- Stay Frosty (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- A Burning Dog (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- Combat Jack (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- Screwby (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- The Cradle of Civilization (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- Get Some (2008) - Cpl. Josh Ray Person
2008
Prom Night as
Detective Nash
2007
Jericho (TV Series) as
Daryl
- A.K.A. (2007) - Daryl
2001
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Michael Wayland / Mark Dale
- Fame (2006) - Michael Wayland
- Deep Vote (2001) - Mark Dale
2006
Puccini for Beginners as
Lone Guy at Bistro (as PJ Ransome)
2006
Love Monkey (TV Series) as
Glenn
- The Window (2006) - Glenn
2006
Directions (Video)(segment "What Sarah Said")
2006
Inside Man as
Steve-O
2005
Granted! (Short) as
Larry
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Zack Capola
- Iced (2005) - Zack Capola
2005
The Good Humor Man as
Junebug
2004
Malachance as
Mika
2004
Downtown: A Street Tale as
Billy
2004
A Dirty Shame as
Dingy Dave
2003
Fan Mail (Short) as
Ricky
2003
The Wire (TV Series) as
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Port in a Storm (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Bad Dreams (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Storm Warnings (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Stray Rounds (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Duck and Cover (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Backwash (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- All Prologue (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Undertow (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Hard Cases (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Hot Shots (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Collateral Damage (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
- Ebb Tide (2003) - Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka
2003
Nola as
Neo-Gothboy
2002
Ken Park as
Tate
2002
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Frankie
- Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days (2002) - Frankie
- The Greater Good (2002) - Frankie
2002
Ed (TV Series) as
Gary Morton
- Power of the Person (2002) - Gary Morton
2001
The American Astronaut as
Bodysuit
Soundtrack
2009
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (performer: "I Want Candy")
Thanks
2017
The Florida Project (special thanks)
2011
Terri (the filmmakers wish to thank)
2005
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (Video documentary) (thank you)
Self
2019
Conan (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- The Cast of 'It Chapter Two' (2019) - Self - Guest
2018
Camp Confessions (TV Series) as
Self
- James Ransone Is Pretty Easy (2018) - Self
2015
Let's Go, DFW! (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Free (2015) - Self - Guest
2015
Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- American Ultra/Digging for Fire/Hitman: Agent 47/Sinister 2 (2015) - Self
2014
Stay Away (Short) as
Self
2013
The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
2010
Freakonomics (Documentary)
2008
Making 'Generation Kill' (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2005
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (Video documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
FRO Thizzle Reviews (TV Series) as
Self
- The Black Phone (2022) - Self
- Sinister (2022) - Self
References
James Ransone Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA