| Intro | American actor |
| A.K.A. | James Finley Ransone III |
| Is |
Actor Television actor Film actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 June 1979, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 41 years |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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).
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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The American Astronaut | Bodysuit | |
| 2002 | Ken Park | Tate | |
| 2003 | Nola | Neo-Gothboy | |
| 2004 | A Dirty Shame | Dingy Dave | |
| 2004 | Downtown: A Street Tale | Billy | |
| 2004 | Malachance | Mika | |
| 2005 | The Good Humor Man | Junebug | |
| 2006 | Inside Man | Darius Peltz / Steve-O | |
| 2006 | 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 | Harv | |
| 2011 | The Lie | Weasel | |
| 2011 | The Son of No One | Thomas Prudenti | |
| 2012 | Sinister | Deputy So-and-So | |
| 2012 | Starlet | Mikey | Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Kevin | |
| 2013 | Broken City | Todd Lancaster | |
| 2013 | Empire State | Agent Nugent | |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Dr. Tom Melby | |
| 2014 | Electric Slide | Jan Phillips | |
| 2014 | Cymbeline | Philario | |
| 2014 | Kristy | Scott | |
| 2015 | Tangerine | Chester | |
| 2015 | The Timber | Wyatt | |
| 2015 | Bloomin Mud Shuffle | Lonnie | |
| 2015 | Sinister 2 | Ex-Deputy So-and-So | |
| 2015 | Mr. Right | Von Cartigan | |
| 2015 | Conventional | Stu Mac 3 | Short film |
| 2016 | In a Valley of Violence | Deputy Gilly Martin | |
| 2016 | Light Up The Night | Joe | Short Film |
| 2017 | L.A. Times | Heath | |
| 2017 | Gemini | Stan | |
| 2017 | The Clapper |
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” |
| 2006 | Jericho | Daryl | Episode: “A.K.A.” |
| 2008 | Generation Kill | Cpl. Josh Ray Person | 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 | Perry Hutchinson | Episode: “Ne Me’e Laua Na Paio” |
| 2011 | Treme | Nick | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Low Winter Sun | Damon Callis | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Bosch | Eddie Arceneaux | 8 episodes |