James Ransone was an American actor known for his roles in television and film. He gained recognition for playing Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the HBO series The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the miniseries Generation Kill, Deputy “So-and-So” in the horror films Sinister and Sinister 2, adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two, and Max in The Black Phone. He also appeared in films such as Ken Park, Inside Man, and Tangerine.
James Ransone’s height was 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m). His weight and detailed body measurements are not reliably confirmed. Hair color and eye color details are not consistently documented from primary sources.
James Ransone was born James Finley Ransone III on June 2, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. His parents were Joyce (née Peterson) Ransone and James Finley Ransone II, a Vietnam War veteran. He had one brother, Dave. He was married to Jamie McPhee and had two children, a son named Jack and a daughter named Violet. He died on December 19, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 46. His nationality was American. Zodiac sign was Gemini.
Real Name: James Finley Ransone III Nick Name: PJ Occupation: Actor Date Of Birth: June 2, 1979 Date Of Death: December 19, 2025 Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Zodiac Sign: Gemini Nationality: American Friends : Natalia Starr
James Ransone Body Statistics
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) Weight: Not Known Body Measurements: Not Known Chest Size: Not Known Waist Size: Not Known Biceps Size: Not Known Shoe Size: Not Known Hair Color: Not Known Eye Color: Not Known
James Ransone Family Details
Father: James Finley Ransone II (Vietnam War veteran) Mother: Joyce (née Peterson) Ransone Siblings: One brother (Dave)
James Ransone Marital Information
Marital Status: Married (until his death) Wife: Jamie McPhee (married September 23, 2017) Children: Two (son Jack, born 2019; daughter Violet, born 2021)
James Ransone Education
School/College: George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology (Towson, Maryland); School of Visual Arts (Manhattan, attended one year) Educational Qualification: Graduated from Carver Center for Arts and Technology (theater and fine arts)
James Ransone’s Career
Debut Film: The American Astronaut (2001) Notable Early Role: Ken Park (2002) Breakthrough TV Role: Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire (Season 2, 2003)
James Ransone began acting in the early 2000s. He appeared in Inside Man (2006), the miniseries Generation Kill (2008), How to Make It in America, Treme, Low Winter Sun, Bosch, Sinister (2012), Sinister 2 (2015), Tangerine (2015), It Chapter Two (2019), The Black Phone (2021), and later projects including Black Phone 2. He also worked as a musician, playing bass in the metal band Early Man.
James Ransone Facts
He was known to friends and family as PJ.
He attended a magnet arts school where he specialized first in theater and later in fine arts.
He overcame a heroin addiction in his mid-20s and became sober around 2006–2007.
In 2006, he intervened to stop an attack on a neighbor by chasing the assailant with a metal pipe.
He played the adult version of Eddie Kaspbrak in the 2019 film It Chapter Two.
He publicly shared in 2021 that he had been sexually abused as a child by a tutor.
He was married to Jamie McPhee from 2017 until his death and was the father of two children.
