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James Ransone, an actor known for his roles in The Wire and It: Chapter Two, has died. He was 46.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Ransone died on Friday, Dec. 19, in an apparent suicide.
Ransone was born in Baltimore, Md., to Joyce (née Peterson) and James Ransone II on June 2, 1979.
He played the character Ziggy Sobotka on the hit HBO series The Wire, and the elder version of Eddie Kaspbrak in It: Chapter Two, the sequel to the horror film It, based on Stephen King's novel. (The younger version of the role was portrayed by Jack Dylan Grazer.)
Ransone's other film credits included 2021's The Black Phone — as well as this year's sequel Black Phone 2 — and Sean Baker's 2015 film Tangerine.
He also made appearances on TV series, including Law & Order, Hawaii Five-0 and, most recently, Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face.
Ransone got his break starring as Tate in the 2002 teen series Ken Park.

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According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Ransone died on Friday, Dec. 19, in an apparent suicide.
Ransone was born in Baltimore, Md., to Joyce (née Peterson) and James Ransone II on June 2, 1979.
He played the character Ziggy Sobotka on the hit HBO series The Wire, and the elder version of Eddie Kaspbrak in It: Chapter Two, the sequel to the horror film It, based on Stephen King's novel. (The younger version of the role was portrayed by Jack Dylan Grazer.)
Ransone's other film credits included 2021's The Black Phone — as well as this year's sequel Black Phone 2 — and Sean Baker's 2015 film Tangerine.
He also made appearances on TV series, including Law & Order, Hawaii Five-0 and, most recently, Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face.
Ransone got his break starring as Tate in the 2002 teen series Ken Park.
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James Ransone
James Ransone (1979 - 2025) Prom Night (2008) [Detective Nash]: Throat slit (off-screen) by Johnathon Schaech while James is sitting in his car; his body is shown afterwards when Idris Elba discovers him. Mr. Right (2016) [Von Cartigan]: Shot repeatedly by Anna Kendrick In a Valley of Violence...