Biography
James Finley Ransone III (born June 2, 1979) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, United States Marine Corps 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), the adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two (2019), and Max in The Black Phone (2021). Description above from the ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

V/H/S/85
2023
as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the gr...
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022
as Self
A feature-length documentary going behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2015 film Tangerine.

The Black Phone
2022
as Max
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use...

Small Engine Repair
2021
as PJ
The seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fuelled by the arrival of a privileged young ...

What We Found
2020
as Sgt. Steven Mohler
Close friends Marcus and Holly begin their freshman year at a tough public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland. When Cassie, a well liked senior...

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary or...

It Chapter Two
2019
as Eddie Kaspbrak
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from ...

Captive State
2019
as Ellison
Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a wo...

Fish in the Sea
2018
as Jack
James Ransone and Ashley Smith star in this short.

Tough Love
2018
as Man
A couple on a date are trapped in a car and experience a lifetime of marriage over the course of one night.

Doulo
2018
as Edwin
Danny is recently out of prison and trying to make it as a male doula. Despite receiving certification through the mail, he combats sexism and a profo...

Family Blood
2018
as Christopher
Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determ...

Write When You Get Work
2018
as Steven Noble
Ruth Duffy is getting by on an assistant's salary at a pricey school for girls in Manhattan, managing to move beyond the trouble and loss of her teena...

The Clapper
2018
as Darth Guy
Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of overnight fame after a late-night talk show host publici...

It Happened in L.A.
2017
as Heath
Annette might be judgmental, critical, and a total perfectionist—but only of the most charming variety. When she suddenly perceives that her relations...

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Anthony the Strongman
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity follows Chastity, on a surreal journey through a parallel plane, as she realizes that in order to face her future, she must...

Gemini
2017
as Stan
A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across ...

Light Up the Night
2016
as Joe
Light Up the Night is an analog science-fiction short film set in an Orwellian, futuristic 1980s. The story tells the tensions flaring between rebelli...

In a Valley of Violence
2016
as Gilly
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who r...

Mr. Right
2016
as Von Cartigan
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

Conventional
2015
as Stu Mac 3
A horror film actress deals with her fall from stardom.

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')
A collection of gut-twisting and nerve-shredding tales, all Frankstein’d together to form a feature-length monster of the best and bloodiest in short-...

Sinister 2
2015
as Ex-Deputy So & So
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

Tangerine
2015
as Chester
It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she wa...

Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015
as Lonnie
Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.

The Timber
2015
as Wyatt
In the wild west, two brothers embark on a journey to collect a bounty in a desperate attempt to save their home: but what they find along the way is ...

Fruits De Mer
2014
as George
A frazzled adulteress played by Parisian beauty Zoë Le Ber wakes up in the familiar surroundings of Bar Chateau Marmont, only to find herself trapped ...

Cymbeline
2014
as Philario
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire.

Kristy
2014
as Scott
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwi...
This American Life: Live at BAM
2014
as David
It’s This American Life’s wildest, most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians and comedians joined Ira Glass onstage...

Granted!
2014
as Larry
Short Film directed by Melanie Vesey

False True Love
2014
"False True Love" is a music video for Emily Sundblad's song by the same name, performed with Matt Sweeney, and starring Sundblad, Sweeney, and James ...

Electric Slide
2014
as Jan Phillips
A heightened homage to the City of Angels, Electric Slide riffs on the real-life story of Eddie Dodson, the notorious "Gentleman Bank Robber." With a ...

Oldboy
2013
as Dr. Tom Melby
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanatio...

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
In this retelling of an Italian folktale, a man marries the youngest of three sisters and shares a very strange secret with her on their wedding night...

Empire State
2013
as Agent Nugent
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mist...

Broken City
2013
as Todd Lancaster
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerfu...

Year of the Rat
2013
A conversation between one man and nine one night stands.

Starlet
2012
as Mikey
An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's y...

Red Hook Summer
2012
as Kevin
When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well ...

Sinister
2012
as Deputy
True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So...

The Lie
2011
as Weasel
A man's life is altered unexpectedly after telling a lie to get out of work.

The Son of No One
2011
as Officer Thomas Prudenti
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved m...

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Chip Genson
In this film, childhood friends come face to face with the demons of rock and roll (lust, drugs, and passion) on a cross-country road trip that compel...

The Next Three Days
2010
as Harv
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying t...

Freakonomics
2010
as Himself
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.

Prom Night
2008
as Detective Nash
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Puccini for Beginners
2006
as Lone Guy at Bistro
When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He i...

Inside Man
2006
as Steve-O
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiation...

The Good Humor Man
2005
as Junebug
A mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from anot...

Malachance
2004
as Mika
MALACHANCE tells the tragic story of Mika (James Ransone) and his cohorts; the film was shot in Los Angeles and on location in New Orleans and NYC.

Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
as Billy
A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dreams while their reality is eating out of dumpsters, ...

A Dirty Shame
2004
as Dingy Dave
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude t...

Ken Park
2003
as Tate
Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; C...

Nola
2003
as Neo-Gothboy
An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biologi...

Fan Mail
2003
as Ricky
A girl's obsession with a rock star ends with an unfortunate choice.

The American Astronaut
2001
as Bodysuit
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets hi...