James Ransone

James Ransone

1979-06-02 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 57 Credits

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 ...

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V/H/S/85

V/H/S/85

2023

as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")

5.7
Acting

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

8.0
Acting

A feature-length documentary going behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2015 film Tangerine.

The Black Phone

The Black Phone

2022

as Max

7.6
Acting

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

Small Engine Repair

2021

as PJ

6.2
Acting

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

What We Found

2020

as Sgt. Steven Mohler

5.2
Acting

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

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019

as Self

7.1
Acting

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

It Chapter Two

2019

as Eddie Kaspbrak

6.8
Acting

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

Captive State

2019

as Ellison

5.6
Acting

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

Fish in the Sea

2018

as Jack

Acting

James Ransone and Ashley Smith star in this short.

Tough Love

Tough Love

2018

as Man

Acting

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

Doulo

Doulo

2018

as Edwin

Acting

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

Family Blood

2018

as Christopher

4.6
Acting

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

Write When You Get Work

2018

as Steven Noble

3.8
Acting

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

The Clapper

2018

as Darth Guy

4.9
Acting

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.

It Happened in L.A.

2017

as Heath

5.0
Acting

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

Cabiria, Charity, Chastity

2017

as Anthony the Strongman

4.3
Acting

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

Gemini

2017

as Stan

5.4
Acting

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

Light Up the Night

2016

as Joe

5.5
Acting

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

In a Valley of Violence

2016

as Gilly

6.1
Acting

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

Mr. Right

2016

as Von Cartigan

6.5
Acting

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

Conventional

2015

as Stu Mac 3

6.9
Acting

A horror film actress deals with her fall from stardom.

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two

2015

as Stu Mac 3 (segment 'Conventional')

3.9
Acting

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

Sinister 2

2015

as Ex-Deputy So & So

5.9
Acting

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

Tangerine

Tangerine

2015

as Chester

6.9
Acting

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

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015

as Lonnie

3.6
Acting

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

The Timber

2015

as Wyatt

5.0
Acting

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

Fruits De Mer

2014

as George

Acting

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

Cymbeline

2014

as Philario

3.9
Acting

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

Kristy

Kristy

2014

as Scott

6.0
Acting

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

8.1
Acting

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!

Granted!

2014

as Larry

Acting

Short Film directed by Melanie Vesey

False True Love

False True Love

2014

Acting

"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

Electric Slide

2014

as Jan Phillips

4.9
Acting

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

Oldboy

2013

as Dr. Tom Melby

5.9
Acting

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

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

2013

as The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

Acting

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

Empire State

2013

as Agent Nugent

5.4
Acting

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

Broken City

2013

as Todd Lancaster

5.9
Acting

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

Year of the Rat

2013

Acting

A conversation between one man and nine one night stands.

Starlet

Starlet

2012

as Mikey

6.8
Acting

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

Red Hook Summer

2012

as Kevin

5.5
Acting

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

Sinister

2012

as Deputy

6.9
Acting

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

The Lie

2011

as Weasel

5.1
Acting

A man's life is altered unexpectedly after telling a lie to get out of work.

The Son of No One

The Son of No One

2011

as Officer Thomas Prudenti

5.1
Acting

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

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011

as Chip Genson

5.4
Acting

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

The Next Three Days

2010

as Harv

7.1
Acting

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

Freakonomics

2010

as Himself

6.2
Acting

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

Prom Night

Prom Night

2008

as Detective Nash

5.0
Acting

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

Puccini for Beginners

2006

as Lone Guy at Bistro

5.5
Acting

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

Inside Man

2006

as Steve-O

7.4
Acting

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

The Good Humor Man

2005

as Junebug

4.4
Acting

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

Malachance

2004

as Mika

Acting

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

Downtown: A Street Tale

2004

as Billy

1.0
Acting

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

A Dirty Shame

2004

as Dingy Dave

5.3
Acting

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

Ken Park

2003

as Tate

6.0
Acting

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

Nola

2003

as Neo-Gothboy

7.0
Acting

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

Fan Mail

2003

as Ricky

Acting

A girl's obsession with a rock star ends with an unfortunate choice.

The American Astronaut

The American Astronaut

2001

as Bodysuit

6.7
Acting

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...