James Ransone

James Finley Ransone III (June 2, 1979 – December 19, 2025) was an American actor and musician. He was best 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 movies.

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James Ransone Movies

Discover the best James Ransone movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring James Ransone ranked by year and score.

Black Phone 2 (2025)

Horror Thriller

Four years of attempted normalcy shatter when Gwen Blake's dreams become a conduit for the supernatural. The younger sibling receives cryptic calls through the mysterious black phone, revealing visions of...

Score 6.7

The Black Phone (2022)

Horror Thriller

Trapped in a basement with only his wits and a disconnected phone for company, thirteen-year-old Finney discovers that his captor's previous victims aren't quite gone. The dead call back, offering...

Score 7.5

It Chapter Two (2019)

Drama Horror Thriller

Nearly three decades have passed since seven kids survived something unspeakable in the town of Derry, Maine. They scattered across the country, built new lives, and did their best to...

Score 6.8

Captive State (2019)

Action Science Fiction Thriller

Nine years into an alien occupation of Chicago, a working-class neighborhood becomes a pressure cooker of resistance and complicity. Surveillance cameras watch every corner while a regime consolidates power through...

Score 5.7

Oldboy (2013)

Action Drama Mystery

Joe Doucett wakes up after two decades of solitary confinement in a featureless room, with no charges ever filed and no explanation ever given. Now suddenly free, he has three...

Score 5.9

Sinister (2012)

Horror Mystery Thriller

Ellison Oswalt built his career on other people's tragedies, but a decade without a bestseller has made him reckless. When he stumbles onto a reel of home footage documenting the...

Score 6.9

Inside Man (2006)

Crime Drama Thriller

A group of masked robbers seizes a Manhattan bank with military precision, and the detective sent to negotiate their surrender arrives carrying baggage of his own. Corruption allegations are nipping...

Score 7.4

Frequently Asked Questions

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring James Ransone are Black Phone 2, The Black Phone, and It Chapter Two.

How many movies and TV shows has James Ransone starred in? +

Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 7 titles starring James Ransone, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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Yes! The overall filmography starring James Ransone maintains a strong average user rating of 6.7 out of 10 across all tracked titles.