James Finley Ransone III (born June 2, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland), better known as James Ransone, is an American actor best known for his roles in The Wire, Sinister and It: Chapter Two.
Selected filmography:
- The American Astronaut (2001) – Bodysuit
- Ken Park (2002) – Tate
- The Wire (2003) – Ziggy Sobotka
- Inside Man (2006) – Steve-O
- Prom Night (2008) (2008) – Detective Nash
- Generation Kill (2008) – Cpl. Josh Ray Person
- How to Make It in America (2010-2011) – Tim
- The Next Three Days (2010) – Harv
- Treme (2011-2012) – Nick
- Sinister (2012) – Deputy So & So
- Sinister 2 (2015)
- Low Winter Sun (2013) – Damon Callis
- Oldboy (2013) – Dr. Tom Melby
- Kristy (2014) – Scott
- Tangerine (2015) – Chester
- Mr. Right (2015) – Von Cartigan
- Bosch (2016) – Eddie Arceneaux
- In a Valley of Violence (2016) – Gilly
- Captive State (2019) – Patrick Ellison
- It: Chapter Two (2019) – Eddie Kaspbrak
- SEAL Team (2020) – Reiss Julian
- The Black Phone (2022) — Max
Associated tropes
- The Gadfly: On his unverified Twitter account, he frequently claims that it is not him tweeting.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Known by PJ by friends and family, notable on the set of It: Chapter Two due to co-star James McAvoy
- Pintsized Powerhouse: 5'9'' and self-described as "little but packs a mean punch"
- Puppy-Dog Eyes: Has big and expressive eyes that often help make even his more annoying or despicable characters seem sympathetic.
- Time-Shifted Actor: With Jack Dylan Grazer in It: Chapter Two. The resemblance is uncanny.
