Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
James Ransone is a Actor American born on 2 june 1979

James Ransone

James Ransone
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name James Finley Ransone III
Nationality USA
Birth 2 june 1979 (45 years)

James Finley Ransone III (born June 2, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his acting roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of HBO's The Wire, as U.S. Marine Corporal Josh Ray Person in the Iraq War-based mini-series Generation Kill, and Tate from Ken Park, most notably, for his infamous and somewhat controversial scene depicting autoerotic asphyxiation.

Biography

James Ransone commence sa carrière d'acteur en 2001 dans le film The American Astronaust.
Il se fait remarquer en 2002 avec Ken Park de Larry Clark et Ed Lachman dans le rôle de Tate, un garçon dérangé.

En 2003 il est choisi pour interpréter Chester "Ziggy" Sobotka dans la saison 2 de Sur écoute de David Simon, série qui a pour sujet la criminalité et les trafics de drogues à Baltimore, ville natale de James Ransone.

En 2006, à l'âge de 27 ans, James Ransone a développé une addiction à l’héroïne qu'il va combattre en partant six mois en Afrique sur le tournage de Generation Kill, mini série sur la guerre d'Irak créée par David Simon. Il y tient le rôle du caporal Josh Ray Person aux côtés d'Alexander Skarsgård et de Lee Tergesen. On retrouvera James Ransone dans quelques épisodes de Treme, la troisième série de David Simon.

Best films

It Chapter Two (2019)
(Actor)
Sinister (2012)
(Actor)

Usually with

Sean S. Baker
Sean S. Baker
(2 films)
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
(3 films)
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
(4 films)
Dito Montiel
Dito Montiel
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Ransone (30 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Captive State
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Actors John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Kevin Dunn, MGK, Alan Ruck, Madeline Brewer
Roles Ellison
Rating59% 2.9962352.9962352.9962352.9962352.996235
En 2027, neuf ans après une invasion de la Terre par des extraterrestres, la vie est compliquée à Chicago au sein du quartier de Near West Side. Un réseau de résistants s'est constitué, et un projet d'attentat est organisé... Les résistants sont traqués par la police américaine et lorsque l'attentat a lieu, le but principal de la police est d'interpeller les membres du réseau, y compris son chef, le mythique « numéro 1 »…
It Chapter Two, 2h49
Directed by Andrés Muschietti
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, Films about school violence, Films about child abuse
Actors Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, James Ransone, Bill Hader, Jaeden Martell
Roles Eddie Kaspbrak
Rating65% 3.254683.254683.254683.254683.25468
En 1989, sept enfants ont réussi à échapper à « Ça », une créature métamorphe dévorant les enfants de Derry. Vingt-sept ans plus tard, Bill Denbrough et ses amis reviennent à Derry à la suite de l'appel de Mike. Ils vont devoir à nouveau combattre le sinistre clown « Ça », qui s'est réveillé et recommence à se nourrir d'enfants. Lorsqu'ils reviennent à Derry, ils découvrent la véritable histoire de « Ça » et comptent bien l'achever une bonne fois pour toutes.
In a Valley of Violence, 1h44
Directed by Ti West
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Western
Actors Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, Karen Gillan, James Ransone, Burn Gorman
Roles Gilly
Rating60% 3.049953.049953.049953.049953.04995
A drifter named Paul (Ethan Hawke) arrives in a small town, seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne (Taissa Farmiga) and Ellen (Karen Gillan), who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
Mr. Right
Mr. Right (2016)
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, RZA, James Ransone, Anson Mount
Roles Von Cartigan
Rating63% 3.152023.152023.152023.152023.15202
A girl falls in love with a perfect guy, Mr. Right, who turns out to be a hitman.
The Timber
The Timber (2015)
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors James Ransone, William Gaunt, David Bailie, Josh Peck, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Roles Wyatt
Rating44% 2.217562.217562.217562.217562.21756
In 1898 during the Yukon Gold Rush, brothers Wyatt (Ransone) and Samuel (Peck) face harsh elements, crazed men, and death at every corner in pursuit of their violent and commanding father, a twisted man who has turned the Yukon Territory into his own personal hell in a time where intense greed, betrayal, redemption and bloodshed are common.
Sinister 2
Sinister 2 (2015)
, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Films about children, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Ghost films
Actors James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Tate Ellington, John Beasley, Lucas Jade Zumann, Clare Foley
Roles Ex-Deputy So & So
Rating53% 2.659892.659892.659892.659892.65989
The film opens with a family being hung up like scarecrows in a corn field with sacks over their heads and burned alive. It is revealed to be the nightmare of nine-year-old Dylan Collins, who is staying in a rural farmhouse with his twin brother Zach, and their mother Courtney (Shannyn Sossamon).
Tangerine
Tangerine (2015)
, 1h28
Directed by Sean S. Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors John Gulager, James Ransone, Clu Gulager, Scott Krinsky, Ana Foxxx, Jason Stuart
Roles Chester
Rating70% 3.5479853.5479853.5479853.5479853.547985
On Christmas Eve, trans woman sex worker Sin-Dee Rella, who has just finished a twenty-eight day prison sentence, meets her best friend Alexandra, also a trans sex worker, at Donut Time in Hollywood. Alexandra informs Sin-Dee that her boyfriend and pimp Chester has been cheating on her with a white woman, Dinah. Outraged, Sin-Dee storms out of Donut Time to search the neighborhood for Chester and Dinah, the "fish" he has been sleeping with.
Bloomin Mud Shuffle, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors James Ransone, Natasha Lyonne, Alexia Rasmussen, Alex Karpovsky, Rebecca Spence, David Pasquesi
Roles Lonnie
Rating59% 2.989922.989922.989922.989922.98992
Lonnie's life hasn't changed much since he's graduated high school. He still drinks way too much, he still even paints houses, and still hangs out with his old friends from high school.
Electric Slide, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Actors Jim Sturgess, Chloë Sevigny, Susan Park, Patricia Arquette, Isabel Lucas, Christophe Lambert
Roles Jan Phillips
Rating46% 2.3170952.3170952.3170952.3170952.317095
Dans les années 1980 à Los Angeles, Eddie Dodson (Sturgess), un voleur de banques, fraye avec le tout-Hollywood...
Cymbeline
Cymbeline (2014)
, 1h37
Directed by Michael Almereyda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Théâtre, Transport films, Motocyclette, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Gangster films
Actors Ethan Hawke, Milla Jovovich, Dakota Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Penn Badgley, Ed Harris
Roles Philario
Rating37% 1.857461.857461.857461.857461.85746
Based on the play Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, the story revolves around a war between dirty cops and a bigger gang, and a drug kingpin who is driven to desperate measures.
Electric Slide, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jim Sturgess, Isabel Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Patricia Arquette, Christophe Lambert, Vinessa Shaw
Roles Jan Phillips
Rating46% 2.3170952.3170952.3170952.3170952.317095
Eddie Dodson borrows money from the bank to finance a stylish furniture shop that doubles as a nightclub. When he is unable to pay back the loans, he turns to loan shark Roy Fortune. After his upper-class girlfriend, Charlotte, dumps him, Dodson steals an expensive vase from his friend Tina and pawns it for a starting pistol. While at a nightclub, he meets Pauline, and, after she insists he give her ride, they begin dating after bonding over their love of trendy Los Angeles punk music. Dodson confides in her that he plans to rob a bank.
Broken City, 1h49
Directed by Albert et Allen Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez
Roles Todd Lancaster
Rating60% 3.0485753.0485753.0485753.0485753.048575
NYPD detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is arrested for the murder of Mikey Tavarez, who was believed to have raped and murdered sixteen-year-old Yesenia Barea but "walked" on a technicality. Chief Carl Fairbanks (Jeffrey Wright), goes to Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) with a witness and evidence. Hostetler buries the evidence, and a judge clears Taggart as having shot Tavarez in self-defense. The mayor calls Taggart to his office for a private meeting and calls him "a hero," but still forces him to leave the police.
Empire State, 1h34
Directed by Dito Montiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films
Actors Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Roberts, Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Shenae Grimes-Beech
Roles Agent Nugent
Rating52% 2.603142.603142.603142.603142.60314
After failing to get into the local police academy, Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend Eddie (Angarano), and is soon unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant piles of cash being stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. history. As the stakes continue to rise, Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Johnson), the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail, as well as the local crime bosses that want to know who pulled a job on their turf to make sure the perpetrators suffer the consequences.
Oldboy
Oldboy (2013)
, 1h44
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Portnow, Michael Imperioli
Roles Dr. Tom Melby
Rating58% 2.901572.901572.901572.901572.90157
In 1993, Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) is an alcoholic advertising executive for his company. His constant drinking has gotten him into frequent trouble at work, and one day his ex-wife Donna berates him for missing his daughter, Mia's 3rd birthday, which he brushes off. Later that night, he ruins a meeting with a highly potential client, Daniel Newcombe (Lance Reddick), by hitting on his girlfriend. Knowing that he will likely be fired for his failure, Joe gets drunk, and goes to a bar owned by his friend Chucky (Michael Imperioli), who refuses him entry. While stuck outside, he spots a woman with a yellow umbrella, before passing out.
Starlet
Starlet (2013)
, 1h43
Directed by Sean S. Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about pornography
Actors Stella Maeve, Dree Hemingway, James Ransone, Asa Akira, Manuel Ferrara, Amin Joseph
Roles Mikey
Rating68% 3.44833.44833.44833.44833.4483
Jane, who also introduces herself as Tess, is a presumably unemployed young woman who lives in an apartment with her two dysfunctional roommates, Melissa, and Melissa's boyfriend Mikey, and her Chihuahua dog Starlet. Jane decides she wants to personalize her room, but Melissa says the room cannot be painted because Mikey needs it for "shoots". Jane decides to buy new furniture at neighborhood yard sales. After picking up items from other yard sales that day, she comes across an old woman named Sadie, from whom she buys a thermos.