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James Ransone(1979-2025)

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James Ransone
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V/H/S/85 (2023)
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James Ransone attended Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland from 1993-1997. The school is a "magnet school" that allows students to specialize in subjects such as theater, dance, writing, fine arts, and film, as well as all the required academic classes. Ransone specialized in theater, then changed majors to fine arts and graduated in 1997.
BornJune 2, 1979
DiedDecember 19, 2025(46)
BornJune 2, 1979
DiedDecember 19, 2025(46)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Bill Skarsgård in It: Chapter Two (2019)
It: Chapter Two
6.5
  • Eddie Kaspbrak
  • 2019
Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
Sinister
6.8
  • Deputy
  • 2012
Robert Daniel Sloan and Dartanian Sloan in Sinister 2 (2015)
Sinister 2
5.3
  • Ex-Deputy So & So
  • 2015
James Ransone in Generation Kill (2008)
Generation Kill
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Cpl. Josh Ray Person

Credits

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Actor

  • Ethan Hawke, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill in Black Phone 2 (2025)
    Black Phone 2
    6.0
    • Max
    • 2025
  • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
    Poker Face
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Juice
    • 2025
  • V/H/S/85 (2023)
    V/H/S/85
    5.6
    • Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")
    • 2023
  • Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone (2021)
    The Black Phone
    6.9
    • Max
    • 2021
  • Small Engine Repair (2021)
    Small Engine Repair
    6.5
    • PJ
    • 2021
  • David Boreanaz in SEAL Team (2017)
    SEAL Team
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Reiss Julian
    • 2020
  • Elizabeth Mitchell, James Ransone, Allie McCulloch, Yetide, Brandon Larracuente, Oona Laurence, Casey Hartnett, Antino Crowley-Kamenwati, and Giorgia Whigham in What We Found (2020)
    What We Found
    5.6
    • Sgt. Steven Mohler
    • 2020
  • 50 States of Fright (2020)
    50 States of Fright
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Sebastian Klepner
    • 2020
  • Bill Skarsgård in It: Chapter Two (2019)
    It: Chapter Two
    6.5
    • Eddie Kaspbrak
    • 2019
  • Captive State (2019)
    Captive State
    6.0
    • Patrick Ellison
    • 2019
  • Hannah Gross in Deadwax (2018)
    Deadwax
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Scotty
    • 2018
  • The First (2018)
    The First
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Nick Fletcher
    • 2018
  • Fish in the Sea
    Short
    • Jack
    • 2018
  • Piper Perabo in Tough Love (2018)
    Tough Love
    4.6
    Short
    • Man
    • 2018
  • Doulo (2018)
    Doulo
    6.4
    Short
    • Edwin
    • 2018

Soundtrack

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009)
    The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
    5.7
    • performer: "I Want Candy"
    • 2009

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Who 'It Chapter Two' Cast Thinks May Have Been Separated at Birth
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Who 'It Chapter Two' Cast Thinks May Have Been Separated at Birth
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A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink
A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink
Clip 3:40
A 3-Hour Monsterpiece: How 'It Chapter Two' Pushed Cast to the Brink
Mr. Right
Clip 1:12
Mr. Right
Mr. Right
Clip 0:53
Mr. Right
'V/H/S/85' Official Trailer
Trailer 1:36
'V/H/S/85' Official Trailer
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Trailer 0:53
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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • PJ Ransome
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • June 2, 1979
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • December 19, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Jamie McPheeSeptember 23, 2017 - December 19, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Violet
  • Parents
      James Finley Ransone II
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 2006 he saved his neighbor from a rapist by chasing him down the street with a metal pipe.
  • Quotes
    Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.
  • Nickname
    • PJ

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