"Ransone portrayed the dock worker turned petty criminal Chester Ziggy Sobotka in season two of David Simon's critically acclaimed Baltimore crime drama The Wire. He later acted alongside Alexander Skarsgard in Generation Kill, also helmed by Simon. In Generation Kill, Ransone played real-life marine Cpl Josh Ray Person across all seven episodes of the HBO show. Ransone more recently appeared in It Chapter Two as the fictional character Eddie Kaspbrak."
"In 2021, Ransone shared that he was sexually abused by a former tutor who worked in Maryland public schools, as the Baltimore Sun reported. He wrote on Instagram that the abuse was a factor in alcohol and heroin addictions with which he later grappled. The celebrity news source Page Six reported that Ransone in 2020 reported the abuse he described, but authorities declined to pursue criminal charges."
"News of his death prompted an outpouring of condolences on social media from fans of the various productions in which he participated. One tribute in particular hailed how his work on It Chapter Two stood out on a cast whose members included Bill Hader, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Skarsgard's brother, Bill, who portrays the antagonist Pennywise. Ransone was born in Baltimore in 1979."
James Ransone was born in Baltimore in 1979 and attended the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland, from 1993 to 1997. He co-starred in the 2002 teen drama Ken Park and then portrayed Chester Ziggy Sobotka in season two of The Wire. He played Cpl Josh Ray Person in Generation Kill and appeared as Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two. The Los Angeles medical examiner reported that Ransone, 46, died in Los Angeles by suicide. He revealed in 2021 that he had been sexually abused by a former tutor, linked to later alcohol and heroin addictions; authorities declined to pursue criminal charges after a 2020 report.
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