"Ransone appeared in several prominent horror films. He portrayed Max in "The Black Phone," a film about a teen boy who is abducted by a serial killer. The movie was based on a short story written by Joe Hill - Stephen King's son - and starred Ethan Hawke. Ransone reprised his role in the sequel, "Black Phone II." Ransone appeared in another horror film with Hawke, taking on the role of Deputy in "Sinister.""
"Ransone also acted alongside Bill Hader, Jessica Chastain and Bill Skarsgård in the follow-up "It: Chapter Two," playing Eddie Kaspbrak, one of several characters being tormented by killer clown Pennywise. While promoting the film, he defended the horror genre against those who consider it a "throwaway" category. "To those people I'll say, 'Tell that to William Friedkin or Stanley Kubrick,'" Ransone said in an interview with Anthem Magazine."
James Ransone, 46, died by suicide in Los Angeles, according to the L.A. County medical examiner's office. A Maryland native, he studied theater at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson. He gained recognition as Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire and later appeared in horror films including The Black Phone (and its sequel Black Phone II), Sinister, and It: Chapter Two as Eddie Kaspbrak. He defended the horror genre against being labeled "throwaway." He also held roles in Generation Kill, Treme, Bosch, and made a final TV appearance in Poker Face season two in June.
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