James Ransone death: 'The Wire' star dies at age of 46. Reason revealed

James Ransone has died. He was 46-year-old. Ransone died by suicide in Los Angeles on Friday. The cause of death has officially been documented as 'hanging', media outlets reported quoting LA County Medical Examiner.

Ransone famously played Ziggy Sobotka in “The Wire”. He also played a few pivotal roles in HBO.

Ransone was married to wife Jamie McPhee. He has two children.


The Los Angeles Police Department earlier responded to a call to a residence, where they completed a death investigation report. No foul play was suspected.

Famously known for essaying the character of Frank Sobotka's (Chris Bauer) son, Baltimore dock worker Ziggy in the second season of 'The Wire', James Ransone appeared in a total of 12 episodes.

As Ziggy, Ransone's character kills off his partner in a fit of rage, only to confess it later to the police. His final appearance showed him carrying out his prison sentence.

Born in 1979, James Ransome got his first break in the 2002 teen drama 'Ken Park'. A year later, he got a role in 'The Wire', as per Variety.

He also starred alongside Alexander Skarsgard in 'Generation Kill', portraying real-life Marine Cpl. Josh Ray Person across all seven episodes of the HBO mini-series.

In 2019, he was seen in the 'It: Chapter Two' as the older version of Derry-born limo driver Eddie Kaspbrak. Ransone's other film credits include 'Black Phone 2', 'V/H/S/85', 'Small Engine Repair', and 'What We Found'.

Ransone also featured in 'The Black Phone' films, the sequel of which came out earlier this year.

Some of his recent TV credits are 'Seal Team', 'Poker Face', '50 States of Fright', and 'The First'. Ransone was also seen in Sean Baker's 2015 breakout film, 'Tangerine'.

James Ransone is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and his two kids.