Dies at the age of 46, actor James Ransone (“The Wire”, “It: Chapter 2”).

American actor James Ransone, known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka, a dock worker turned gangster, in the series wire (Listening), died at age 46, California authorities learned Sunday. James Ransone committed suicide Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office..

The actor, originally from Baltimore (the city where it is shown wire), will be best known for playing the role of Ziggy Sobotka, a dock worker turned drug dealer, in the twelve episodes of the second season of this series.

In addition to his roles for television, especially in the series Killing the generation where he played a navy captain, the actor especially starred in the cinema in the horror film Her: Chapter Two (2019), Black phone (2021) etc Black phone 2 (2025).

In 2021, he revealed on his Instagram account that he had been sexually assaulted during his teenage years. He explained that after this attack he had fallen into various addictions, especially to alcohol and heroin.

James Ransone was married with two children.