James Ransone
James Ransone is an American actor and former musician from Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He is best known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of HBO's The Wire, and Corporal Josh Ray Person in the Iraq War-based mini-series Generation Kill.[1][2] At the age of twenty-seven Ransone had developed a heroin habit and a debt of $30,000, but radically altered his lifestyle in moving to Namibia for eight months, undergoing immersion into his role as Person in Generation Kill.[3] He appears in a small recurring role in the HBO series Treme.
In 2011, Ransone and Michael Zegen were cast in recurring roles in the HBO comedy series, How To Make It In America. Ransone appeared in the show's pilot episode, and will reportedly play the same role.
[edit] Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Astronaut | 2001 | Bodysuit | |
| Law & Order | 2001 | Mark Dale | TV series, episode "Deep Vote" |
| Third Watch | 2002 | Frankie | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Ed | 2002 | Gary Morton | TV series, episode "Power of the Person" |
| Ken Park | 2002 | Tate | |
| Nola | 2003 | Neo-Gothboy | |
| The Wire | 2003 | Ziggy Sobotka | TV series, 12 episodes |
| A Dirty Shame | 2004 | Dingy Dave | |
| Downtown: A Street Tale | 2004 | Billy | |
| Malachance | 2004 | Mika | |
| The Good Humor Man | 2005 | Junebug | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2005 | Zack Coppola | TV series, episode "Iced" |
| Inside Man | 2006 | Steve-O | |
| Love Monkey | 2006 | Glenn | TV series, episode "The Window" |
| Puccini for Beginners | 2006 | Lone Guy at Bistro | |
| Law & Order | 2006 | Michael Wayland | TV series, episode "Fame" |
| Jericho | 2006 | Daryl | TV series, episode "A.K.A." |
| Prom Night | 2008 | Detective Nash | |
| Generation Kill | 2008 | Corporal Josh Ray Person | TV series, 7 episodes |
| The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | 2009 | Chip Genson | |
| How to Make It in America | 2010 | Tim | TV series, 3 episodes |
| The Next Three Days | 2010 | Harv | |
| Burn Notice | 2010 | Dennis Barfield | TV series, episode "Eyes Open" |
| The Lie | 2011 | Weasel | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | 2011 | Johnny D. / Perry Hutchinson | TV series, episode "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio" |
| Son of No One | 2011 | Thomas Prudenti | |
| Treme | 2011 | Nick | TV series, 8 episodes |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hooley, Danny (1 August 2008). "TV Eye: Actor James Ransone on 'Generation Kill'". newsobserver.com. http://blogs.newsobserver.com/tv/tv-eye-actor-james-ransone-on-generation-kill.
- ^ Robinson, John (26 September 2009). "Killing yourself to live". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2009/sep/26/generation-kill-james-ransone-interview.
- ^ Ransone, James (August 01, 2008). "James Ransone". Malibu Magazine. http://www.malibumag.com/site/article/james_ransone/.
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