James Ransone Dies: ‘IT Chapter Two’ & ‘The Black Phone’ Actor Was 46

Key Highlights

• Born June 2, 1979 in Baltimore, Ransone attended the nearby George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology before studying at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts.
• Some of his early roles include films like Larry Clark’s Ken Park (2002), John Waters’ A Dirty Shame (2004) and Spike Lee’s Inside Man (2006).
• Related Stories News 'Avatar: Fire And Ash' - All The Box Office Records Broken Below The Line How Production Designer Fiona Crombie Recreated Shakespeare's Iconic Theater With A "Rough And Rustic" Aesthetic For 'Hamnet' Ransone was known for his horror roles as the grown Eddie Kaspbrak in IT Chapter Two (2019) and the unnamed deputy in Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), most recently reprising his The Black Phone (2021) role as Max in Black Phone 2.
• Watch on Deadline His other movie credits include Prom Night (2008), Starlet (2012), Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer (2012), Oldboy (2013), Cymbeline (2014), Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015), Mr.
• Right (2015), Gemini (2017) and V/H/S/85 (2023).