The Wire's James Ransone dead at 46
The actor is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and their two children. Records from the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner confirm he died by suicide. Ransone rose to fame playing Ziggy Sobotka on the hit HBO series The Wire. He also played Eddie Kaspbrak in It: Chapter Two, the sequel to the horror film It, based on Stephen King's novel. Other credits include CSI, Law & Order, Burn Notice, Hawaii Five-0, Treme, Bosch and Poker Face. He had previously spoken about how he was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse...
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James Ransone, an actor who starred on "The Wire" and "Poker Face" and also appeared in films such as "It: Chapter Two" and "Black Phone," has died. He was 46.
