James Ransone
James Ransone
James Finley Ransone IIIis an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ziggy Sobotka in Season 2 of HBO's The Wire, as U.S. Marines Corporal Josh Ray Person in the Iraq War-based mini-series Generation Kill, and Tate from Ken Park, most notably, for his infamous and somewhat controversial scene depicting autoerotic asphyxiation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 June 1979
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.
I'm such a hater, and will hate on anything.
In my twenties, I was a huge, insane risk-taker.
Anyone who lives like a modern aristocracy, the last thing they exhibit is a sense of gratitude. Me, Im very fortunate.
A lot of my world-view is formed by the places Ive been.
Animals are a continuous source of inspiration and wonder to me. I would love to play a dog.
I'm friends with a lot of Brits, and they tell me when they're over here what a huge phenomenon 'The Wire' has become. Some things just attain critical mass after they're already dead and buried, and I don't know why it was the case with 'The Wire'.
I probably don't make as much money as people think I make. I make more than the usual medium household. I'm one of the few middle class actors out there. The microcosm of Hollywood reflects the macrocosm of international finance.