Overview
- Channing Tatum posted an Instagram Story on Dec. 24 calling James Ransone “one of the realest,” referencing their work together on the 2011 film The Son of No One.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined Ransone, 46, died on Dec. 19 by apparent suicide, with the report noting hanging.
- Ransone’s wife, Jamie McPhee, shared emotional posts this week and thanked him for their children, Jack and Violet.
- Spike Lee, Sean Baker, Chloë Sevigny, and Jack Dylan Grazer also shared tributes, recalling collaborations spanning Red Hook Summer, Inside Man, Starlet, and the It films.
- Ransone was widely recognized for Ziggy Sobotka on The Wire and roles in Sinister, It: Chapter Two, The Black Phone films, and Peacock’s Poker Face.