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Death Certificate Confirms James Ransone Died by Suicide

The confirmation follows public accounts of severe depression stemming from abuse he reported in 2021.

Overview

  • People magazine obtained his death certificate, which lists suicide as the cause of death.
  • The actor, 46, was found dead in Los Angeles on December 19, 2025.
  • Ransone had spoken about severe depression and alleged he was abused by a math teacher, Timothy Rualo, at age 13, saying Baltimore County police declined to investigate in 2021.
  • His wife shared a public tribute that mentioned their children, Jack and Violet.
  • An associate named McPhee shared a fundraising link directing donations to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).