Ransone was widely recognized for portraying Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of The Wire, a role that helped him gain attention for playing complex and troubled characters. Over his career, he also appeared in projects such as Generation Kill, Sinister, and The Black Phone.

he could never meet. That same emotional precision followed him into Generation Kill, crime procedurals, and horror films like It Chapter Two and The Black Phone, where he grounded genre stories with disarming vulnerability and humor.

Offscreen, his willingness to speak openly about childhood abuse, addiction, and recovery made him more than a character continue reading …