James Ransone, an actor best known for his roles in “The Wire” and “It: Chapter Two,” died Friday in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner said he took his own life by hanging. He was 46.
A Baltimore native, Ransone portrayed the dock worker turned criminal Chester “Ziggy” Sabotka in “The Wire.” In It: Chapter Two,“ he also played the older version of Eddie Kaspbrak.
He made appearances in TV and movies, including “The Black Phone,” “The Black Phone 2,″ “Law and Order” and “Hawaii Five-0.”
Among those on social media offering their condolences were HBO, Blumhouse Pictures and “The Wire” costar Wendell Pierce, who posted, “Sorry I couldn’t be there for you , brother. Rest in Peace James Ransone.”
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