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James Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire<\/a>, has died in Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n Information from the Los Angeles<\/a> medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday from suicide.<\/p>\n Ransone portrayed the dock worker turned petty criminal Chester \u201cZiggy\u201d Sobotka in season two of David Simon\u2019s critically acclaimed Baltimore crime drama The Wire. He later acted alongside Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd in Generation Kill<\/a>, also helmed by Simon.<\/p>\n In Generation Kill, Ransone played real-life marine Cpl Josh Ray Person across all seven episodes of the HBO<\/a> show.<\/p>\n Ransone more recently appeared in It Chapter Two<\/a> as the fictional character Eddie Kaspbrak.<\/p>\n News of his death prompted an outpouring of condolences on social media from fans of the various productions in which he participated. One tribute in particular hailed how his work on It Chapter Two stood out on a cast whose members included Bill Hader, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s brother, Bill, who portrays the antagonist Pennywise.<\/p>\n Ransone was born in Baltimore in 1979. He attended the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland, from 1993 to 1997. He got his break co-starring in the 2002 teen drama Ken Park before landing his role on The Wire<\/a> a year later.<\/p>\n In 2021, Ransone shared that he was sexually abused by a former tutor who worked in Maryland public schools, as the Baltimore Sun<\/a> reported. He wrote on Instagram that the abuse was a factor in alcohol and heroin addictions with which he later grappled.<\/p>\n The celebrity news source Page Six<\/a> reported that Ransone in 2020 reported the abuse he described, but authorities declined to pursue criminal charges.<\/p>\n