James Ransone, an actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire and It: Chapter Two, has died at age 46, according to LA medical authorities.
The actor died from suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
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Ransone played the dock worker-turned-petty criminal throughout The Wire season two.
He also played Eddie Kaspbrak in the horror anthology It, and had roles in HBO’s Generation Kill, indie film Tangerine, and Black Phone 2.
Ransone was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and throughout his career openly documented his struggles with heroin addiction.
In a 2016 interview, he said he wrestled “with the catharsis of acting” due to the roles he leaned towards.
“I don’t end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin,” he said.
“As a result of that I don’t always feel good.”
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