{"id":212448,"date":"2025-12-21T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/james-ransone-cause-of-death-the-wire-it-star-passes-away-at-46\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T21:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:05:34","slug":"james-ransone-cause-of-death-the-wire-it-star-passes-away-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/james-ransone-cause-of-death-the-wire-it-star-passes-away-at-46\/","title":{"rendered":"James Ransone Cause of Death: &#8216;The Wire,&#8217; &#8216;It&#8217; Star Passes Away at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/lamarr-wilson-cause-of-death-tech-influencer-passes-away-at-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tragic news<\/a> to report out of Hollywood this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Actor James Ransone \u2014 who was best known for his role on the acclaimed HBO series <em>The Wire<\/em> \u2014 has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>He was just 46 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US actor James Ransone arrives for the World premiere of &quot;It Chapter Two&quot; at the Regency Village theatre in Westwood, California on August 26, 2019. \" class=\"wp-image-543721 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1164296319-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US actor James Ransone arrives for the World premiere of \u201cIt Chapter Two\u201d at the Regency Village theatre in Westwood, California on August 26, 2019. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of Ransone\u2019s death comes courtesy of a report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/me.lacounty.gov\/case-detail\/?caseNumber=2025-19778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the cause of Ransone\u2019s passing was suicide by hanging.<\/p>\n<p>Ransone has long been open about his battles with substance abuse and mental illness. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, his wife, Jamie McPhee, posted a link to a fundraiser for the National Alliance for Mental Health, an organization that was reportedly close to James\u2019 heart.<\/p>\n<p>The couple had two children together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"James Ransone attends the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' &quot;It Chapter Two&quot; at Regency Village Theatre on August 26, 2019 in Westwood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-543722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-1659x2048.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-778x960.jpg 778w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-875x1080.jpg 875w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-972x1200.jpg 972w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"James Ransone attends the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' &quot;It Chapter Two&quot; at Regency Village Theatre on August 26, 2019 in Westwood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-543722 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-1659x2048.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-778x960.jpg 778w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-875x1080.jpg 875w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903-972x1200.jpg 972w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1170426903.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Ransone attends the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures\u2019 \u201cIt Chapter Two\u201d at Regency Village Theatre on August 26, 2019 in Westwood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images,)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ransone had dozens of TV and film credits to his name, but he is likely best remembered for portraying Ziggy Sobotka, the son of Chris Bauer\u2019s Frank Sobotka, on the second season of <em>The Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In more recent years, Ransone starred in a wide array of popular films, including <em>Prom Night, Sinister, Sinister 2<\/em>, <em>Tangerine<\/em>, <em>Mr. Right, It Chapter Two, The Black Phone<\/em>, and this year\u2019s <em>Black Phone 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ransone-spoke-publicly-about-his-personal-struggles\">Ransone spoke publicly about his personal struggles<\/h2>\n<p>Admirably candid about his private challenges, Ransone admitted to battling heroin addiction, but reported that he had been sober since 2007.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actor James Ransone attends the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 27, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-543723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-797x1200.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actor James Ransone attends the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 27, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-543723 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-797x1200.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-512760872-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor James Ransone attends the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 27, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Merritt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2021, Ransone alleged that his former tutor, Timothy Rualo, sexually abused him numerous times at his childhood home in Maryland in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did very little math,\u201d Ransone recalled (per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/21\/entertainment\/the-wire-actor-james-ransone-dies-by-suicide-at-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Post<\/a><\/em>), adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strongest memory I have of the abuse was washing blood and feces out of my sheets after you left. I remember doing this as a 12 year old because I was too ashamed to tell anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ransone alleged that the abuse led to a \u201clifetime of shame and embarrassment\u201d that propelled him to drug and alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to James Ransone\u2019s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/james-ransone-cause-of-death-the-wire-it-star-passes-away-at-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report out of Hollywood this evening. Actor James Ransone \u2014 who was best known for his role on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire \u2014 has passed away. He was just 46 years old. 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