The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call at a residence, where officers took an investigative report into the death and did not suspect foul play, according to TMZ.
Actor James Ransone, known for his roles in the series The thread and in the movie HEdied last Friday (12/19), according to information from the TMZ site. He was 46 years old.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call at a residence, where officers took a death investigation report and did not suspect foul play, the release said.
He became known for playing the character Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the series. The threadon HBO.
He also starred in well-known horror films such as It – Chapter Twofrom 2019, in which he played Eddie Kaspbrak as an adult.
According to IMDB, Ransone attended the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland, from 1993 to 1997, where he majored in theater, then changed his major to fine arts and graduated in 1997.
“One of the most outspoken and self-critical actors imaginable”
In a 2009 interview with The Guardian newspaper, the actor was described as someone who immersed himself in the projects he was involved with.
“On the one hand, he embarked on the production of a new drama about the war in Iraq, Generation Killby David Simon and Ed Burns, committing to eight months of filming in Namibia. On the other hand, once there, he immersed himself in the experience. While his fellow actors got drunk and listened to techno music, Ransone joined the show’s military consultants, got in a truck and went exploring.”
According to the publication, Ransone was “one of the most outspoken and self-critical actors imaginable. A man who feared clichés, was not afraid of hard work and was not friends with many other professional colleagues.”
The newspaper reports that when he auditioned for the role of Ziggy Sobotka, “a sweet, impulsive and profoundly silly character,” he found the Baltimore accent (where he was born) could help you.
“I knew it was good for me. I’m getting older, so the issues they address are becoming more and more important,” he told the Guardian.
“When I filmed The threadI was 22 years old. I just wanted to have fun in New York with my friends, that’s all that mattered to me. Now I see how important storytelling is. It has been both a blessing and a curse. »
He said he had no idea people would consider The thread as one of the best television series ever made.
“You might think it feeds my ego, but it leaves me scared to death, like, ‘Oh, I’ve peaked.'”
“Look at Van Gogh or Nick Drake,” he continues, “no one knew who those guys were until they died. So for me that means I’m going to die in an opium den.”
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