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Acting

James Ransone

Career

Active from 2001 to 2020, busiest in 2015 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Generation Kill
Generation Kill
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Ransone Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Bleak Atmosphere 3
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Supernatural Horror 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Found Footage Elements 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Police Corruption 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Urban Decay 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 68
Black Phone 2
Black Phone 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Max

Poker Face
Poker Face (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Juice

V/H/S/85
V/H/S/85 (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bobby (segment "Dreamkill")

The Black Phone
The Black Phone (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as Max Shaw

Small Engine Repair
Small Engine Repair (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

as PJ

What We Found
What We Found (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sgt. Steven Mohler

50 States of Fright
50 States of Fright (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Sebastian Klepner

2010s

42 titles · average score 53
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eddie Kaspbrak

Family Blood
Family Blood (2018)
GoodWatch score 32

as Christopher

Mr. Right
Mr. Right (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Von Cartigan

In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gilly

Sinister 2
Sinister 2 (2015)
GoodWatch score 35

as Ex-Deputy So & So

Tangerine
Tangerine (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

as Chester

The Timber
The Timber (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wyatt

Kristy
Kristy (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as Scott

Low Winter Sun
Low Winter Sun (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Damon Callis

Oldboy
Oldboy (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Tom Melby

Sinister
Sinister (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Deputy

The Son of No One
The Son of No One (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Officer Thomas Prudenti

2000s

17 titles · average score 62
Generation Kill
Generation Kill (2008)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Josh Ray Person

Prom Night
Prom Night (2008)
GoodWatch score 27

as Detective Nash

Burn Notice
Burn Notice (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Dennis Wayne Barfield

Jericho
Jericho (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Daryl

Inside Man
Inside Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

as Steve-O

The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Junebug

Malachance
Malachance (2004)

as Mika

Ken Park
Ken Park (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tate

The Wire
The Wire (2002)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka

The American Astronaut
The American Astronaut (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bodysuit

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Zack Capola

Ed
Ed (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Gary Morton

1990s

2 titles · average score 77
Third Watch
Third Watch (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Frankie

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Michael Whelan / Mark Dale