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'The Wire' Icon's Final Chapter: James Ransone's Life in 10 Photos
James Ransone, best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire, died by suicide at 46. A look back at the Baltimore actor's career from HBO to horror films.
International Business Times UK
4 min read
House of the Dragon Season 3: Daemon's Future Questioned as Westeros' Deadliest Army Marches
House of the Dragon Season 3 hints at Daemon Targaryen's darkest chapter as Matt Smith teases trouble and the Winter Wolves march south.
International Business Times UK
4 min read
James Ransone dead: Tributes pour in for Wire star after death aged 46
Star who played Ziggy Sobotka in HBO series had told of his battle with addiction
Evening Standard
3 min read
James Ransone Death Sparks Outcry: Actor Previously Said Baltimore Police Ignored His Sexual Abuse Report
Actor James Ransone's death has renewed scrutiny of his claims that Baltimore police ignored his childhood sexual abuse report and the lasting impact it had.
International Business Times UK
5 min read
The Standard's big quiz of the year 2025: do you remember anything that happened in the past 365 days?
Have you been paying attention, or have you been as absent as the UK prison system’s door staff? Take our quiz to find out
Evening Standard
7 min read
The Chair Company DP Reveals Unfilmed Scene With SNL Great Jim Downey That Sounds Amazing, Even If It Would Have Broken The Show
I'd watch a spinoff just dedicated to Ron's co-workers.
Cinemablend
5 min read
Actor James Ransone, known for his role in 'The Wire,' dead at 46
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series “The Wire,” has died
The Independent UK
1 min read
James Ransone, actor who starred in The Wire and It 2, dies aged 46
The actor who made his name playing Ziggy Sobotka in the celebrated crime drama ‘The Wire’ was found dead at his residence on Friday
The Independent UK
4 min read
The Wire's James Ransone dead at 46
The Wire star James Ransone has died at the age of 46, with the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner noting he died by suicide on Friday (19.12.25).
BANG Premier
4 min read
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide
The Guardian - US
3 min read