birth_place nationality name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
baltimore , maryland , u.s. american james ransone 02 june 1979 2001 -- present james ransone
 james finley ransone iii actor , musician
james ransone

james finley ransone iii -lrb- born june 2 , 1979 -rrb- is an american actor .
he is best known for his acting roles as ziggy sobotka in the second season of hbo 's `` the wire '' , as u.s. marine corporal josh ray person in the iraq war-based mini-series `` generation kill '' , and tate from `` ken park '' , most notably , for his infamous and somewhat controversial scene depicting autoerotic asphyxiation .
