Tap Here To Add Us Weekly As A Trusted Source Add as a preferred source on Google The Wire and It: Chapter Two actor James Ransone has died. He was 46. Ransone died on Friday, December 19, by suicide, according to County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner records viewed by Us Weekly. Ransone is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and their two children. While Ransone kept his home life private, he had previously been candid about his journey as an actor.