New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- James Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, died in Los Angeles. He was 46. The Los Angeles medical examiner reportedly indicated that Ransone died on Friday from suicide.

Ransone's cause of death was listed as "hanging," while his place of death was listed as "shed," the New York Post reported.

James Ransone portrayed the dock worker turned petty criminal Chester "Ziggy" Sobotka in season two of David Simon's critically acclaimed Baltimore crime drama The Wire.

He continued to build his career with roles in films like "Ken Park" (2002) and "Inside Man" (2006).

He later acted in Generation Kill, where he played real-life marine Cpl Josh Ray Person across all seven episode...