James Ransone, who played Ziggy Sobotka in “The Wire” and a host of other HBO roles, has died. He was 46. Ransone died by suicide Friday in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

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“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Ransone’s wife Jamie McPhee wrote in an Instagram tribute Sunday. “You told me - I need to be more like you and you need to be more like me - and you were so right. Thank you for giving me the greatest gifts - you, Jack and Violet. We are forever.”

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The British actor was best known for his long-running starring role in the high-school based drama, “Waterloo Road.”