New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- James Ransone's death has prompted many to look back at a life and career marked by striking screen work and a rare openness about personal trauma.

Long before his performances in 'The Wire' or 'It Chapter Two' reached a global audience, Ransone carried experiences that he would only speak about publicly much later in his life.

In 2021, Ransone disclosed that he was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He made the revelation in a lengthy Instagram post addressed directly to his alleged abuser, a former tutor named Timothy Rualo. Ransone said the abuse took place repeatedly in 1992 at his family's home in Phoenix, Maryland, when he was 12 years old.

"We did very little math," Ransone wrote. "The strongest memory I...