Ronan Vibert

Birthday: 1964-02-23
Deathday: 2022-12-22
Birthplace: Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Ronan David Jackson Vibert (23 February 1964 – 22 December 2022) was an English actor who was known for his appearances in films and on British and American television.

He was born in Cambridge, on 23 February 1964,the son of Dilys (née Jackson) and David Vibert, both artists and brother Cevn Vibert. He lived in Penarth, South Wales, until he was 18, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1985.

Vibert had a long career in theatre, radio, television and film.

Vibert appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Chandler & Co, Between the Lines and the BBC's The Buccaneers, in ITV's Cadfael, Inspector Lewis and in Van der Valk. He appeared in Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot, Lord Pershore ('Motty').

Stage credits included plays at the Bush Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, The Gate, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bristol Old Vic, The Barbican for the RSC, The Almeida and The Savoy West End. In 1996, Vibert appeared at the National Theatre for the third time, as Prince Andre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. He played Maximilien Robespierre in the BBC's adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant.

Vibert appeared in the Midsomer Murders episode "Death in Chorus". He also appeared in episodes of Waking The Dead and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries.

He also appeared in such TV series as Rome, ITV's Poirot, The Borgias, Emmy award winning miniseries Hatfields and McCoys with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, Penny Dreadful, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, NCIS LA, Phillip K Dick's Electric Dreams and Carnival Row.

Among his many films are Shadow of the Vampire with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, The Cat's Meow directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-winning The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski, Tomb Raider 2, Tristan and Isolde, The Snowman with Michael Fassbender and Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, portraying the publisher Diarmuid Russell. He also appeared in The Grass Arena with Mark Rylance.

Vibert died at a Florida hospital on 22 December 2022, aged 58, following a brief illness

Credits

Year Title Character
2017-08-24 The Snowman Gunnar Hagen
2017-07-09 6 Days MI6 Spokesman
2014-10-01 Dracula Untold Simion
2013-11-29 Saving Mr. Banks Diarmuid Russell
2011-08-21 The Man who Crossed Hitler Walther Stennes
2010-08-24 The Last Seven Isaac Grainger
2010-06-10 Shanghai Mikey
2006-04-07 Tristan & Isolde Bodkin
2005-09-14 Beowulf & Grendel Thorkel
2004-08-19 Gladiatress Caesar
2003-12-07 Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster Victor Frankenstein
2003-07-21 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life MI6 Agent Calloway
2002-09-17 The Pianist Janina's Husband
2002-08-16 The Princess and the Pea Laird
2002-08-14 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight King Arthur / Guide (voice)
2002-05-10 Killing Me Softly Alice's Boss
2001-10-08 The Cat's Meow Joseph Willicombe
2000-08-30 Shadow of the Vampire Wolfgang Müller
1998-08-03 Tale of the Mummy Young
1993-07-25 Resnick: Rough Treatment Alan Stafford
1992-01-19 The Grass Arena Charles Fieldhouse
1992-01-16 The Cloning of Joanna May Tom
1988-09-19 Rowing with the Wind Fletcher
1988-09-12 On the Black Hill Jim Watkins