Ronan Vibert
Born: 1964-02-23 in Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Died: 2022-12-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
2018
- The Alienist as Charles Murray
2017
- 6 Days as MI6 Spokesman
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Chief Judge
- The Snowman as Gunnar Hagen
2015
- The Coroner as Gavin Drake
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Lord Wellington
- Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
2014
- Penny Dreadful as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
- Dracula Untold as Simion
2013
- Saving Mr. Banks as Diarmuid Russell
2012
- Hatfields & McCoys as Perry Cline
2011
- The Man who Crossed Hitler as Walther Stennes
2010
- Shanghai as Mikey
- The Last Seven as Isaac Grainger
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Visser
2007
- Lewis as Simon Monkford
- The Sarah Jane Adventures as Professor Nicholas Skinner
2006
- Tristan & Isolde as Bodkin
- Hotel Babylon
- Lead Balloon
2005
- Rome as Lepidus
- Beowulf & Grendel as Thorkel
2004
- New Tricks as Ray Barlow
- Gladiatress as Caesar
- Hex
- London as Joseph Conrad
2003
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as MI6 Agent Calloway
- Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster as Victor Frankenstein
- Keen Eddie
2002
- The Pianist as Janina's Husband
- Killing Me Softly as Alice's Boss
- The Princess and the Pea as King Laird (voice)
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as King Arthur / Guide (voice)
2001
- Waking the Dead as Dr. Jonathan Lynch
- The Cat's Meow as Joseph Willicombe
2000
- Shadow of the Vampire as Wolfgang Müller
1999
- Gimme Gimme Gimme as Vince
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as Robespierre
1998
- Highlander: The Raven as Trevor Benton
- Tale of the Mummy as Young
- Big Women as Bull
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Giles Armitage
1995
- The Buccaneers as Lord Richard Marabel
- The Virgin in the Ice as Le Gaucher
1993
- Resnick: Rough Treatment as Alan Stafford
1992
- Between the Lines as Martin Williams
- The Cloning of Joanna May as Tom
- The Grass Arena as Charles Fieldhouse
- Witchcraft as Steiner
1990
- Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Dacres
- Tales from the Crypt as T
- Birds of a Feather as Martin
- The Paradise Club as Ricky Wooley
1988
- Rowing with the Wind as Fletcher
- On the Black Hill as Jim Watkins
- South Of The Border as Frank
1986
- Lovejoy as Lindsey Parry-Davies
1985
- Screen Two as Charles Fieldhouse
1984
1983
- Taggart as James Forsyth
1972
- Van der Valk as Martin Lepweg