Ronan Vibert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1964
- Died
- December 22, 2022 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
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
Known For
Filmography
The Alienist
TV · as Charles Murray · 1 ep
The Snowman
Movie · as Gunnar Hagen
6 Days
Movie · as MI6 Spokesman
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TV · as Chief Judge · 1 ep
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Movie
The Coroner
TV · as Gavin Drake · 1 ep
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
TV · as Lord Wellington, Lord Wellington (uncredited) · 3 eps
Dracula Untold
Movie · as Simion
Penny Dreadful
TV · as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes · 2 eps
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie · as Diarmuid Russell
Hatfields & McCoys
TV · as Perry Cline · 3 eps
The Man who Crossed Hitler
Movie · as Walther Stennes
The Borgias
TV · as Giovanni Sforza · 8 eps
Shanghai
Movie · as Mikey
The Last Seven
Movie · as Isaac Grainger
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Visser · 1 ep
Lewis
TV · as Simon Monkford · 1 ep
The Sarah Jane Adventures
TV · as Professor Nicholas Skinner · 2 eps
Tristan & Isolde
Movie · as Bodkin
Lead Balloon
TV · 1 ep
Hotel Babylon
TV · as Michael Harkness
Beowulf & Grendel
Movie · as Thorkel
Rome
TV · as Lepidus · 3 eps
Gladiatress
Movie · as Caesar
London
TV · as Joseph Conrad · 3 eps
New Tricks
TV · as Ray Barlow · 1 ep
Hex
TV · as Mephistopheles · 4 eps
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
Movie · as Victor Frankenstein
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Movie · as MI6 Agent Calloway
Keen Eddie
TV · 1 ep
The Princess and the Pea
Movie · as King Laird (voice)
The Pianist
Movie · as Janina's Husband
Killing Me Softly
Movie · as Alice's Boss
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as King Arthur / Guide (voice)
The Cat's Meow
Movie · as Joseph Willicombe
Waking the Dead
TV · as Dr. Jonathan Lynch · 2 eps
Shadow of the Vampire
Movie · as Wolfgang Müller
The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV · as Robespierre · 6 eps
Gimme Gimme Gimme
TV · as Vince · 1 ep
Tale of the Mummy
Movie · as Young
Highlander: The Raven
TV · as Trevor Benton · 1 ep
Big Women
TV · as Bull · 4 eps
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Giles Armitage · 1 ep
The Virgin in the Ice
Movie · as Le Gaucher
The Buccaneers
TV · as Lord Richard Marabel · 5 eps
Cadfael
TV · as Le Gaucher · 1 ep
Chandler & Co
TV · as Xavier · 1 ep
99-1
TV · as Loach · 4 eps
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Movie · as Alan Stafford
Between the Lines
TV · as Martin Williams · 1 ep
Witchcraft
TV · as Steiner · 2 eps
The Cloning of Joanna May
TV · as Tom · 2 eps
The Grass Arena
Movie · as Charles Fieldhouse
Stanley and the Women
TV · as Tom Devenish · 2 eps
Jeeves and Wooster
TV · as Wilmot · 1 ep
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as T · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Captain Dacres · 1 ep
Birds of a Feather
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
The Paradise Club
TV · as Ricky Wooley · 1 ep
Traffik
TV · as Lee · 3 eps
On the Black Hill
Movie · as Jim Watkins
Rowing with the Wind
Movie · as Fletcher
South of the Border
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Lovejoy
TV · as Lindsey Parry-Davies · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Charles Fieldhouse · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 3 eps
Taggart
TV · as James Forsyth · 1 ep
Van der Valk
TV · as Martin Lepweg · 1 ep