Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

1964-02-23 – 2022-12-22 (age 58) Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
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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

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Known For

The Pianist
The Pianist

2002

as Janina's Husband

Dracula Untold
Dracula Untold

2014

as Simion

The Snowman
The Snowman

2017

as Gunnar Hagen

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly

2002

as Alice's Boss

Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde

2006

as Bodkin

Shanghai
Shanghai

2010

as Mikey

Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks

2013

as Diarmuid Russell

6 Days
6 Days

2017

as MI6 Spokesman

Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf & Grendel

2005

as Thorkel

Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire

2000

as Wolfgang Müller

The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow

2001

as Joseph Willicombe

The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea

2002

as King Laird (voice)

Rowing with the Wind
Rowing with the Wind

1988

as Fletcher

Gladiatress
Gladiatress

2004

as Caesar

The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena

1992

as Charles Fieldhouse

The Last Seven
The Last Seven

2010

as Isaac Grainger

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Resnick: Rough Treatment

1993

as Alan Stafford

Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster

2003

as Victor Frankenstein