
About
Ronan Vibert
Overview
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
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2017 | The Snowman | Actor | Gunnar Hagen | 53 Average |
2017 | 6 Days | Actor | MI6 Spokesman | 59 Average |
2014 | Dracula Untold | Actor | Simion | 63 Fair |
2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Actor | Diarmuid Russell | 71 Good |
2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Actor | Perry Cline | 73 Good |
2011 | The Man who Crossed Hitler | Actor | Walther Stennes | 59 Average |
2010 | The Last Seven | Actor | Isaac Grainger | 58 Average |
2010 | Shanghai | Actor | Mikey | 59 Average |
2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Actor | Bodkin | 63 Fair |
2005 | Beowulf & Grendel | Actor | Thorkel | 57 Average |
2004 | Gladiatress | Actor | Caesar | 57 Average |
2004 | London | Actor | Joseph Conrad | N/A N/A |
2003 | Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster | Actor | Victor Frankenstein | 59 Average |
2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Actor | MI6 Agent Calloway | 57 Average |
2002 | The Pianist | Actor | Janina's Husband | 82 Very good |
2002 | The Princess and the Pea | Actor | Laird | 59 Average |
2002 | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Actor | King Arthur / Guide (voice) | 59 Average |
2002 | Killing Me Softly | Actor | Alice's Boss | 57 Average |
2001 | The Cat's Meow | Actor | Joseph Willicombe | 58 Average |
2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | Actor | Wolfgang Müller | 63 Fair |
1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Actor | Robespierre | 69 Fair |
1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Actor | Young | 56 Average |
1998 | Big Women | Actor | Bull | N/A N/A |
1995 | The Buccaneers | Actor | Lord Richard Marabel | 67 Fair |
1994 | 99-1 | Actor | Loach | N/A N/A |
1993 | Resnick: Rough Treatment | Actor | Alan Stafford | N/A N/A |
1992 | Witchcraft | Actor | Steiner | N/A N/A |
1992 | The Grass Arena | Actor | Charles Fieldhouse | 58 Average |
1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Actor | Tom | 58 Average |
1988 | Rowing with the Wind | Actor | Fletcher | 58 Average |
1988 | On the Black Hill | Actor | Jim Watkins | 59 Average |