
Ronan Vibert
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-02-23
Day of Death
2022-12-22 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Ronan Vibert
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
Acting
(2017)
The Snowman
as Gunnar Hagen
(2017)
6 Days
as MI6 Spokesman
(2014)
Dracula Untold
as Simion
(2013)
Saving Mr. Banks
as Diarmuid Russell
(2011)
The Man who Crossed Hitler
as Walther Stennes
(2010)
Shanghai
as Mikey
(2010)
The Last Seven
as Isaac Grainger
(2006)
Tristan & Isolde
as Bodkin
(2005)
Beowulf & Grendel
as Thorkel
(2004)
Gladiatress
as Caesar
(2003)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as MI6 Agent Calloway
(2003)
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
as Victor Frankenstein
(2002)
The Pianist
as Janina's Husband
(2002)
Killing Me Softly
as Alice's Boss
(2002)
The Princess and the Pea
as Laird
(2002)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as King Arthur / Guide (voice)
(2001)
The Cat's Meow
as Joseph Willicombe
(2000)
Shadow of the Vampire
as Wolfgang Müller
(1998)
Tale of the Mummy
as Young
(1993)
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as Alan Stafford
(1992)
The Grass Arena
as Charles Fieldhouse
(1992)
(1988)
Rowing with the Wind
as Fletcher
(1988)
On the Black Hill
as Jim Watkins