Ronan Vibert
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-02-23 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Acting

2018

The Alienist as Charles Murray

2017

6 Days as MI6 Spokesman

2017

The Snowman as Gunnar Hagen

2015

The Coroner as Gavin Drake

2015

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Lord Wellington

2015

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Lord Wellington (uncredited)

2014

Penny Dreadful as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes

2014

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

2010

The Last Seven as Isaac Grainger

2009

NCIS: Los Angeles as Visser

2007

Lewis as Simon Monkford

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures as Professor Nicholas Skinner

2006

Tristan & Isolde as Bodkin

2006

Hotel Babylon as Not available

2006

Lead Balloon as Not available

2005

Rome as Lepidus

2005

Beowulf & Grendel as Thorkel

2004

New Tricks as Ray Barlow

2004

Gladiatress as Caesar

2004

Hex as Not available

2004

London as Joseph Conrad

2003

Keen Eddie as Not available

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 King Laird (voice)

2002

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as King Arthur / Guide (voice)

2001

Waking the Dead as Dr. Jonathan Lynch

2001

The Cat's Meow as Joseph Willicombe

2000

Shadow of the Vampire as Wolfgang Müller

1999

Gimme Gimme Gimme as Vince

1999

The Scarlet Pimpernel as Robespierre

1998

Tale of the Mummy as Young

1998

Highlander: The Raven as Trevor Benton

1998

Big Women as Bull

1997

Midsomer Murders as Giles Armitage

1995

The Virgin in the Ice as Le Gaucher

1995

The Buccaneers as Lord Richard Marabel

1994

Cadfael as Le Gaucher

1994

99-1 as Loach

1993

Resnick: Rough Treatment as Alan Stafford

1992

Between the Lines as Martin Williams

1992

The Grass Arena as Charles Fieldhouse

1992

Witchcraft as Steiner

1990

Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Dacres

1989

Birds of a Feather as Martin

1989

The Paradise Club as Ricky Wooley

1988

Rowing with the Wind as Fletcher

1988

On the Black Hill as Jim Watkins

1988

South Of The Border as Frank

1986

Lovejoy as Lindsey Parry-Davies

1985

Screen Two as Charles Fieldhouse

1984

The Bill as Not available

1983

Taggart as James Forsyth

1972

Van der Valk as Martin Lepweg