
Ronan Vibert
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
Credits
- 2018 · The Alienist as Charles Murray
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Chief Judge
- 2017 · The Snowman as Gunnar Hagen
- 2017 · 6 Days as MI6 Spokesman
- 2015 · The Coroner as Gavin Drake
- 2015 · Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Lord Wellington
- 2015 · Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Lord Wellington (uncredited)
- 2014 · Dracula Untold as Simion
- 2014 · Penny Dreadful as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
- 2013 · Saving Mr. Banks as Diarmuid Russell
- 2012 · Hatfields & McCoys as Perry Cline
- 2011 · The Man who Crossed Hitler as Walther Stennes
- 2010 · The Last Seven as Isaac Grainger
- 2010 · Shanghai as Mikey
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Visser
- 2007 · Lewis as Simon Monkford
- 2006 · Lead Balloon as
- 2006 · Tristan & Isolde as Bodkin
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2005 · Beowulf & Grendel as Thorkel
- 2005 · Rome as Lepidus
- 2004 · Hex as
- 2004 · Gladiatress as Caesar
- 2004 · London as Joseph Conrad
- 2004 · New Tricks as Ray Barlow
- 2003 · Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster as Victor Frankenstein
- 2003 · Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as MI6 Agent Calloway
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2002 · The Pianist as Janina's Husband
- 2002 · The Princess and the Pea as Laird
- 2002 · Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as King Arthur / Guide (voice)
- 2002 · Killing Me Softly as Alice's Boss
- 2001 · The Cat's Meow as Joseph Willicombe
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as Dr. Jonathan Lynch
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Wolfgang Müller
- 1999 · The Scarlet Pimpernel as Robespierre
- 1999 · Gimme Gimme Gimme as Vince
- 1998 · Highlander: The Raven as Trevor Benton
- 1998 · Tale of the Mummy as Young
- 1998 · Big Women as Bull
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Giles Armitage
- 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 · Witchcraft as Steiner
- 1992 · Between the Lines as Martin Williams
- 1992 · The Grass Arena as Charles Fieldhouse
- 1992 · The Cloning of Joanna May as Tom
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot
- 1989 · Birds of a Feather as Martin
- 1989 · The Paradise Club as Ricky Wooley
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as T
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Dacres
- 1988 · South Of The Border as Frank
- 1988 · Rowing with the Wind as Fletcher
- 1988 · On the Black Hill as Jim Watkins
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Lindsey Parry-Davies
- 1985 · Screen Two as Charles Fieldhouse
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Taggart as James Forsyth
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Martin Lepweg