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Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

Actor · 1964 – 2022 · Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK

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

Movies22

  • Movie8.4

    The Pianist

    2002 · 10K votes

  • Movie6.5

    Dracula Untold

    2014 · 6.6K votes

  • Movie5.2

    The Snowman

    2017 · 2.4K votes

  • Movie7.3

    Saving Mr. Banks

    2013 · 3.6K votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie6.7

    Tristan & Isolde

    2006 · 868 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Shadow of the Vampire

    2000 · 704 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Killing Me Softly

    2002 · 381 votes

  • Movie6.0

    6 Days

    2017 · 785 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Shanghai

    2010 · 202 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Beowulf & Grendel

    2005 · 267 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Cat's Meow

    2002 · 137 votes

  • Movie4.7

    Tale of the Mummy

    Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy

    1998 · 121 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Princess and the Pea

    2002 · 26 votes

  • Movie3.9

    Gladiatress

    2004 · 27 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Remando al viento

    Rowing with the Wind

    1988 · 33 votes

  • Movie6.4

    On the Black Hill

    1988 · 8 votes

  • Movie4.3

    The Last Seven

    2010 · 34 votes

  • Movie9.0
  • Movie6.5
  • Movie8.5

    The Grass Arena

    1992 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.0

Series5

  • TV7.5

    Midsomer Murders

    1997 · 374 votes

  • TV7.5

    NCIS: Los Angeles

    2009 · 1.3K votes

  • TV8.2

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    1989 · 584 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Bill

    1984 · 47 votes

  • TV7.6

    Cadfael

    1994 · 35 votes