Ronan Vibert
Known for: Acting
Born: February 22, 1964 in Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK - Died: December 21, 2022
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
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Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
Victor Frankenstein
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
MI6 Agent Calloway
Gladiatress
Caesar
Shadow of the Vampire
Wolfgang Müller
The Princess and the Pea
King Laird (voice)
Saving Mr. Banks
Diarmuid Russell
Tristan & Isolde
Bodkin
Beowulf & Grendel
Thorkel
Dracula Untold
Simion
The Grass Arena
Charles Fieldhouse
The Man who Crossed Hitler
Walther Stennes
Shanghai
Mikey
The Snowman
Gunnar Hagen
The Pianist
Janina's Husband
The Last Seven
Isaac Grainger
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Alan Stafford
The Cloning of Joanna May
Tom
Killing Me Softly
Alice's Boss
6 Days
MI6 Spokesman
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
King Arthur / Guide (voice)
The Cat's Meow
Joseph Willicombe
On the Black Hill
Jim Watkins
Rowing with the Wind
Fletcher
Tale of the Mummy
Young