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Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

Birthday: 1964-02-23 | Place of Birth: 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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
The Snowman

as    Gunnar Hagen

2014
Dracula Untold

as    Simion

2012
Hatfields & McCoys

as    Perry Cline

2011
The Man who Crossed Hitler

as    Walther Stennes

2010
The Last Seven

as    Isaac Grainger

2006
Tristan & Isolde

as    Bodkin

2005
Beowulf & Grendel

as    Thorkel

2004
Gladiatress

as    Caesar

2004
London

as    Joseph Conrad

2003
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster

as    Victor Frankenstein

2002
The Cat's Meow

as    Joseph Willicombe

2002
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

as    King Arthur / Guide (voice)

2002
The Princess and the Pea

as    King Laird (voice)

2000
Shadow of the Vampire

as    Wolfgang Müller

1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel

as    Robespierre

1998
Big Women

as    Bull

1995
The Virgin in the Ice

as    Le Gaucher

1994
99-1

as    Loach

1992
The Grass Arena

as    Charles Fieldhouse

1992
1988
Rowing with the Wind

as    Fletcher

1988
On the Black Hill

as    Jim Watkins