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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 23, 1964
Died
December 22, 2022
Place of Birth
Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Ronan Vibert
0.3 Popularity
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
7.5
Charles Murray
The Alienist
2018
7.1
Chief Judge
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
5.2
Gunnar Hagen
The Snowman
2017
6.0
MI6 Spokesman
6 Days
2017
6.1
Gavin Drake
The Coroner
2015
7.4
Lord Wellington
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
7.4
Lord Wellington (uncredited)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
6.4
Simion
Dracula Untold
2014
7.8
Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
Penny Dreadful
2014
7.3
Diarmuid Russell
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
Credits
The Alienist
as Charles Murray
2018
7.5
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Chief Judge
2017
7.1
The Snowman
as Gunnar Hagen
2017
5.2
6 Days
as MI6 Spokesman
2017
6.0
The Coroner
as Gavin Drake
2015
6.1
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
as Lord Wellington
2015
7.4
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
as Lord Wellington (uncredited)
2015
7.4
Dracula Untold
as Simion
2014
6.4
Penny Dreadful
as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
2014
7.8
Saving Mr. Banks
as Diarmuid Russell
2013
7.3
Hatfields & McCoys
as Perry Cline
2012
7.4
The Man who Crossed Hitler
as Walther Stennes
2011
6.2
The Last Seven
as Isaac Grainger
2010
4.1
Shanghai
as Mikey
2010
6.1
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Visser
2009
7.5
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Professor Nicholas Skinner
2007
7.1
Lewis
as Simon Monkford
2007
7.6
Lead Balloon
2006
7.6
Tristan & Isolde
as Bodkin
2006
6.7
Hotel Babylon
2006
7.2
Beowulf & Grendel
as Thorkel
2005
5.6
Rome
as Lepidus
2005
8.2
Hex
2004
6.3
Gladiatress
as Caesar
2004
3.7
🎬
London
as Joseph Conrad
2004
0.0
New Tricks
as Ray Barlow
2004
7.4
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
as Victor Frankenstein
2003
8.7
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as MI6 Agent Calloway
2003
5.8
Keen Eddie
2003
8.4
The Pianist
as Janina's Husband
2002
8.4
The Princess and the Pea
as Laird
2002
7.3
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as King Arthur / Guide (voice)
2002
6.0
Killing Me Softly
as Alice's Boss
2002
5.5
The Cat's Meow
as Joseph Willicombe
2001
5.8
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Jonathan Lynch
2001
7.2
Shadow of the Vampire
as Wolfgang Müller
2000
6.7
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Robespierre
1999
7.2
Gimme Gimme Gimme
as Vince
1999
7.0
Highlander: The Raven
as Trevor Benton
1998
5.5
Tale of the Mummy
as Young
1998
4.4
Big Women
as Bull
1998
2.0
Midsomer Murders
as Giles Armitage
1997
7.5
The Buccaneers
as Lord Richard Marabel
1995
5.5
Cadfael
as Le Gaucher
1994
7.3
99-1
as Loach
1994
0.0
🎬
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as Alan Stafford
1993
0.0
Witchcraft
as Steiner
1992
1.0
Between the Lines
as Martin Williams
1992
5.6
The Grass Arena
as Charles Fieldhouse
1992
8.0
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Tom
1992
7.0
Jeeves and Wooster
as Wilmot
1990
8.1
Birds of a Feather
as Martin
1989
6.1
The Paradise Club
as Ricky Wooley
1989
5.8
Tales from the Crypt
as T
1989
8.0
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Captain Dacres
1989
8.2
South Of The Border
as Frank
1988
0.0
Rowing with the Wind
as Fletcher
1988
5.7
On the Black Hill
as Jim Watkins
1988
6.3
Lovejoy
as Lindsey Parry-Davies
1986
7.3
Screen Two
as Charles Fieldhouse
1985
6.8
The Bill
1984
6.7
Taggart
as James Forsyth
1983
6.3
Van der Valk
as Martin Lepweg
1972
5.8