1964-02-23 ( 61 years old ) in 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
Movies
The Snowman
2017-08-24
6 Days
2017-07-09
Dracula Untold
2014-10-01
Saving Mr. Banks
2013-11-29
The Man who Crossed Hitler
2011-08-21
The Last Seven
2010-08-24
Shanghai
2010-06-10
Tristan & Isolde
2006-04-07
Beowulf & Grendel
2005-09-14
Gladiatress
2004-08-19
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
2003-12-07
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003-07-21
The Pianist
2002-09-17
The Princess and the Pea
2002-08-16
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2002-08-14
Killing Me Softly
2002-05-10
The Cat's Meow
2001-10-08
Shadow of the Vampire
2000-08-30
Tale of the Mummy
1998-08-03
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993-07-25
The Grass Arena
1992-01-19
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992-01-16
Rowing with the Wind
1988-09-19
On the Black Hill
1988-09-12
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