Ronan Vibert
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-02-23 in Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - England - UK
Died
2022-12-22
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
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Giles Armitage
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Visser
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Captain Dacres
Rome
as Lepidus
Tales from the Crypt
as T
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Jonathan Lynch
Lewis
as Simon Monkford
The Alienist
as Charles Murray
The Bill
Penny Dreadful
as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Chief Judge
New Tricks
as Ray Barlow
Taggart
as James Forsyth
The Pianist
as Janina's Husband
Screen Two
as Charles Fieldhouse
Jeeves and Wooster
as Wilmot
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Professor Nicholas Skinner
Cadfael
as Le Gaucher
Van der Valk
as Martin Lepweg
Birds of a Feather
as Martin