Ronan Vibert

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Ronan Vibert
Born
Ronan David Jackson Vibert

(1964-02-23)23 February 1964
Cambridgeshire, England
Died22 December 2022(2022-12-22) (aged 58)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1987–2019
SpouseJess Grand[1]

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.

Early life

He was born in Cambridge, on 23 February 1964,

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1985.[4]

Career

Vibert had a long career in theatre, radio, television and film.

Vibert appeared in episodes of

Van der Valk. He appeared in Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot, Lord Pershore ('Motty').[5][6]

Stage credits included plays at the

The Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant.[7][8]

Vibert appeared in the Midsomer Murders episode "Death in Chorus". He also appeared in episodes of Waking The Dead and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries.[9][10]

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.[11][12]

Among his many films are

Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, portraying the publisher Diarmuid Russell.[11] He also appeared in The Grass Arena with Mark Rylance.[13]

Illness and death

Vibert died at a Florida hospital on 22 December 2022, aged 58, following a brief illness.[14][15][16]

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 On the Black Hill Jim Watkins
1989 Traffik Lee
1990 Birds of a Feather Martin Episode: "Love on the
1991
Van der Valk
 		Martin Lepweg Episode: "Dangerous Games"
1992 Jeeves and Wooster Wilmot, Lord Pershore ('Motty') "
Bertie Sets Sail
"
1993 Lovejoy Lindsey Parry Davies "Second Fiddle"
1995 Cadfael Le Gaucher Episode: "The Virgin in the Ice"
The Buccaneers Lord Richard Marabel
1996 Tales from the Crypt Episode: "Horror in the Night"
1998 Tale of the Mummy Young
Big Women Bull
1999 Gimme Gimme Gimme Vince Episode: "I Do, I Do, I Do"
Highlander: The Raven Sir Trevor Benton "The Frame"
1999–2000 The Scarlet Pimpernel Maximilien Robespierre
2000 The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Douglas Episode: "Laurels Are Poison"
Shadow of the Vampire Muller
2001 The Cat's Meow Joseph Willicombe
2002 Shearing Stewart short film
2002 The Pianist Janina's Husband
2002
The Princess and the Pea
 		Laird
2003 Keen Eddie Craig Booth "The Amazing Larry Dunn"
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
 		MI6 Agent Calloway
2004 London Joseph Conrad
Gladiatress Caesar
2005 Hex Mephistopheles
Waking The Dead Dr Jonathan Lynch "Subterraneans"
2006 Ultimate Force Griffin "Violent Solutions"
2006 Midsomer Murders Giles Armitage "Death in Chorus"
2007 Taggart James Forsyth Episode: "Users and Losers"
Rome
Lepidus
 Episode: "Philippi"
2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Professor Skinner The Last Sontaran
2009 The Bill Curtis Jensen
Lewis Simon Monkford "The Quality of Mercy"
2010
The Last Seven
 		Isaac
Agatha Christie's Poirot Captain Dacres "Three Act Tragedy"
1066 Sweyn
2011 The Borgias Giovanni Sforza
The Man Who Crossed Hitler
Walther Stennes
2012 Hatfields & McCoys Perry Cline
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Diarmuid Russell
2013 New Tricks Ray Barlow "Roots"
2014 Dracula Untold Simion "The Wise"
2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
 		The Duke of Wellington
2015 Penny Dreadful Sir Geoffrey Hawkes Episodes: "The Nightcomers", "Little Scorpion"
2015
The Coroner
 		Gavin Drake Series 1 Episode 3 "That's The Way To Do It"
2017 The Snowman DCI Gunnar Hagen

Radio

Year Play Role Notes
2008 A Dance to the Music of Time Peter Templer BBC Radio 4

References

  1. ^ Hayward, Anthony (8 January 2023). "Ronan Vibert obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "VIBERT, Ronan". Bfi. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  3. ^ Ronan Vibert Biography ((?)-)
  4. ^ Fabrique. "Ronan Vibert — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ronan Vibert". Archived from the original on 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Ronan Vibert". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Ronan Vibert". Archived from the original on 15 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ronan Vibert". IMDb.
  9. ^ "Ronan Vibert". Archived from the original on 15 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Ronan Vibert". IMDb.
  11. ^ a b "Ronan Vibert Dies: Actor In 'Saving Mr. Banks' And 'The Snowman' Was 58". September 2019.
  12. ^ "Ronan Vibert". IMDb.
  13. ^ "Ronan Vibert". IMDb.
  14. ^ Gajewski, Ryan. "Ronan Vibert, 'Saving Mr. Banks' and 'The Borgias' Actor, Dies at 58". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Ronan Vibert: Stars' tributes after death of actor, 58". BBC News Wales. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Ronan Vibert obituary". the Guardian. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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