Ronan Vibert

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 1964the 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 BBCs The Buccaneers in ITVs 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 Edmundsons adaptation of Leo Tolstoys War and Peace He played Maximilien Robespierre in the BBCs 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 ITVs 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 Dicks Electric Dreams and Carnival Row Among his many films are Shadow of the Vampire with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe The Cats Meow directed by Peter Bogdanovich the Oscarwinning 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