Ronan Vibert


Ronan Vibert is an English actor, known for his appearances on British television.

Early life

He was born in Cambridge, the son of Dilys and David Vibert, both artists. He lived in Penarth, South Wales until he was 18 when he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1983 to 1986.

Career

Vibert has had a long career in theatre, radio, TV and film.
He made his TV screen debut in the award-winning 1989 series Traffik.
He has appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Chandler and Co, Between the Lines and the BBC's The Buccaneers, in ITV's Cadfael, and in Van der Valk. He appeared in Jeeves and Wooster as Wilmot, Lord Pershore.
Stage includes plays at The Bush, 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 the Waking The Dead and The Mrs Bradly Mysteries.
Also Rome for HBO, ITV's Poirot, two series of The Borgias for Showtime, the Emmy award winning Hatfields and McCoys with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. Lord Wellington in the BBC's Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Penny Dreadful, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, NCIS LA, Phillip K Dick's Electric Dreams and Carnival Row on Amazon Prime.
His many films include The Grass Arena with Mark Rylance, 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 directed by Tomas Alfredson and Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.

Filmography

Radio