Cinema and television have just lost a flagship face… This Thursday, December 22, actor Ronan Vibert died at the age of 58. According to his manager Sharon Vitro, interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter, the actor succumbed to a brief illness in a Florida hospital. Born in Cambridgeshire, England on February 23, 1964, Ronan Vibert studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. “I was born in Cambridge but grew up in South Wales. I used to go once a week to a youth arts center where we improvised and played games, recalled He. An experimental theater company from London hosted me there and I worked with them during the summer holidays. I guess I got the virus then. Then I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts when I left school.”
It was in 1989 that viewers discovered him for the first time in the Traffik series. After having played in several series during the 1990s, Ronan Vibert multiplied the roles in the cinema. We saw it in particular in The Shadow of the Vampire with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, in A Perfume of Murder with Kirsten Dunst, in The Pianist by Roman Polanski but also in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the cradle of life. He also starred alongside Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in the popular Disney film In Mary’s Shadow. On television, Ronan Vibert has multiplied appearances. The actor has notably starred in Rome, Poirot, The Borgias, Penny Dreadful, NCIS and more recently Carnival Row with Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevigne.
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“I always like to do projects that are different from the previous one. Going from Renaissance Italy to 19th century West Virginia, in a few days, was a crazy adventure,” said the actor in an interview he gave. a few years ago. Ronan Vibert’s funeral will take place in a few days and a tribute will be organized in his memory at the beginning of the year 2023. “I woke up to the shocking news that my friend and fellow actor Ronan Vibert has passed away”, reacted the actor Richard E. Grant. “Truly shocked to hear of Ronan’s passing. An utterly lovely, witty and kind human. I loved working with him,” added comedian David Oakes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is survived by his wife, Jess Grand Vibert.
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