Sad news coming in from overnight. the actor Ronan Vibert, best known for roles in Saving Mr Banks and The Borgias, has died aged 58.
Ronan Vibert, best known for roles in Saving Mr Banks and The Borgias, has died aged 58.as well as Penny Dreadful and Rome on TV, died Thursday at a Florida hospital after a brief illness.As well as his work on TV, the veteran film and television actor appeared in films Shadow of the Vampire alongside John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, and The Pianist, the latter directed by Roman Polanski and which saw Adrien Brody win the Oscar for best actor.
He also starred in 2003 Angelina Jolie film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and James Franco’s Tristan + Isolde in 2006. Vibert counted the likes of Dame Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks as co-stars, appearing in Saving Mr Banks in 2013 where he played the publisher to Dame Emma’s character. The film also starred Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti and The West Wing’s Bradley Whitford, while he also filmed The Snowman with Michael Fassbender.With Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling Vibert was born in England and lived in Penarth, South Wales, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He appeared in three episodes of British miniseries Traffik in 1989 before landing roles in series Birds of a Feather, Lovejoy and Gimme Gimme Gimme.
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