Vivienne Acheampong (born 1983) is a British comedian and actress, best known for playing Lucienne in the Netflix series The Sandman (2022–present), and her appearances in Famalam.
Vivienne Acheampong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Career
editAcheampong was a semi-finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woman comedy show to the Camden Fringe and the RADAR Festival, as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1]
Acheampong appeared from 2018 in three series of the BBC Comedy sketch series Famalam.[2] Also in 2018, Acheampong provided a voice role for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. In 2020, she could be seen in the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel The Witches directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway. She also appeared in the UK television series The One, and a couple more UK sketch comedy series The Emily Atack Show with Emily Atack, and Ellie & Natasia with the actress and comedians Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou.[3]
For her role in the television production of The Sandman she received the advice from Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman graphic novel, that although the character Lucienne was a male character in the original text, she should trust that she had been chosen to play the role for a reason. Acheampong was unfamiliar with the story or the original comic book series prior to being cast in the role.[4][5] Acheampong and The Sandman co-star Tom Sturridge guested on Empire magazine's The Pilot TV Podcast to discuss the production.[6]
Personal life
editVivienne attended the BRIT School. She has Ghanaian heritage and lives in London.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–20 | Famalam | Sketch comedy series | |
| 2020 | Death In Paradise | Sandrine Lamore | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Other One | Saff | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Witches | Alice’s mum | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Emily Atack Show | Sketch comedy series | |
| 2021 | The One | Grace | Television series |
| 2021 | Ellie and Natasia | Sketch comedy series | |
| 2022–present | The Sandman | Lucienne | Main role |
| 2023 | Everything Now | Viv Polanco | Series[8] |
| 2023 | Jackdaw | Feature film[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Character Comedian Vivienne Acheampong Makes Her Edinburgh Fringe Debut With RAINBOW CLASS". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "Next Big Thing: How 'The Sandman' Star Vivienne Acheampong Went From Substitute Teacher to Starring on Netflix". Hollywoodreporter.com. August 2022.
- ^ "Who is Vivienne Acheampong? — all about Lucienne in The Sandman". whattowatch.com. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "For Vivienne Acheampong, 'The Sandman' Was a Dream Come True". WWD.com. 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Vivienne Acheampong: With The Sandman, a Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book, the actress has entered the DC universe". Airmail.news.
- ^ Dyer, James (8 July 2022). "Pilot TV Podcast #198: The Sandman, Five Days At Memorial, And A League Of Their Own. With Guests Tom Sturridge And Vivienne Acheampong". Empire.
- ^ "VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG TALKS TO TBB ABOUT TAKING HER TEACHING EXPERIENCE TO THE STAGE IN RAINBOW CLASS…". thebritishblacklist.co.uk. 2 August 2016.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (4 August 2022). "Stephen Fry Boards Netflix's 'The F**k It Bucket' From 'The Crown' Producer Left Bank; 'You Don't Know Me' Breakout Sophie Wilde To Lead". Deadline. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (2 February 2023). "Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman star in Anton's UK-set action thriller 'Jackdaw'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2023.