Vivian Oparah Biography
Vivian Nneka O.Oparah, is a Brityish actress and musican. For hewr performance in the film Rye Lane, she won a British Independent Film Award and received a British Academy Film Award nomination. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class and the Amazon Prime series Dead Hot 2024.
How old is Vivian Oparah? – Age
She is 27 years old as of December 2023. The actress was born on December 30, 1996, in Camden Town, London, United Kingdom.
Vivian Oparah Height
The star stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Vivian Oparah Early Life
Oparah attended The Latymer School, where she took A Levels in media, English literature, product design and biology. During her media coursework in 2014, she formed a band called NTLS along with other students. Their debut single and Video Heart Skipped a Beat was uploaded by someone to YouTube. Her older brother also works in music. Vivian joined the National Youth Theatre, where she did a two-week summer course.
Vivian Oparah Career
She was cast in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class as Tanya Adeola, marking her television debut. Oparah later said that Class was her first audition she only knew that the series was linked to the Docto Who universe, but she did not imagine that it was such a big production until she got the job and started filming. During the production of the series Oparah lived in Cardiff, in the same building as actress Sophie Hopkins.
Vivian named an Emerging Talent at the 2017 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards. That same year, she starred as Minnie in the play An Octoroon at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Supporting Female in a Play at Off West End Theatre Awards. In 2018, Oparah reprised her role as Tanya in six audio plays by Big Finish and made her feature film debut in Teen Spirit.
In 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC One Miniseries I May Destroy You as well as the second series of the BBC Three comedy-drama Enterprice. She starred opposite David Jonsson in the romantic in the romantic comedy Rye Lane, which opened at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. Also in 2023, she had a main role in the Sky Max drama Then You Run. She has an upcoming lead role opposite Bilal Hasna in the Amazon Prime comedy thriller series Dead Hot.
Vivian Oparah Net Worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $1 million.
Vivian Oparah Movie
2018 – Teen Spirit
2019 – Pagans
2023 – Rye Lane
Vivian Oparah TV Shows
2016 – Class
2017 – The Rebel
2020 – I May Destroy You
2021 – Intelligence
2023 – Then You Run
2024 – Dead Hot