| Vivienne Acheampong | |
| Birth Place: | Lewisham, London, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
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.
Acheampong 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]
Vivienne attended the BRIT School. She has Ghanaian heritage and lives in London.[7]
| 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] |