---
name: "Vivian Oparah"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vivian-oparah"
fi1m_id: "vivian-oparah"
imdb_id: "nm8045800"
tmdb_id: 1675593
wikidata_id: "Q28501062"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 December 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T20:39:12.623011+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Vivian Oparah

## Identity

Vivian Oparah

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vivian-oparah
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vivian-oparah
- **IMDb ID:** nm8045800
- **TMDB ID:** 1675593
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28501062
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Oparah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28501062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8045800/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1675593

Actor. Born 30 December 1996 in Camden Town, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 December 1996, Camden Town, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Also known as:** Vivian Nneka O. Oparah
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Oparah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28501062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8045800/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1675593

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Rye Lane*](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md) (78)

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## Biography

Vivian Nneka O. Oparah (born 30 December 1996) is a British actress and musician. She was born in Camden Town, London, and grew up in Tottenham. She trained briefly at the National Youth Theatre after a summer course and made her television debut in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class (2016) as Tanya Adeola.

Oparah is known for her roles in Teen Spirit (2019) as Kelli, I May Destroy You (2020) as Bisola, and the lead role of Yas in the romantic comedy Rye Lane (2023). For the latter she won the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance and received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her stage work includes An Octoroon at the National Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre, for which she received award nominations. She also appears in the series Then You Run (2023) and Dead Hot (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, variety.com, bifa.film.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Rye Lane* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Yas — [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *I May Destroy You* (2020), Fi1m 88, as Bisola — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-may-destroy-you.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dead Hot* (2024), series, as Jess
- *REDACTED* (2023), Actor
- *Then You Run* (2023), series, as Stink
- *Rye Lane* (2023), as Yas — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *I May Destroy You* (2020), series, as Bisola — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-may-destroy-you.md)
- *Intelligence* (2020), series, as Honey
- *Teen Spirit* (2019), as Kelli
- *Pagans* (2019), as Viv
- *Enterprice* (2018), series, as Isha
- *Class* (2016), series, as Tanya Adeola
- *The Rebel* (2016), series, as Amaya
- *Charmer*, series, Actor
- *The Roots Manœuvre*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Vivian Oparah](https://film.one/media/person/21511/gallery-5acac2e3716b.jpg) Vivian Oparah — Image via TMDB
- ![Vivian Oparah](https://film.one/media/person/21511/gallery-6b342b322c86.jpg) Vivian Oparah — Image via TMDB
- ![Vivian Oparah](https://film.one/media/person/21511/gallery-56f1408eccfe.jpg) Vivian Oparah — Image via TMDB

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