Prey is Vivien’s directorial film debut although she has increasingly been interested in engineering her own projects. She was a casting associate for the short film For Nonna Anna (recent recipient of a Sundance Special Jury Prize), is currently producing a short film entitled Chickens (directed by Canadian Screen Nominee Andrew Moir) and is creating her first web series, Big ART, set to shoot this summer. Her work behind the camera has a special focus on queer and female driven narratives.

As a performer, Vivien has been working well over half her life in film, television and theatre. At twelve years old she landed the series lead in BBC/ CBC co-production Shoebox Zoo for which she garnered a BAFTA Scotland nomination. Since then her work as a performer in television and film has been extensive and includes featured and recurring roles on TV shows Hemlock Grove, Copper, Murdoch…