Getting Lottie Animation to work in Xamarin Android (native, not Forms) Splash Screen

Hi,
Has anyone had any luck getting a lottie animation to work in an Xamarin Android Splash screen?

I've created a layout for my Splash screen:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">
        <com.airbnb.lottie.LottieAnimationView
            android:id="@+id/SunAnim"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            app:lottie_fileName="sun_burst_icon.json"
            app:lottie_loop="false"
            app:lottie_autoPlay="true"
            android:gravity="center" />
</LinearLayout>

and this is my SplashActivity:

using Android.Animation;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Support.V7.App;
using Android.Util;
using Com.Airbnb.Lottie;

namespace WeatherTest
{
    [Activity(Theme = "@style/MyTheme.Splash", MainLauncher = true, NoHistory = true)]
    public class SplashActivity : AppCompatActivity, Animator.IAnimatorListener
    {
        static readonly string TAG = "WeatherTest:" + typeof(SplashActivity).Name;
        LottieAnimationView animationView;

        public override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState, PersistableBundle persistentState)
        {
            base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState, persistentState);
            SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Splash);
            setup();
        }

        void setup()
        {
            animationView = FindViewById<LottieAnimationView>(Resource.Id.SunAnim);
            animationView.AddAnimatorListener(this);
        }

        public void OnAnimationCancel(Animator animation)
        {
        }

        public void OnAnimationEnd(Animator animation)
        {
            StartActivity(new Intent(Application.Context, typeof(MainActivity)));
        }

        public void OnAnimationRepeat(Animator animation)
        {
        }

        public void OnAnimationStart(Animator animation)
        {
        }

        // Launches the startup task
        protected override void OnResume()
        {
            base.OnResume();

            if (animationView == null)
            {
                animationView = FindViewById<LottieAnimationView>(Resource.Id.SunAnim);
            }

            animationView.AddAnimatorListener(this);
            animationView.PlayAnimation();

        }

        public override void OnBackPressed() { }
    }
}

animationView always is null no matter from which lifecycle function I grab it from. The screen is always black.

I'm hoping to set it up where the animation plays and then it goes to the MainActivity when it ends