Zawe Ashton
Biography
Zawedde Emma Ashton (born 25 July 1984) is a British actress, playwright and narrator. She is best known for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller film Velvet Buzzsaw and for her portrayal of Joyce Carol Vincent in Dreams of a Life (2011). She will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dar-Benn in The Marvels (2023).
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (48)
Movies (26)
Broken English
2026as The Media Archivist
All of You
2025as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
The Marvels
2023as Dar-Benn
Mog's Christmas
2023as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
Mr Malcolm's List
2022as Julia Thistlewaite
Maryland
2022as Also Mary
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019as Narrator
Greta
2019as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019as Josephina
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018as Self - Narrator
Oasis
2017as Severin
Nocturnal Animals
2016as Alex
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016as Ragamuffin (voice)
Little Soldier
2016
Flinch
2014as Emily
Blitz
2011as Elizabeth Falls
A bloody muddle
2011as Kate
Weekender
2011as Sarah
Lapland
2011as Jingle Jill
Dreams of a Life
2011as Joyce Vincent
Tomato Soup
2010as Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009as Bianca
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008as Bianca
Shooters
2002as Charlie’s Girl
Television (22)
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024as Self - Narrator (voice)
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021as Self - Narrator
The Big Narstie Show
2018as Self
Wanderlust
2018as Claire
Wanderlust
2018as Claire Pascal
The Handmaid's Tale
2017as Oona
Oasis
2017as Severin
Guerrilla
2017as Omega
Not Safe for Work
2015as Katherine
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who Extra
2014as Self
The Last Leg
2013as Self
Psychobitches
2013as Eartha Kitt
Playhouse Presents
2012as Eartha Kitt
Fresh Meat
2011as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
Case Histories
2011as Deborah Arnold
Sherlock
2010as Sally Donovan
Misfits
2009as Jessica
Doctor Who
2005as Journey Blue
The Crust
2005as Sasha
The Demon Headmaster
1996as Rebecca
Game On
1995as Little Girl
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