Zawe Ashton
Acting
1984-07-25 · London, England, UK
Zawedde Emma Ashton (born 25 July 1984) is an English 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). She was born in Hackney, London to an English father and a Ugandan mother. She was a member of the National Youth Theatre and graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Filmography
Broken English
2026 · Movie
All of You
2025 · Movie
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024 · Series
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024 · Movie
Mog's Christmas
2023 · Movie
The Marvels
2023 · Movie
Maryland
2022 · Movie
Mr Malcolm's List
2022 · Movie
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021 · Series
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019 · Movie
Greta
2019 · Movie
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Movie
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited
2019 · Movie
Wanderlust
2018 · Series
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018 · Movie
The Big Narstie Show
2018 · Series
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018 · Movie
The Handmaid's Tale
2017 · Series
Guerrilla
2017 · Series
Oasis
2017 · Series
Oasis
2017 · Movie
Nocturnal Animals
2016 · Movie
Little Soldier
2016 · Movie
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016 · Movie
Not Safe for Work
2015 · Series
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014 · Series
Doctor Who Extra
2014 · Series
Flinch
2014 · Movie
The Place We Go To Hide
2014 · Movie
Happy Toys
2014 · Movie
Psychobitches
2013 · Series
The Last Leg
2013 · Series
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
Lapland
2011 · Movie
A bloody muddle
2011 · Movie
Fresh Meat
2011 · Series
Weekender
2011 · Movie
Dreams of a Life
2011 · Movie
Case Histories
2011 · Series
Blitz
2011 · Movie
Tomato Soup
2010 · Movie
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 · Movie
Misfits
2009 · Series
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008 · Movie
Doctor Who
2005 · Series
The Crust
2005 · Series
Shooters
2002 · Movie
The Demon Headmaster
1996 · Series
Game On
1995 · Series
Comic Relief
1988 · Series