Name
Zawe Ashton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1984-07-25 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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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When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's ...
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Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years ea...
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Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized the...
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Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. A...
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After a wealthy philanthropist expresses an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece ...
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When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite...
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Take an intergalactic trip with the cast and crew of "The Marvels" as they tell their expe...
- 2009 St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Bianca
- 2002 Shooters as Charlie’s Girl
- 2011 Dreams of a Life as Joyce Vincent
- 2011 Weekender as Sarah
- 2023 Mog's Christmas as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
- 2011 Blitz as Elizabeth Falls
- 2010 Tomato Soup as Gun Girl
- 2022 Maryland as Also Mary
- 2016 The Tall Tales of Urchin as Ragamuffin (voice)
- 2024 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
- 2011 Lapland as Jingle Jill
- 2016 Nocturnal Animals as Alex
- 2025 All of You as Andrea
- 2017 Oasis as Severin
- 2016 Little Soldier
- 2019 Greta as Alexa Hammond
- 2008 Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Bianca
- 2019 Velvet Buzzsaw as Josephina
- 2018 World's Tiniest Masterpieces as Narrator
- 2011 A bloody muddle as Kate
- 2014 Flinch as Emily
- 2019 Egypt's Lost Pyramid as Narrator
- 2023 The Marvels as Dar-Benn
- 2022 Mr Malcolm's List as Julia Thistlewaite
- 2018 Prince: the Last Year of a Legend as Self - Narrator
- 2026 Broken English as The Media Archivist
- 2011 Fresh Meat ( 30 episodes ) as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Journey Blue
- 2021 Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Narrator
- 2015 Not Safe for Work ( 6 episodes ) as Katherine
- 2011 Case Histories ( 9 episodes ) as Deborah Arnold
- 2009 Misfits ( 1 episode ) as Jessica
- 2017 Guerrilla ( 6 episodes ) as Omega
- 2017 Oasis ( 1 episode ) as Severin
- 2014 Doctor Who Extra ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Game On ( 1 episode ) as Little Girl
- 2018 The Big Narstie Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 24 Hours in Police Custody ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013 The Last Leg ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Demon Headmaster ( 2 episodes ) as Rebecca
- 2005 The Crust ( 1 episode ) as Sasha
- 2017 The Handmaid's Tale ( 3 episodes ) as Oona
- 2013 Psychobitches ( 1 episode ) as Eartha Kitt
- 2013 Psychobitches ( 1 episode ) as Cleopatra
- 2012 Playhouse Presents ( 1 episode ) as Eartha Kitt
- 2018 Wanderlust ( 5 episodes ) as Claire Pascal
