- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1984
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
Zawe Ashton
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).
Filmography
movieBroken English
2026 · The Media Archivist
movieAll of You
2025 · Andrea
tvThe Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024 · Self - 'Dar-Benn'
movieMog's Christmas
2023 · Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
movieThe Marvels
2023 · Dar-Benn
movieMaryland
2022 · Also Mary
movieMr Malcolm's List
2022 · Julia Thistlewaite
tvSpice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021 · Self - Narrator
movieEgypt's Lost Pyramid
2019 · Narrator
movieGreta
2019 · Alexa Hammond
movieVelvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Josephina
tvWanderlust
2018 · Claire Pascal
movieWorld's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018 · Narrator
tvThe Big Narstie Show
2018 · Self
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
moviePrince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018 · Self - Narrator
tvThe Handmaid's Tale
2017 · Oona
tvGuerrilla
2017 · Omega
movieOasis
2017 · Severin
tvOasis
2017 · Severin
movieNocturnal Animals
2016 · Alex
movieLittle Soldier
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
movieThe Tall Tales of Urchin
2016 · Ragamuffin (voice)
tvNot Safe for Work
2015 · Katherine
tv24 Hours in Police Custody
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvDoctor Who Extra
2014 · Self
movieFlinch
2014 · Emily
Happy Toys
movieHappy Toys
2014 · Writer, Director
movieThe Place We Go To Hide
2014 · Writer, Producer, Director
tvPsychobitches
2013 · Eartha Kitt, Cleopatra
tvThe Last Leg
2013 · Self
tvPlayhouse Presents
2012 · Eartha Kitt
movieLapland
2011 · Jingle Jill
movieA bloody muddle
2011 · Kate
tvFresh Meat
2011 · Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
movieWeekender
2011 · Sarah
movieDreams of a Life
2011 · Joyce Vincent
tvCase Histories
2011 · Deborah Arnold
movieBlitz
2011 · Elizabeth Falls
movieTomato Soup
2010 · Gun Girl
movieSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 · Bianca
tvMisfits
2009 · Jessica
movieOthello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008 · Bianca
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Journey Blue
tvThe Crust
2005 · Sasha
movieShooters
2002 · Charlie’s Girl
tvThe Demon Headmaster
1996 · Rebecca
tvGame On
1995 · Little Girl