Zawe Ashton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Broken English
Movie · as The Media Archivist
All of You
Movie · as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Movie · as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Mog's Christmas
Movie · as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
Movie · as Dar-Benn
Maryland
Movie · as Also Mary
Mr Malcolm's List
Movie · as Julia Thistlewaite
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
TV · as Self - Narrator · 3 eps
Greta
Movie · as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
Movie · as Josephina
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Movie · as Narrator
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited
Movie · as Self
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Movie · as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Big Narstie Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wanderlust
TV · as Claire Pascal · 5 eps
Oasis
Movie · as Severin
Guerrilla
TV · as Omega · 6 eps
Oasis
TV · as Severin · 1 ep
The Handmaid's Tale
TV · as Oona · 3 eps
The Tall Tales of Urchin
Movie · as Ragamuffin (voice)
Nocturnal Animals
Movie · as Alex
Little Soldier
Movie
Not Safe for Work
TV · as Katherine · 6 eps
Flinch
Movie · as Emily
Doctor Who Extra
TV · as Self · 1 ep
24 Hours in Police Custody
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Psychobitches
TV · as Eartha Kitt, Cleopatra · 1 ep
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Eartha Kitt · 1 ep
Dreams of a Life
Movie · as Joyce Vincent
Weekender
Movie · as Sarah
Blitz
Movie · as Elizabeth Falls
Lapland
Movie · as Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle
Movie · as Kate
Fresh Meat
TV · as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom · 30 eps
Case Histories
TV · as Deborah Arnold · 9 eps
Tomato Soup
Movie · as Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Movie · as Bianca
Misfits
TV · as Jessica · 1 ep
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie · as Bianca
Doctor Who
TV · as Journey Blue · 1 ep
The Crust
TV · as Sasha · 1 ep
Shooters
Movie · as Charlie’s Girl
The Demon Headmaster
TV · as Rebecca · 2 eps
Game On
TV · as Little Girl · 1 ep
Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep