Zawe Ashton
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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
Filmography
Broken English
2026
as The Media Archivist
All of You
2025
as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mog's Christmas
2023
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
2023
as Dar-Benn
Maryland
2022
as Also Mary
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
as Julia Thistlewaite
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021
as Self - Narrator
Greta
2019
as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Josephina
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019
as Narrator
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018
as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018
as Self - Narrator
Wanderlust
2018
as Claire
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Oasis
2017
as Severin
Guerrilla
2017
as Omega
Oasis
2017
as Severin
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Oona
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016
as Ragamuffin (voice)
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Alex
Little Soldier
2016
Not Safe for Work
2015
as Katherine
Flinch
2014
as Emily
Doctor Who Extra
2014
as Self
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Psychobitches
2013
as Eartha Kitt
Psychobitches
2013
as Cleopatra
Dreams of a Life
2011
as Joyce Vincent
Weekender
2011
as Sarah
Blitz
2011
as Elizabeth Falls
Lapland
2011
as Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle
2011
as Kate
Fresh Meat
2011
as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
Case Histories
2011
as Deborah Arnold
Tomato Soup
2010
as Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Bianca
Misfits
2009
as Jessica
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008
as Bianca
Doctor Who
2005
as Journey Blue
The Crust
2005
as Sasha
Shooters
2002
as Charlie’s Girl
The Demon Headmaster
1996
as Rebecca
Game On
1995
as Little Girl