Zawe Ashton
Known for acting · Born 25 July 1984 · 42 · London, England, UK
48 credits
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
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
The Marvels
2023
Fresh Meat
2011
Blitz
2011
Greta
2019
All of You
2025
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
Dreams of a Life
2011
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Case Histories
2011
Not Safe for Work
2015
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014
Acting (46)
2026Broken EnglishThe Media ArchivistFilm
2025All of YouAndreaFilm
2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The MarvelsSelf - 'Dar-Benn'Film
2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2023The MarvelsDar-BennFilm
2023Mog's ChristmasMrs. Gaynor (voice)Film
2022Mr Malcolm's ListJulia ThistlewaiteFilm
2022MarylandAlso MaryFilm
2021Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed BritainSelf - Narrator · 3 episodesSeries
2019Velvet BuzzsawJosephinaFilm
2019GretaAlexa HammondFilm
2019Egypt's Lost PyramidNarratorFilm
2018WanderlustClaire Pascal · 5 episodesSeries
2018The Big Narstie ShowSelfSeries
2018World's Tiniest MasterpiecesNarratorFilm
2018Prince: the Last Year of a LegendSelf - NarratorFilm
2017The Handmaid's TaleOona · 3 episodesSeries
2017OasisSeverinSeries
2017OasisSeverinFilm
2017GuerrillaOmega · 6 episodesSeries
2016Nocturnal AnimalsAlexFilm
2016The Tall Tales of UrchinRagamuffin (voice)Film
2016Little SoldierFilm
2015Not Safe for WorkKatherine · 6 episodesSeries
201424 Hours in Police CustodySelf - Narrator (voice) · 8 episodesSeries
2014FlinchEmilyFilm
2014Doctor Who ExtraSelfSeries
2013The Last LegSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2013PsychobitchesEartha Kitt, CleopatraSeries
2012Playhouse PresentsEartha KittSeries
2011BlitzElizabeth FallsFilm
2011Fresh MeatViolet 'Vod' Nordstrom · 30 episodesSeries
2011Dreams of a LifeJoyce VincentFilm
2011Case HistoriesDeborah Arnold · 9 episodesSeries
2011WeekenderSarahFilm
2011LaplandJingle JillFilm
2011A bloody muddleKateFilm
2010Tomato SoupGun GirlFilm
2009MisfitsJessicaSeries
2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldBiancaFilm
2008Othello - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeBiancaFilm
2005Doctor WhoJourney BlueSeries
2005The CrustSashaSeries
2002ShootersCharlie’s GirlFilm
1996The Demon HeadmasterRebecca · 2 episodesSeries
1995Game OnLittle GirlSeries
Directing (1)
2014Happy ToysDirector, WriterFilm
Writing (1)
2014The Place We Go To HideWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm