Acting
Zawe Ashton
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.
Filmography
Broken English
Film · 2026
All of You
Film · 2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Film · 2024
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Series · 2024
Mog's Christmas
Film · 2023
The Marvels
Film · 2023
Maryland
Film · 2022
Mr Malcolm's List
Film · 2022
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Series · 2021
Greta
Film · 2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
Film · 2019
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Film · 2019
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Film · 2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Film · 2018
The Big Narstie Show
Series · 2018
Wanderlust
Series · 2018
Oasis
Film · 2017
Guerrilla
Series · 2017
Oasis
Series · 2017
The Handmaid's Tale
Series · 2017
The Tall Tales of Urchin
Film · 2016
Nocturnal Animals
Film · 2016
Little Soldier
Film · 2016
Not Safe for Work
Series · 2015
Flinch
Film · 2014
Doctor Who Extra
Series · 2014
24 Hours in Police Custody
Series · 2014
The Last Leg
Series · 2013
Psychobitches
Series · 2013
Psychobitches
Series · 2013
Playhouse Presents
Series · 2012
Dreams of a Life
Film · 2011
Weekender
Film · 2011
Blitz
Film · 2011
Lapland
Film · 2011
A bloody muddle
Film · 2011
Fresh Meat
Series · 2011
Case Histories
Series · 2011
Tomato Soup
Film · 2010
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Film · 2009
Misfits
Series · 2009
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Film · 2008
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
The Crust
Series · 2005
Shooters
Film · 2002
The Demon Headmaster
Series · 1996
Game On
Series · 1995
Comic Relief
Series · 1988