Person
Zawe Ashton
Acting · Born 1984-07-25 · London, England, UK
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
Doctor Who
Journey Blue
The Handmaid's Tale
Oona
The Last Leg
Self
Misfits
Jessica
The Marvels
Dar-Benn
Playhouse Presents
Eartha Kitt
Fresh Meat
Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
The Big Narstie Show
Self
Case Histories
Deborah Arnold
Nocturnal Animals
Alex
Filmography
- 2026Broken EnglishThe Media Archivist
- 2025All of YouAndrea
- 2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in FullSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The MarvelsSelf - 'Dar-Benn'
- 2023Mog's ChristmasMrs. Gaynor (voice)
- 2023The MarvelsDar-Benn
- 2022MarylandAlso Mary
- 2022Mr Malcolm's ListJulia Thistlewaite
- 2021Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed BritainSelf - Narrator
- 2019Egypt's Lost PyramidNarrator
- 2019GretaAlexa Hammond
- 2019Velvet BuzzsawJosephina
- 2018WanderlustClaire Pascal
- 2018World's Tiniest MasterpiecesNarrator
- 2018The Big Narstie ShowSelf
- 2018Prince: the Last Year of a LegendSelf - Narrator
- 2017The Handmaid's TaleOona
- 2017GuerrillaOmega
- 2017OasisSeverin
- 2017OasisSeverin
- 2016Nocturnal AnimalsAlex
- 2016Little Soldier
- 2016The Tall Tales of UrchinRagamuffin (voice)
- 2015Not Safe for WorkKatherine
- 201424 Hours in Police CustodySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2014Doctor Who ExtraSelf
- 2014FlinchEmily
- 2014Happy ToysDirector
- 2014The Place We Go To HideDirector
- 2013PsychobitchesEartha Kitt
- 2013The Last LegSelf
- 2012Playhouse PresentsEartha Kitt
- 2011LaplandJingle Jill
- 2011A bloody muddleKate
- 2011Fresh MeatViolet 'Vod' Nordstrom
- 2011WeekenderSarah
- 2011Dreams of a LifeJoyce Vincent
- 2011Case HistoriesDeborah Arnold
- 2011BlitzElizabeth Falls
- 2010Tomato SoupGun Girl
- 2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldBianca
- 2009MisfitsJessica
- 2008Othello - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeBianca
- 2005Doctor WhoJourney Blue
- 2005The CrustSasha
- 2002ShootersCharlie’s Girl
- 1996The Demon HeadmasterRebecca
- 1995Game OnLittle Girl
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