Zawe Ashton

Acting

Zawe Ashton

Born July 25, 1984London, England, UK48 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

Broken English
7.0

Broken English

Movie

2026

All of You
6.3

All of You

Movie

2025

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
8.0

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

TV

2024

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
5.2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels

Movie

2024

Mog's Christmas
7.3

Mog's Christmas

Movie

2023

The Marvels
5.9

The Marvels

Movie

2023

Filmography

Broken English
2026Broken Englishas The Media ArchivistMovie
All of You
2025All of Youas AndreaMovie
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Fullas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvelsas Self - 'Dar-Benn'Movie
Mog's Christmas
2023Mog's Christmasas Mrs. Gaynor (voice)Movie
The Marvels
2023The Marvelsas Dar-BennMovie
Maryland
2022Marylandas Also MaryMovie
Mr Malcolm's List
2022Mr Malcolm's Listas Julia ThistlewaiteMovie
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britainas Self - NarratorTV
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019Egypt's Lost Pyramidas NarratorMovie
Greta
2019Gretaas Alexa HammondMovie
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019Velvet Buzzsawas JosephinaMovie
Wanderlust
2018Wanderlustas Claire PascalTV
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018World's Tiniest Masterpiecesas NarratorMovie
The Big Narstie Show
2018The Big Narstie Showas SelfTV
P
2018Prince: the Last Year of a Legendas Self - NarratorMovie
The Handmaid's Tale
2017The Handmaid's Taleas OonaTV
Guerrilla
2017Guerrillaas OmegaTV
Oasis
2017Oasisas SeverinMovie
Oasis
2017Oasisas SeverinTV
Nocturnal Animals
2016Nocturnal Animalsas AlexMovie
Little Soldier
2016Little SoldierMovie
T
2016The Tall Tales of Urchinas Ragamuffin (voice)Movie
Not Safe for Work
2015Not Safe for Workas KatherineTV
24 Hours in Police Custody
201424 Hours in Police Custodyas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Doctor Who Extra
2014Doctor Who Extraas SelfTV
Flinch
2014Flinchas EmilyMovie
H
2014Happy ToysDirectorMovie
The Place We Go To Hide
2014The Place We Go To HideWriterMovie
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitchesas Eartha KittTV
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas Eartha KittTV
Lapland
2011Laplandas Jingle JillMovie
A bloody muddle
2011A bloody muddleas KateMovie
Fresh Meat
2011Fresh Meatas Violet 'Vod' NordstromTV
Weekender
2011Weekenderas SarahMovie
Dreams of a Life
2011Dreams of a Lifeas Joyce VincentMovie
Case Histories
2011Case Historiesas Deborah ArnoldTV
Blitz
2011Blitzas Elizabeth FallsMovie
Tomato Soup
2010Tomato Soupas Gun GirlMovie
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Goldas BiancaMovie
Misfits
2009Misfitsas JessicaTV
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globeas BiancaMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Journey BlueTV
The Crust
2005The Crustas SashaTV
Shooters
2002Shootersas Charlie’s GirlMovie
The Demon Headmaster
1996The Demon Headmasteras RebeccaTV
Game On
1995Game Onas Little GirlTV