Zawe Ashton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1984
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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 2026
as The Media Archivist
All of You 2025
as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels 2024
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
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
Egypt's Lost Pyramid 2019
as Narrator
Greta 2019
as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw 2019
as Josephina
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited 2019
as Self
World's Tiniest Masterpieces 2018
as Narrator
- Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend 2018
as Self - Narrator
Oasis 2017
as Severin
Nocturnal Animals 2016
as Alex
Little Soldier 2016
Actor
- The Tall Tales of Urchin
The Tall Tales of Urchin 2016
as Ragamuffin (voice)
Flinch 2014
as Emily
The Place We Go To Hide 2014
Writer, Producer, Director
- Happy Toys
Happy Toys 2014
Director, Writer
Lapland 2011
as Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle 2011
as Kate
Weekender 2011
as Sarah
Dreams of a Life 2011
as Joyce Vincent
Blitz 2011
as Elizabeth Falls
Tomato Soup 2010
as Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 2009
as Bianca
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 2008
as Bianca
Shooters 2002
as Charlie’s Girl
Credits from TMDB.