
Zawe Ashton
Department: Acting
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

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009

Shooters
2002

Dreams of a Life
2011

Weekender
2011

Mog's Christmas
2023

Blitz
2011

Tomato Soup
2010

Maryland
2022

The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024

Lapland
2011

Nocturnal Animals
2016

All of You
2025

Oasis
2017

Little Soldier
2016

Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008

Greta
2019

Velvet Buzzsaw
2019

World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018

A bloody muddle
2011

Flinch
2014

Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019

The Marvels
2023

Mr Malcolm's List
2022

Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018

Broken English
2026

Fresh Meat
2011

Doctor Who
2005

Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021

Not Safe for Work
2015

Case Histories
2011

Misfits
2009

Guerrilla
2017

Oasis
2017

Doctor Who Extra
2014

Wanderlust
2018

Game On
1995

The Big Narstie Show
2018

24 Hours in Police Custody
2014

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024

The Last Leg
2013

The Demon Headmaster
1996

The Crust
2005

The Handmaid's Tale
2017

Psychobitches
2013

Psychobitches
2013

Playhouse Presents
2012