Actor
Zawe Ashton
42 years · London, England, UK · 26 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 26
Broken English
2026 · The Media Archivist
All of You
2025 · Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024 · Self - 'Dar-Benn'
On Disney Plus
Mog's Christmas
2023 · Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
2023 · Dar-Benn
On Disney Plus
Maryland
2022 · Also Mary
Mr Malcolm's List
2022 · Julia Thistlewaite
On Plex
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019 · Narrator
Greta
2019 · Alexa Hammond
On Netflix
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Josephina
On Netflix
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited
2019 · Self
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018 · Narrator
Oasis
2017 · Severin
Nocturnal Animals
2016 · Alex
Little Soldier
2016 · Actor
Flinch
2014 · Emily
The Place We Go To Hide
2014 · Writer, Producer
Lapland
2011 · Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle
2011 · Kate
Weekender
2011 · Sarah
On Amazon MX Player
Dreams of a Life
2011 · Joyce Vincent
Blitz
2011 · Elizabeth Falls
On VIX
Tomato Soup
2010 · Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009 · Bianca
On Plex