Zawe Ashton
Acting
Born: July 25, 1984 (age 42) · London, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Nocturnal Animals
2016
The Marvels
2023
Doctor Who
2005
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Blitz
2011
Greta
2019
Misfits
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
All of You
2025
Fresh Meat
2011
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
Photos (6)
Movies (23)
The Marvels
Dar-Benn
Nocturnal Animals
Alex
Greta
Alexa Hammond
All of You
Andrea
Velvet Buzzsaw
Josephina
Blitz
Elizabeth Falls
Mr Malcolm's List
Julia Thistlewaite
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Bianca
Broken English
The Media Archivist
Tomato Soup
Gun Girl
Oasis
Severin
Mog's Christmas
Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
Dreams of a Life
Joyce Vincent
Lapland
Jingle Jill
Shooters
Charlie’s Girl
Flinch
Emily
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Bianca
Weekender
Sarah
Little Soldier
2016
Maryland
Also Mary
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Narrator
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Narrator
A bloody muddle
Kate
TV Shows (16)
Doctor Who
Journey Blue · 1 eps
The Handmaid's Tale
Oona · 3 eps
Misfits
Jessica · 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
Eartha Kitt · 1 eps
Fresh Meat
Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom · 30 eps
Case Histories
Deborah Arnold · 9 eps
Game On
Little Girl · 1 eps
Psychobitches
Eartha Kitt · 1 eps
Psychobitches
Cleopatra · 1 eps
Comic Relief
1 eps
Wanderlust
Claire Pascal · 5 eps
Not Safe for Work
Katherine · 6 eps
Guerrilla
Omega · 6 eps
The Demon Headmaster
Rebecca · 2 eps
Oasis
Severin · 1 eps
The Crust
Sasha · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Last Leg
Self · 2 eps
The Big Narstie Show
Self · 1 eps
Doctor Who Extra
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Self - 'Dar-Benn'
24 Hours in Police Custody
Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
