Zawe Ashton
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).
As actor 46
Doctor Who
2005
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
The Last Leg
2013
Misfits
2009
The Marvels
2023
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014
Playhouse Presents
2012
Fresh Meat
2011
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Case Histories
2011
Blitz
2011
Greta
2019
All of You
2025
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Doctor Who Extra
2014
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Game On
1995
Lapland
2011
Not Safe for Work
2015
The Demon Headmaster
1996
Psychobitches
2013
Wanderlust
2018
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
The Crust
2005
Guerrilla
2017
Oasis
2017
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008
Broken English
2026
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024
Tomato Soup
2010
Weekender
2011
Flinch
2014
Shooters
2002
Dreams of a Life
2011
Mog's Christmas
2023
Oasis
2017
A bloody muddle
2011
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018
Maryland
2022
Little Soldier
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019
