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