Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 25, 1984
Age
42
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Popularity
2.3
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).
Also known as
Zawedde Emma Ashton
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Known For
7.6
Doctor Who
2005 · TV
8.2
The Handmaid's Tale
2017 · TV
5.7
The Last Leg
2013 · TV
7.6
Misfits
2009 · TV
5.9
The Marvels
2023 · Movie
6.0
Playhouse Presents
2012 · TV
7.4
Nocturnal Animals
2016 · Movie
7.8
Case Histories
2011 · TV
6.2
Blitz
2011 · Movie
7.2
Fresh Meat
2011 · TV
6.5
Greta
2019 · Movie
7.0
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014 · TV
Filmography
2026
Broken English
Movie · The Media Archivist
7.6
2025
All of You
Movie · Andrea
6.3
2024
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
TV · Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Movie · Self - 'Dar-Benn'
5.2
2023
Mog's Christmas
Movie · Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
7.3
2023
The Marvels
Movie · Dar-Benn
5.9
2022
Maryland
Movie · Also Mary
7.0
2022
Mr Malcolm's List
Movie · Julia Thistlewaite
5.9
2021
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
TV · Self - Narrator
5.5
2019
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Movie · Narrator
0.0
2019
Greta
Movie · Alexa Hammond
6.5
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
Movie · Josephina
5.4
2018
Wanderlust
TV · Claire Pascal
6.0
2018
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Movie · Narrator
9.0
2018
The Big Narstie Show
TV · Self
4.3
2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Movie · Self - Narrator
0.0
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
TV · Oona
8.2
2017
Guerrilla
TV · Omega
4.6
2017
Oasis
Movie · Severin
7.1
2017
Oasis
TV · Severin
6.9
2016
Nocturnal Animals
Movie · Alex
7.4
2016
Little Soldier
Movie
0.0
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
Movie · Ragamuffin (voice)
0.0
2015
Not Safe for Work
TV · Katherine
6.8