Zawe Ashton
Acting
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).
TV Shows(20)
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Self - Narrator
2021
Wanderlust
Claire Pascal
2018
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
The Handmaid's Tale
Oona
2017
Guerrilla
Omega
2017
Oasis
Severin
2017
Not Safe for Work
Katherine
2015
24 Hours in Police Custody
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Doctor Who Extra
Self
2014
Psychobitches
Eartha Kitt
2013
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Playhouse Presents
Eartha Kitt
2012
Fresh Meat
Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
2011
Case Histories
Deborah Arnold
2011
Misfits
Jessica
2009
Doctor Who
Journey Blue
2005
The Crust
Sasha
2005
The Demon Headmaster
Rebecca
1996
Game On
Little Girl
1995
Movies(26)
Broken English
The Media Archivist
2026
All of You
Andrea
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Self - 'Dar-Benn'
2024
Mog's Christmas
Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
2023
The Marvels
Dar-Benn
2023
Maryland
Also Mary
2022
Mr Malcolm's List
Julia Thistlewaite
2022
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Narrator
2019
Greta
Alexa Hammond
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
Josephina
2019
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Narrator
2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Self - Narrator
2018
Oasis
Severin
2017
Nocturnal Animals
Alex
2016
Little Soldier
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
Ragamuffin (voice)
2016
Flinch
Emily
2014
Lapland
Jingle Jill
2011
A bloody muddle
Kate
2011
Weekender
Sarah
2011
Dreams of a Life
Joyce Vincent
2011
Blitz
Elizabeth Falls
2011
Tomato Soup
Gun Girl
2010
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Bianca
2009
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Bianca
2008
Shooters
Charlie’s Girl
2002