Zawe Ashton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1984, London, England, UK
- Movies
- 28
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Broken English | The Media Archivist |
| 2025 | All of You | Andrea |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels | Self - 'Dar-Benn' |
| 2023 | Mog's Christmas | Mrs. Gaynor (voice) |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Dar-Benn |
| 2022 | Maryland | Also Mary |
| 2022 | Mr Malcolm's List | Julia Thistlewaite |
| 2019 | Egypt's Lost Pyramid | Narrator |
| 2019 | Greta | Alexa Hammond |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Josephina |
| 2018 | World's Tiniest Masterpieces | Narrator |
| 2018 | Prince: the Last Year of a Legend | Self - Narrator |
| 2017 | Oasis | Severin |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Alex |
| 2016 | Little Soldier | |
| 2016 | The Tall Tales of Urchin | Ragamuffin (voice) |
| 2014 | Flinch | Emily |
| 2011 | Lapland | Jingle Jill |
| 2011 | A bloody muddle | Kate |
| 2011 | Weekender | Sarah |
| 2011 | Dreams of a Life | Joyce Vincent |
| 2011 | Blitz | Elizabeth Falls |
| 2010 | Tomato Soup | Gun Girl |
| 2009 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Bianca |
| 2008 | Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Bianca |
| 2002 | Shooters | Charlie’s Girl |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Happy Toys | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | The Place We Go To Hide | Director, Writer, Producer |
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