Acting
Zawe Ashton
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.
Titles
Doctor Who
2005
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
The Last Leg
2013
The Marvels
2023
Misfits
2009
Playhouse Presents
2012
Fresh Meat
2011
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Case Histories
2011
All of You
2025
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Psychobitches
2013
Blitz
2011
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Greta
2019
Doctor Who Extra
2014
Game On
1995
Comic Relief
1988
Guerrilla
2017
Wanderlust
2018
24 Hours in Police Custody
2014
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
The Demon Headmaster
1996
Not Safe for Work
2015
Oasis
2017
The Crust
2005
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
Broken English
2026
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024
Mog's Christmas
2023
Tomato Soup
2010
Lapland
2011
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008
Oasis
2017