Zawe Ashton

Personal Info

Birthday

July 21, 1984

(41 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Zawedde Emma Ashton

زاوی اشتون

扎威・艾希頓

Zawe Ashton

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).

Known For

The Handmaid's Tale

Doctor Who

Misfits

The Marvels

Case Histories

Fresh Meat

Nocturnal Animals

Blitz

Filmography

2025
All of You
as Andrea
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
2023
Mog's Christmas
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
as Dar-Benn
2022
Maryland
as Also Mary
Mr. Malcolm's List
as Julia Thistlewaite
2019
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
as Narrator
Greta
as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Josephina
2018
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
as Self - Narrator
2016
Nocturnal Animals
as Alex
The Tall Tales of Urchin
as Ragamuffin (voice)
2014
Flinch
as Emily
2011
Lapland
as Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle
as Kate
Weekender
as Sarah
Dreams of a Life
as Joyce Vincent
Blitz
as Elizabeth Falls
2010
Tomato Soup
as Gun Girl
2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Bianca
2008
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Bianca
2002
Shooters
as Charlie’s Girl