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).
Filmography
Broken English
2026
as The Media Archivist
All of You
2025
as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Mog's Christmas
2023
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
2023
as Dar-Benn
Maryland
2022
as Also Mary
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
as Julia Thistlewaite
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019
as Narrator
Greta
2019
as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Josephina
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018
as Narrator
- No poster
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018
as Self - Narrator
Oasis
2017
as Severin
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Alex
Little Soldier
2016
- No poster
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016
as Ragamuffin (voice)
Flinch
2014
as Emily
Lapland
2011
as Jingle Jill
A bloody muddle
2011
as Kate
Weekender
2011
as Sarah
Dreams of a Life
2011
as Joyce Vincent
Blitz
2011
as Elizabeth Falls
Tomato Soup
2010
as Gun Girl
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Bianca