Actor
Zawe Ashton
Born July 25, 1984 in London, England, UK20 films
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).
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First watchNocturnal Animals20167.4as AlexSusan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as actor- 2025All of YouAndrea
- 2023Mog's ChristmasMrs. Gaynor (voice)
- 2023The MarvelsDar-Benn
- 2022MarylandAlso Mary
- 2022Mr Malcolm's ListJulia Thistlewaite
- 2019GretaAlexa Hammond
- 2019Velvet BuzzsawJosephina
- 2017OasisSeverin
- 2016Nocturnal AnimalsAlex
- 2016Little Soldier
- 2016The Tall Tales of UrchinRagamuffin (voice)
- 2014FlinchEmily
- 2011LaplandJingle Jill
- 2011A bloody muddleKate
- 2011WeekenderSarah
- 2011BlitzElizabeth Falls
- 2010Tomato SoupGun Girl
- 2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's GoldBianca
- 2008Othello - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeBianca
- 2002ShootersCharlie’s Girl