Acting
Zawe Ashton
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
25 July 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Zawedde Emma Ashton · Zawedde Emma Muwanga-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.
Known for
Filmography
Broken English
as The Media Archivist
All of You
as Andrea
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Mog's Christmas
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
The Marvels
as Dar-Benn
Maryland
as Also Mary
Mr Malcolm's List
as Julia Thistlewaite
Greta
as Alexa Hammond
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Josephina
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
as Narrator
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
as Self - Narrator
Oasis
as Severin
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
as Ragamuffin (voice)
Flinch
as Emily
Happy Toys
2014
Happy Toys
Director, Writer
The Place We Go To Hide
Writer, Producer, Director
Dreams of a Life
as Joyce Vincent
Weekender
as Sarah
Blitz
as Elizabeth Falls
Lapland
as Jingle Jill
Tomato Soup
as Gun Girl
Shooters
as Charlie’s Girl