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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 25, 1984
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Zawedde Emma Ashton
- زاوی اشتون
- 扎威・艾希頓
Zawe Ashton
1.4 Popularity
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
6.2
Andrea
All of You
2025
8.0
The Media Archivist
Broken English
2025
8.0
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024
5.2
Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
7.3
Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
Mog's Christmas
2023
6.0
Dar-Benn
The Marvels
2023
7.0
Also Mary
Maryland
2022
5.8
Julia Thistlewaite
Mr Malcolm's List
2022
6.0
Self - Narrator
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021
0.0
Narrator
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
2019
Credits
All of You
as Andrea
2025
6.2
Broken English
as The Media Archivist
2025
8.0
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
8.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
2024
5.2
Mog's Christmas
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
2023
7.3
The Marvels
as Dar-Benn
2023
6.0
Maryland
as Also Mary
2022
7.0
Mr Malcolm's List
as Julia Thistlewaite
2022
5.8
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
as Self - Narrator
2021
6.0
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
as Narrator
2019
0.0
Greta
as Alexa Hammond
2019
6.6
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Josephina
2019
5.4
Wanderlust
as Claire
2018
6.1
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
as Narrator
2018
9.0
The Big Narstie Show
as Self
2018
4.3
🎬
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
as Self - Narrator
2018
0.0
The Handmaid's Tale
as Oona
2017
8.2
Guerrilla
as Omega
2017
4.6
Oasis
as Severin
2017
7.0
Oasis
as Severin
2017
7.4
Nocturnal Animals
as Alex
2016
7.4
Little Soldier
2016
0.0
🎬
The Tall Tales of Urchin
as Ragamuffin (voice)
2016
0.0
Not Safe for Work
as Katherine
2015
6.7
24 Hours in Police Custody
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
7.2
Doctor Who Extra
as Self
2014
0.0
Flinch
as Emily
2014
0.0
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.7
Lapland
as Jingle Jill
2011
0.0
A bloody muddle
as Kate
2011
0.0
Fresh Meat
as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
2011
7.1
Weekender
as Sarah
2011
5.6
Dreams of a Life
as Joyce Vincent
2011
6.5
Case Histories
as Deborah Arnold
2011
7.8
Blitz
as Elizabeth Falls
2011
6.2
Tomato Soup
as Gun Girl
2010
5.5
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
as Bianca
2009
5.6
Misfits
as Jessica
2009
7.6
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Bianca
2008
4.7
Doctor Who
as Journey Blue
2005
7.6
The Crust
as Sasha
2005
0.0
Shooters
as Charlie’s Girl
2002
5.4
The Demon Headmaster
as Rebecca
1996
6.5
Game On
as Little Girl
1995
7.2