Zawe Ashton
Acting
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).
Born: July 25, 1984
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Miniaturist sculptor Willard Wigan makes artworks often only visible through a microscope. Can he carve a carpet fibre, then place it inside a human cell?
The Handmaid's Tale
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Broken English
A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations — releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Charting the shocking story of how some of music’s most loved artists - from Louis Armstrong to Prince - were exploited by the music industry on the basis of their race.
Case Histories
Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.
Misfits
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Doctor Who
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Nocturnal Animals
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Oasis
A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.
Mog's Christmas
Mog feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.
Filmography
as Andrea
as The Media Archivist
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
as Dar-Benn
as Also Mary
as Julia Thistlewaite
as Self - Narrator
as Narrator
as Alexa Hammond
as Josephina
as Claire
as Narrator
as Self
as Oona
as Omega
as Severin
as Severin
as Alex
as Katherine
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Emily
as Self
as Jingle Jill
as Kate
as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
as Sarah
as Joyce Vincent
as Deborah Arnold
as Elizabeth Falls
as Gun Girl
as Jessica
as Journey Blue
as Sasha
as Charlie’s Girl
as Rebecca
as Little Girl