Zawe Ashton
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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
Credits
The Marvels (2023)
as Dar-Benn
Greta (2019)
as Alexa Hammond
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
as Alex
Blitz (2011)
as Elizabeth Falls
All of You (2025)
as Andrea
Mr Malcolm's List (2022)
as Julia Thistlewaite
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
as Josephina
Lapland (2011)
as Jingle Jill
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
as Bianca
Shooters (2002)
as Charlie’s Girl
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2008)
as Bianca
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels (2024)
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Broken English (2026)
as The Media Archivist
Tomato Soup (2010)
as Gun Girl
Dreams of a Life (2011)
as Joyce Vincent
Oasis (2017)
as Severin
The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited (2019)
as Self
Weekender (2011)
as Sarah
Mog's Christmas (2023)
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
Flinch (2014)
as Emily
World's Tiniest Masterpieces (2018)
as Narrator
The Tall Tales of Urchin (2016)
as Ragamuffin (voice)
Maryland (2022)
as Also Mary
A bloody muddle (2011)
as Kate
Egypt's Lost Pyramid (2019)
as Narrator
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend (2018)
as Self - Narrator
Little Soldier (2016)
Actor