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Zawe Ashton

Actor, Director, Producer, WriterBorn July 21, 1984 (41 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Blitz
  • Fresh Meat
  • St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
  • Case Histories

Known For

  • The Marvels
  • Blitz
  • Velvet Buzzsaw
  • Fresh Meat
  • Dreams of a Life
  • Mr. Malcolm's List
  • Case Histories
  • Wanderlust (2018)
  • St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
  • Oasis
  • Weekender
  • Not Safe for Work (2015)
  • The Place We Go to Hide

Filmography

2024
All of You · as Andrea
2023
Mog's Christmas · as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
2023
The Marvels · as Dar-Benn
2022
Maryland · as Also Mary
2022
Mr. Malcolm's List · as Julia Thistlewaite
2019
Egypt's Lost Pyramid · as Narrator
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw · as Josephina
2018
Greta · as Alexa Hammond
2018
Wanderlust (2018) (TV Series) · as Claire
2017
The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) · as Oona
2017
Guerrilla (TV Series) · as Omega
2017
Oasis · as Severin
2017
Oasis (TV Series) · as Severin
2016
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin · as Ragamuffin (voice)
2015
Not Safe for Work (2015) (TV Series) · as Katherine
2013
Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Cleopatra
2013
Sarah & Duck (TV Series) · as Hairdresser
2011
Lapland · as Jingle Jill
2011
Dreams of a Life · as Joyce Vincent
2011
Fresh Meat (TV Series) · as Violet 'vod' Nordstrom
2011
Weekender · as Sarah
2011
Case Histories (TV Series) · as Deborah Arnold
2011
Blitz · as Elizabeth Falls
2010
Sherlock (TV Series) · as Sally Donovan
2009
2009
Misfits (TV Series) · as Jessica
2008
2007
Mobile (TV Series) · as Eyewitness
2005
Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Journey Blue
2003
Coming Up (TV Series) · as Yvonne
2002
NCS Manhunt (TV Series) · as Mia Davis
2002
Shooters · as Charlie’s Girl
2001
In Deep (TV Series) · as Jade
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Abigail Meredith
1996
The Demon Headmaster (TV Series) · as Rebecca
1995
Game On (TV Series) · as Little Girl
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Gina
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Kylie

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