Zawe Ashton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1984
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Movies with Zawe Ashton
- Nocturnal Animals 2016 · ★ 7.4
- The Marvels 2023 · ★ 5.9
- Velvet Buzzsaw 2019 · ★ 5.4
- Blitz 2011 · ★ 6.2
- Greta 2019 · ★ 6.5
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 2009 · ★ 5.6
- All of You 2025 · ★ 6.3
- Mr Malcolm's List 2022 · ★ 5.9
- Dreams of a Life 2011 · ★ 6.5
- Weekender 2011 · ★ 5.4
- Shooters 2002 · ★ 5.3
- Oasis 2017 · ★ 7.1
- Mog's Christmas 2023 · ★ 7.3
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels 2024 · ★ 5.3
- Broken English 2026 · ★ 7.6
- Maryland 2022 · ★ 8.0
- Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 2008 · ★ 4.7
- Tomato Soup 2010 · ★ 5.5
- World's Tiniest Masterpieces 2018 · ★ 9.0
- The Tall Tales of Urchin 2016
- Lapland 2011
- Little Soldier 2016
- A bloody muddle 2011
- Flinch 2014
- Egypt's Lost Pyramid 2019
- Prince: the Last Year of a Legend 2018
Movies directed by Zawe Ashton
- The Place We Go To Hide 2014 · ★ 9.0
- Happy Toys 2014