Zawe Ashton
Birthday: Born in 1984-07-21 in London, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
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).
TV Credits
Fresh Meat
Character: Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
A group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far: university!...
Doctor Who
Character: Journey Blue
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....
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Character: Self - Narrator
Twenty five years since their debut album Spice, the story of how five British women became a global phenomenon, reflecting and influencing a generation in the process....
Not Safe for Work
Character: Katherine
Comedy drama series portraying a generation struggling with the realities of 21st Century working life and the camaraderie and friendships that bloom in times of difficulty....
Case Histories
Character: Deborah Arnold
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
Character: Jessica
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers....
Guerrilla
Character: Omega
Set against the backdrop of one of the most explosive times in U.K. history, Guerrilla tells the story of a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London....
Oasis
Character: Severin
Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony. The planet, Oasis, is humanity’s last chance to escape from Earth’s impending collapse, but it quickly becomes apparent that it may not be as hospitable to humanity as it seems......
Doctor Who Extra
Character: Self
Doctor Who Extra brings you unprecedented access to the making of Doctor Who... Featuring interviews with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, it's the ultimate backstage pass!...
Wanderlust
Character: Claire
A therapist tries to save her marriage after a cycling accident causes them to reassess their relationship....
Game On
Character: Little Girl
Following the lives of three 20-somethings sharing a flat in Battersea. They're young, bright and sexy - so why aren't they having a good time ? Join Matthew (the agoraphobic, self-obsessed, macho man); Martin (the wimpish, sex-starved underdog) and Mandy (the gorgeous blonde, who always ends up with the wrong men), in this outrageously funny flat-share comedy that is anything but politically correct....
Sherlock
Character: Sally Donovan
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London....
The Big Narstie Show
Character: Self
Grime legend and social media sensation Big Narstie hosts an anarchic studio show along with his co-host, and the hottest comedian in town, Mo Gilligan....
24 Hours in Police Custody
Character: Self - Narrator
The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes....
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Character: Self - Narrator
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....
The Last Leg
Character: Self
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days....
Movie Credits
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Character: Bianca
The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate....
Shooters
Character: Charlie’s Girl
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds from the job that landed him inside, J soon talks him into getting involved in one last scam....
Dreams of a Life
Character: Joyce Vincent
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph....
Weekender
Character: Sarah
The exploits of two friends who make the move from partying at illegal warehouse raves to becoming successful promoters at the peak of the Manchester, Amsterdam, and Ibiza rave scene in the early 90s....
Mog's Christmas
Character: Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
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....
Blitz
Character: Elizabeth Falls
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers....
Tomato Soup
Character: Gun Girl
Set in the parallel worlds of gritty, urban reality and bright, sunny fantasy, Tomato Soup is the story of a teenage boy's journey to avenge the death of a loved one whilst trying to imagine a better life for himself....
Maryland
Character: Mary
Lucy Kirkwood’s Maryland takes us to the dark heart of male violence against women but manages to do so with humour and wit. An outstanding cast explores an urgent issue....
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Character: Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Take an intergalactic trip with the cast and crew of "The Marvels" as they tell their experiences making this weird and wonderful film. Step into all the departments of production and discover how they created complex fight scenes, countless alien life forms, and some of the most elaborate sets ever. From dance parties to kitten days, the cast and crew had an unforgettable time making the movie....
Lapland
Character: Jingle Jill
Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plus the grandchildren, leave Birkenhead to spend Christmas in Lapland....
Nocturnal Animals
Character: Alex
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....
All of You
Character:
It’s a recognizable near-future, Simon accompanies his best friend, Laura, as she takes a new test guaranteeing to match anyone with their soulmate. As Laura hurtles towards milestones with her new man, Simon begins to understand how deeply he cares about her, even if he’s not ready to accept it....
Oasis
Character: Severin
A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'....
Little Soldier
Character:
Anya lives and cares for her mother, Amanda. When Derek threatens to come between them, 10 year old Anya takes matters into her own hands in order to protect her home. Little Soldier is a darkly comic drama about the power of one girl's imagination to change her own world....
Greta
Character: Alexa Hammond
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems....
Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Character: Bianca
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his new wife, Desdemona; his lieutenant, Cassio; and his trusted ensign, Iago. Because of its varied and current themes of racism,...
Velvet Buzzsaw
Character: Josephina
Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art....
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Character: Narrator
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?...
A bloody muddle
Character: Kate
Carl and Katie are the kind of people that never normally meet, but they're also the kind of people that retreat to the toilets when they need to sort themselves out. But some muddles need more than a big mirror and the smell of cleanliness, sometimes they need a nose bleed....
Flinch
Character: Emily
Paula, her son Carl, and his estranged partner Emily, join family members to mark the birthday of their missing son. As Carl fights to convince Emily to come home, new information comes to light about the missing boy, the implications of which are worse than anyone could have imagined....
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Character: Narrator
Follows archaeologists working on a 4,000-year-old pyramid containing a burial chamber, still apparently sealed. As light enters the tomb for the first time, the artifacts contained within reveal a gripping detective story as although there are no signs of entry, the contents have been disturbed. To solve the mystery, Egyptologists explore the nearby Black Pyramid to see how pyramid builders used every trick in the book to protect the treasures, discovering a dark and complex labyrinth of dummy ...
The Marvels
Character: Dar-Benn
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely t...
Mr. Malcolm's List
Character: Julia Thistlewaite
When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax....