Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Born: July 21, 1984
in London, England, UK
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 for Zawe Ashton...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Title: Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Character: Self - 'Dar-Benn'
Released: February 7, 2024
Type: Movie
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.
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Mog's Christmas
Title: Mog's Christmas
Character: Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
Released: December 17, 2023
Type: Movie
Follows the Thomas’s attempts to rescue their cat from the top of a tree. Despite everyone’s fears, Mog has a magical night in the snow with a cat-themed Christmas dream.
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The Marvels
Title: The Marvels
Character: Dar-Benn
Released: November 8, 2023
Type: Movie
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 trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
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Maryland
Title: Maryland
Character: Mary
Released: July 20, 2022
Type: Movie
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.
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Mr. Malcolm's List
Title: Mr. Malcolm's List
Character: Julia Thistlewaite
Released: July 1, 2022
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Character: Self - Narrator
Released: October 28, 2021
Type: TV
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.
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Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Title: Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Character: Narrator
Released: September 29, 2019
Type: Movie
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 tombs, false passages and stone portcullises to fool robbers.
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Greta
Title: Greta
Character: Alexa Hammond
Released: February 28, 2019
Type: Movie
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.
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Velvet Buzzsaw
Title: Velvet Buzzsaw
Character: Josephina
Released: February 1, 2019
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Wanderlust
Character: Claire
Released: September 4, 2018
Type: TV
A therapist tries to save her marriage after a cycling accident causes them to reassess their relationship.
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World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Title: World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Character: Narrator
Released: July 8, 2018
Type: Movie
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?
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Title: The Big Narstie Show
Character: Self
Released: June 29, 2018
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Guerrilla
Character: Omega
Released: April 13, 2017
Type: TV
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.
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Oasis
Title: Oasis
Character: Severin
Released: March 17, 2017
Type: Movie
A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.
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Title: Oasis
Character: Severin
Released: March 17, 2017
Type: TV
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...
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Nocturnal Animals
Title: Nocturnal Animals
Character: Alex
Released: November 4, 2016
Type: Movie
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.
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Little Soldier
Title: Little Soldier
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
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.
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The Tall Tales of Urchin
Title: The Tall Tales of Urchin
Character: Ragamuffin (voice)
Released: February 11, 2016
Type: Movie
Three orphans take on a pair of snooty toffs in the Old Town Dog Show.
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Title: Not Safe for Work
Character: Katherine
Released: June 30, 2015
Type: TV
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.
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Title: 24 Hours in Police Custody
Character: Narrator
Released: September 29, 2014
Type: TV
The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes.
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Title: Doctor Who Extra
Character: Self
Released: August 23, 2014
Type: TV
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!
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Flinch
Title: Flinch
Character: Emily
Released: January 3, 2014
Type: Movie
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.
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Lapland
Title: Lapland
Character: Jingle Jill
Released: December 24, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Fresh Meat
Character: Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
Released: September 21, 2011
Type: TV
A group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far: university!
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Weekender
Title: Weekender
Character: Sarah
Released: September 1, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Dreams of a Life
Title: Dreams of a Life
Character: Joyce Vincent
Released: August 16, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Case Histories
Character: Deborah Arnold
Released: June 5, 2011
Type: TV
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.
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Blitz
Title: Blitz
Character: Elizabeth Falls
Released: May 20, 2011
Type: Movie
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
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A Bloody Muddle
Title: A Bloody Muddle
Character: Kate
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Sherlock
Character: Sally Donovan
Released: July 25, 2010
Type: TV
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
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Tomato Soup
Title: Tomato Soup
Character: Gun Girl
Released: June 19, 2010
Type: Movie
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.
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St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Title: St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Character: Bianca
Released: December 18, 2009
Type: Movie
The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.
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Title: Misfits
Character: Jessica
Released: November 12, 2009
Type: TV
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
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Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Title: Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Character: Bianca
Released: March 25, 2008
Type: Movie
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, love, jealousy and betrayal, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theaters alike and has been the basis for numerous operatic, film and literary adaptations.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Journey Blue
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
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.
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Shooters
Title: Shooters
Character: Charlie’s Girl
Released: January 25, 2002
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Game On
Character: Little Girl
Released: March 27, 1995
Type: TV
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.
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Title: The Siege - 24 Hours in Police Custody
Character: Narrator
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Cameras follow Bedfordshire Police over a 24 hour period as they respond to emergencies, investigate crimes, arrest suspects and battle against the clock.