Biography
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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
All of You
Character: Andrea
MOVIE • 2025
Broken English
Character: The Media Archivist
MOVIE • 2025
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
TV • 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Character: Self - 'Dar-Benn'
MOVIE • 2024
Mog's Christmas
Character: Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
MOVIE • 2023
The Marvels
Character: Dar-Benn
MOVIE • 2023
Maryland
Character: Also Mary
MOVIE • 2022
Mr. Malcolm's List
Character: Julia Thistlewaite
MOVIE • 2022
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Character: Self - Narrator
TV • 2021
Egypt's Lost Pyramid
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2019
Greta
Character: Alexa Hammond
MOVIE • 2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
Character: Josephina
MOVIE • 2019
Wanderlust
Character: Claire
TV • 2018
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2018
The Big Narstie Show
Character: Self
TV • 2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Character: Self - Narrator
MOVIE • 2018
The Handmaid's Tale
Character: Oona
TV • 2017
Guerrilla
Character: Omega
TV • 2017
Oasis
Character: Severin
MOVIE • 2017
Oasis
Character: Severin
TV • 2017
Crew
