Acting · London, England, UK · Born July 25, 1984
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).
MovieBroken English
2026
as The Media Archivist
MovieAll of You
2025
as Andrea
TVThe Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
as Self - 'Dar-Benn'
MovieMog's Christmas
2023
as Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
MovieThe Marvels
2023
as Dar-Benn
MovieMaryland
2022
as Also Mary
MovieMr Malcolm's List
2022
as Julia Thistlewaite
TVSpice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
2021
as Self - Narrator
MovieEgypt's Lost Pyramid
2019
as Narrator
MovieGreta
2019
as Alexa Hammond
MovieVelvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Josephina
TVWanderlust
2018
as Claire Pascal
MovieWorld's Tiniest Masterpieces
2018
as Narrator
TVThe Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
2018
as Self - Narrator
TVThe Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Oona
TVGuerrilla
2017
as Omega
MovieOasis
2017
as Severin
TVOasis
2017
as Severin
MovieNocturnal Animals
2016
as Alex
MovieLittle Soldier
2016
The Tall Tales of Urchin
2016
as Ragamuffin (voice)
TVNot Safe for Work
2015
as Katherine
TV24 Hours in Police Custody
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVDoctor Who Extra
2014
as Self
MovieFlinch
2014
as Emily
TVPsychobitches
2013
as Eartha Kitt
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Eartha Kitt
MovieLapland
2011
as Jingle Jill
MovieA bloody muddle
2011
as Kate
TVFresh Meat
2011
as Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
MovieWeekender
2011
as Sarah
MovieDreams of a Life
2011
as Joyce Vincent
TVCase Histories
2011
as Deborah Arnold
MovieBlitz
2011
as Elizabeth Falls
MovieTomato Soup
2010
as Gun Girl
MovieSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Bianca
TVMisfits
2009
as Jessica
MovieOthello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2008
as Bianca
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Journey Blue
TVThe Crust
2005
as Sasha
MovieShooters
2002
as Charlie’s Girl
TVThe Demon Headmaster
1996
as Rebecca
TVGame On
1995
as Little Girl
