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

• 2026Broken English — The Media Archivist
• 2025All of You — Andrea
• 2023Mog's Christmas — Mrs. Gaynor (voice)
• 2023The Marvels — Dar-Benn
• 2022Maryland — Also Mary
• 2022Mr Malcolm's List — Julia Thistlewaite
• 2019Egypt's Lost Pyramid — Narrator
• 2019Greta — Alexa Hammond
• 2019Velvet Buzzsaw — Josephina
• Wanderlust — Claire Pascal
• 2018World's Tiniest Masterpieces — Narrator
• Guerrilla — Omega
• 2017Oasis — Severin
• Oasis — Severin
• The Handmaid's Tale — Oona
• 2016Little Soldier
• 2016Nocturnal Animals — Alex
• 2016The Tall Tales of Urchin — Ragamuffin (voice)
• Not Safe for Work — Katherine
• 2014Flinch — Emily
• 2014Happy Toys — Director, Writer
• 2014The Place We Go To Hide — Director, Writer, Producer
• Psychobitches — Eartha Kitt, Cleopatra
• Playhouse Presents — Eartha Kitt
• 2011A bloody muddle — Kate
• 2011Blitz — Elizabeth Falls
• Case Histories — Deborah Arnold
• 2011Dreams of a Life — Joyce Vincent
• Fresh Meat — Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
• 2011Lapland — Jingle Jill
• 2011Weekender — Sarah
• 2010Tomato Soup — Gun Girl
• Misfits — Jessica
• 2009St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold — Bianca
• 2008Othello - Live at Shakespeare's Globe — Bianca
• Doctor Who — Journey Blue
• The Crust — Sasha
• 2002Shooters — Charlie’s Girl
• The Demon Headmaster — Rebecca
• Game On — Little Girl

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels — Self - 'Dar-Benn'
• The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain — Self - Narrator
• 2018Prince: the Last Year of a Legend — Self - Narrator
• The Big Narstie Show — Self
• 24 Hours in Police Custody — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Doctor Who Extra — Self
• The Last Leg — Self