Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton Movies and TV Shows

Zawe was born on 21st July 1984 in Hackney, London, to two teachers, Ugandan Victoria and English Paul, and had her first acting experience at the age of six as a member of the Anna Scher Theatre school in Islington. After leaving the City and Islington College in London - where she was an A student - Zawe attended Manchester University School of Theatre, where she gained her degree in acting. In 2010 she was named as one of the 55 Faces of the Future in Nylon magazine's Young Hollywood issue and two years later received the Ultimate Newcomer award at Cosmopolitan's Women of the Year event and the Creative Diversity Award as best newcomer for her role in television sitcom 'Fresh Meat; where she plays stroppy student Vod. In 2015 she took the lead in another comedy series 'Not Safe for Work as one of the few sane members in a government department. In addition to acting Zawe is a prolific writer, having been the Young Writer in Residence at the Contact Theatre, Manchester in 2006 and the author of several plays, all of which have been produced, including commissions for the Bush Theatre and Clean Break company. In 2016 at the same time as another series of 'Fresh Meat' was being shown Zawe was on stage at the Trafalgar Studios in Jean Genet's three-hander play 'The Maids'. In 2019 Zawe Ashton will be one of the leads in the elevated horror-thriller released on Netflix called Velvet Buzzsaw, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 7/21/1984 (39 years old)
  • Place of birth: Hackney, London, England
  • twitter: zaweashton
  • instagram: zawe
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Marvels
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Dar-Benn
2023

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
62%
Mr. Malcolm's List
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Julia Thistlewaite
2022

Comedy

History

Romance

5.9
68%
Velvet Buzzsaw
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 53%
role:
Josephina
2019

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
53%
Greta
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Alexa Hammond
2018

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.0
66%
Wanderlust
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 64%
role:
Claire
2018

Drama

7.0
64%
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Guerrilla
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Omega
2017

Drama

5.8
53%
Oasis
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 74%
role:
Severin
Not available
2017

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
74%
Not available
2016

Drama

Thriller

7.5
75%
2011

Comedy

Drama

7.8
73%
Weekender
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Sarah
2011

Drama

Music

5.5
62%
Dreams of a Life
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Joyce Vincent
2011

Documentary

Drama

6.8
66%
Case Histories
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 80%
role:
Deborah Arnold
2011

Drama

7.9
80%
Blitz
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Elizabeth Falls & 1 more
2011

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.1
61%
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 57%
role:
Bianca
Not available
2009

Adventure

Comedy

5.3
57%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Zawe Ashton are, for example, The Marvels, Mr. Malcolm's List and Velvet Buzzsaw.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Case Histories (8.0), Fresh Meat (7.6) and Nocturnal Animals (7.5).
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