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Zawe Ashton

Respected TV & Theatre Actress.

Intelligent, clear with a cool edge.

Nominated for two British Comedy Awards for 'Best Actress'.

Nominated for a BIFA for 'Most Promising Newcomer' in 2012.

Received an Ian Charleson Award in 2010 for her role in 'Salome'.

Best Comedy Award for Fresh Meat at The British Comedy Awards 2011 & nominated for a BAFTA Award for 'Best New Show'.

Born in Hackney. Due to training her accent has neutralised but she can very easily slip back into a London accent. For her role as Vod in Fresh Meat, she uses a strong London accent.

Zawe is very confident with a Mancunian accent, having played roles in Lapland and Weekender.

Very confident doing a generic American accent.

Audio Samples

Commercial Montage
Documentary
Natural Read
Cool Read
Promo
Presenting Documentary
American
Fresh Meat - Vod

Video Samples

Vod - 'Fresh Meat'

Accents

Styles

Singing Ability

Jazz (Can carry a tune comfortably)

Musical Instruments

Piano (Competent)
Guitar (Competent)

Other Languages

Spanish (Basic)

Credits

The Widow (Feature Film, 2018) Alexa. Eagle Films
Velvet Buzzsaw (Feature Film, 2018) Josephine. Netflix
Wanderlust (TV, 2018) Claire. BBC
Greta (Feature Film, 2018) Alexa. Focus Features
Oasis (TV, 2017) Judy Severin. Amazon
Guerrilla (TV, 2017) Omega. ABC
Fresh Meat (TV, 2016-11) Vod. Regular. Ch4. Series 1-4.
Nocturnal Animals (Feature Film, 2016) Alex. Fade to Black Productions
The Maids (Theatre, 2016) Claire. Trafalgar Studios
The Devil You Know (TV, 2015) Tituba. HBO.
Splendour (Theatre, 2015) Gilma. Donmar Warehouse
Not Safe for Work (TV, 2014) Katherine. Regular. Ch4.
Stop Cutting Our Girls: Comic Relief Special (TV, 2014) Documentary. BBC3.
Doctor Who (TV, 2014) Journey Blue. BBC.
Psychobitches (TV, 2013) Eartha Kitt. Series I-II. Sky Arts.
Narrative (Theatre, 2013) Zawe. Royal Court Theatre.
Lapland (TV, 2013) Jingle Jill. BBC.
Here (Theatre, 2012) Kath. The Rose Theatre Kingston.
Case Histories (TV, 2011-2013) Deborah Arnold. Regular. BBC.
Weekender (Feature Film, 2010) Sarah. Benchmark Productions
Misfits (TV, 2010) Jessica. Ch4.
Dreams Of Life (Feature Film, 2010) Joyce Vincent. Lead. Cannon and Morley Productions
Salome (Theatre, 2010) Salome. Lead. Hampstead Theatre.
The Carhullan Army (Radio, 2010) Shruti. BBC Radio 3.
This Wide Night (Theatre, 2009) Marie. Lead.Clean Break/Soho Theatre.
Blitz (Feature Film, 2009) PC Elizabeth Falls.
St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (Feature Film, 2009) Bianca. Ealing Studios
The Frontline (Theatre, 2009) Casey. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Bay (Theatre, 2009) Frankie (Lead). Young Vic Theatre.
Freefall (Feature Film, 2008) Blue.
Raising Baby Rio (Short Film, 2008) Yvonne. Ch4.
The Arsonists (Theatre, 2007) Anna. Royal Court Theatre.
Rhinoceros (Theatre, 2007) Daisy. Lead. Royal Court Theatre.
Gone Too Far! (Theatre, 2007) Armani. Lead. Royal Court Theatre.

Worked With

03/09/2018

Zawe Ashton, Royce Pierreson and Robin Weaver star in new highly anticipated relationship drama Wanderlust.

New series. A wife and husband try to maintain the spark, following a cycling accident that has put their sex life on hold. Watch on Tuesday 4th September at 9pm on BBC1.

31/07/2018

Random Acts is back presented by Zawe Ashton

Featuring painterly animation and the first dance filmed in Antarctica. Plus, social media gives an animator the blues. Watch on Channel 4, Tuesday 31st July at 12:05am.