Arterton has appeared in a number of other films, including The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), Tamara Drewe (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Their Finest (2016), The Escape (2017), Vita and Virginia (2018), and Culprits (2023).

Gemma Christina Arterton[1] was born on 2 February 1986[2] at North Kent Hospital in Gravesend[3] with polydactyly, a condition resulting in extra fingers which were removed shortly after her birth.

[10] She made her stage debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe Theatre in London in July 2007, before graduating later that year.

[12] Chosen from around fifteen hundred candidates, Arterton plays Bond Girl Strawberry Fields, in what is described as a "nice-sized role".

[17] The film was well received, with Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter noting, "Arterton… handles the rigorous physical and emotional demands of her role with great skill".

[20]Arterton appeared in pivotal roles in the 2010 films Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and played the lead in Tamara Drewe.

In 2010, Arterton also starred in the Almeida Theatre's production of The Master Builder directed by Travis Preston, where she was widely praised for her performance as Hilde Wangel.

[21] In 2011, Arterton was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Rising Star Award[9][22] and was under consideration for Leading Actress for her performances in Tamara Drewe and The Disappearance of Alice Creed.

In January 2014, she took the title role in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, the inaugural production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the new indoor theatre at Shakespeare's Globe.

In 2014–2015, Arterton starred in Made in Dagenham,[30] a stage musical about the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 concerning equal pay for women.

[37] In a 2015 interview with the Independent newspaper, Arterton stated that she was the director Jonathan Glazer's choice for the lead role in his movie Under the Skin.

[38] In February 2016, Arterton started a run playing the title role in the Shakespeare's Globe transfer of Nell Gwynn,[39] at the West End's Apollo Theatre.

The film starred Emilia Clarke, Tom Hiddleston and Gemma Chan and helped to raise awareness for the UK Justice and Equality Fund.

[49] In the same year, she appeared as the fictional young screenwriter Catrin Cole in Their Finest, a wartime romcom about a propaganda film crew working during the Second World War.

Arterton's performance amongst the impressive ensemble of supporting actors (Bill Nighy, Sam Claflin, and Eddie Marsan) was generally well received.

In 2019, Arterton appeared in the Netflix comedy Murder Mystery (which stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Luke Evans).

Despite the film's largely negative reviews, it was watched by 30.9 million Netflix account holders in its first three days of release, then a record for the streaming service.

She played an integral role in persuading actresses to wear black at the 2018 BAFTAs in support of Time'sUp,[63] and has been involved with ERA 50:50,[64] an equal-pay campaign in the UK, since its inception.