Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton has been a professional actor for over fifteen years, working extensively in film, television, and theater. Her film and TV credits include Stephen Frears’s Tamara Drewe (2010), J Blakeson’s The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009), Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices (2014), the series Black Narcissus (2020) and Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008), and, most recently, Anand Tucker’s The Critic (2023). Aterton’s stage credits include Nell Gwynn, The Duchess of Malfi and The Master Builder. Executive producer roles emerged on Dominic Savage’s The Escape (2017), Chanya Button’s Vita and Virginia (2018), and Jessica Swale’s Summerland (2020); with them, Aterton found real joy in being involved with the genesis of projects, working closely with writers and directors, assembling crew, and contributing to the casting process. She is very proud to have produced the viral success (over 100 million views to date) Leading Lady Parts (2018), a short film directed by Swale and made in support of the Time’s Up movement in the United Kingdom. More recently, she starred in and executive produced the Rebel Park Productions series Funny Woman (2023), with which she was heavily involved since inception. Arterton is a proud advocate of ERA 50:50, a non-profit campaigning for gender parity in front of and behind the lens.