This year Gemma Arterton has been pretty hard to miss.

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For starters, she’s had the blockbuster one-two of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia. Clash saw her in floaty, otherworldly mode as goddess Io, while Persia showcased her gift for banter, giving her some fantastic verbal sparring with Jake Gyllenhaal.

For anyone concerned that she’d become little more that blockbuster window dressing, check out her complex turn in twisty, gripping thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Top it off with the lead role in sexy, countrified romcom Tamara Drewe, and we’d say that’s one hell of a year.

More on Gemma Arterton:

• Watch a clip of Gemma Arterton in Tamara Drewe

• Watch The Disappearance of Alice Creed trailer on YouTube

• Gemma Arterton talks The Disappearance of Alice Creed