Hannah Arterton

Hannah Arterton
Hannah Arterton at the London premiere of Walking On Sunshine in 2014
Born	(1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 28) Gravesend, Kent, England
Occupation	Actress and singer
Years active	2011-present
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Family	Gemma Arterton (sister)

Hannah Jane Arterton (born 26 January 1989) is an English actress. She was born in Gravesend, Kent and raised in a council estate. Arterton graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. Her feature film debut was the romantic musical Walking on Sunshine (2014). She is the younger sister of actress Gemma Arterton.

Arterton was born on 26 January 1989 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Hannah is the younger sister of actress Gemma Arterton. Her mother Sally-Anne Heap runs a cleaning business and her father Barry Arterton is a metal worker. Her parents divorced during her early childhood with Arterton growing up with her older sister and mother in a council estate. She reports being initially drawn to acting at the age of seven after watching a rehearsal of the musical The Wizard of Oz performed by The Miskin Theatre in Dartford. Arterton recalled: "I'd never seen anything like that. I was absolutely blown away....A whole different world just opened up."

Her early education was at the Gravesend Grammar School for Girls. She subsequently studied Performance and Music Technology at North Kent College's Miskin Theatre. While studying there, she provided backing vocals for a skiffle band which resulted in a record deal offer which later collapsed. She commented on the experience: "'Argh, I can't do this. It's too hard to trust people in the music industry. It's full of sharks and guys latching on to a young artist and wanting to make money.' I found it all quite scary." A lecturer at The Miskin Theatre subsequently convinced her to apply for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from which she later graduated in 2011. During her final year at RADA, she was cast by Stephen Poliakoff in his play My City. Also while at RADA, Arterton formed a seven-piece covers band The Hitmen and Her for which she is the lead singer.