Gemma Arterton sister gets first acting break from same director

Gemma Arterton's younger sister Hannah has been given her first break as an aspiring actress by the same director who first gave Gemma a chance.

Stephen Poliakoff gave the older sibling a part in TV drama Capturing Mary when she had not even left acting college, and told her at the time thatshe would be a star.

Gemma went on to star in films such as Quantum of Solace, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Tamara Drewe.

Four years on, Poliakoff has cast Hannah in a small but crucial role in his first new play for 12 years, called My City.

"It's a little diamond of a part, a supporting role, something that can be really noticed. We will see if history repeats itself," Poliakoff told the Evening Standard.

Hannah - like Gemma - studied acting at RADA, finishing her course just three weeks ago.