Who is the actress in "Runner Runner" that played Rebecca Shafran?

Gemma Arterton played Rebecca Shafran in the 2013 film Runner Runner. Rebecca is connected to Ivan Block, the powerful online-gambling entrepreneur played by Ben Affleck, and becomes part of the dangerous world that draws Richie Furst, played by Justin Timberlake, into Costa Rica.

Runner Runner was directed by Brad Furman and written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film follows Richie, a Princeton graduate who travels to Costa Rica after believing that an online gambling website has cheated him. Instead of receiving justice, he is recruited into the operation and discovers that its business is tied to corruption and organized crime.

Arterton was already known internationally for films including St Trinian’s, The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Quantum of Solace. Her role in Runner Runner is sometimes confused with the film’s lead characters because the principal marketing emphasized Timberlake and Affleck.

The title refers to a poker hand containing two pairs, where the player needs the final two community cards to complete a winning hand. It suits the movie’s gambling-centered plot.