Acting in the snow as summer draws to a close must be confusing, but Eva Green appeared to take it all in her stride on the set of Penny Dreadful in Dublin on Tuesday.

The French actress has reprised her role as heroine Vanessa Ives in season two of the gothic thriller series and rolling around in fake snow on the ground the 34-year-old looked like she was throwing herself into the role.

A winter wonderland had been created in the Irish capital for the Showtime and Sky series, which is currently filming its second series.

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It's snowing: A snow machine covered Eva Green with fake snowflakes on Tuesday in Dublin as she reprised her role of Vanessa Ives in gothic horror series Penny Dreadful Dressed in Victorian period costume of a corset and bustle, Eva had a look of total concentration as she acted out her winter snow scene. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Next Romantic dinner for two! Josh Hartnett and girlfriend Tamsin... Billie Piper sports her trademark bed head hair as she joins... Share this article Share But passers by walking through Iveagh Gardens in the city of Dublin, where it is filmed, were left slightly baffled by the bizarre image in front of them. Some of the cast and crew were even seen building a snowman in the fake snow.

Crying shame: The set was covered in fake snow and the gardens were transformed into a winter wonderland

And action: Eva Green was the centre of the shot as she acted her scene knelt on the fake snow One onlooker told Irish website www.goss.ie: 'I really thought it was snowing, there was specks of snow floating in the air. 'But then I realised it was all fake.' Former Bond girl, Eva, has become used to such testing scenes on the show.

Wintertime: Passers by were taken aback by what they saw unfold in front of them

In the first series her character Vanessa suffered from terrifying seizures, had to take frequent ice baths and was even hosed down against a wall.

The US Showtime and Sky Atlantic series, also stars Hollywood heartthrob Josh Hartnett, Billie Piper and Timothy Dalton.

Josh Hartnett was spotted in London last weekend, while the rest of the star studded cast have been sampling the Dublin nightlife with visits to the city's celebrity hotspot Lillies Bordello.

Produced by James Bond director Sam Mendes it weaves the stories of several infamous horror figures such Dracula, vampires and Frankenstein's monster together.

Snowman fun: Some of the cast and crew built a snowman to make it look realistic

Sledging fun: The set even had a sledge to make it look like it really was wintertime