Be a sponge.

That’s what Yvonne Strahovski recommends.

The stunning Aussie actress is kicking all kinds of goals in Hollywood. She recently starred opposite Keifer Sutherland in 24: Live Another Day, and blew away audiences and critics, with some even hailing her as ‘the female Jack Bauer’.

AND she got to play with a taser.

Yvonne, 32, was born and raised on the shores of Sydney and has a Bachelor of Arts (Performance) from the School of the Contemporary Arts at the University of Western Sydney. After her 2003 graduation, she smashed out a few roles in Aussie TV and film for a few years – Headland, Sea Patrol, I Love You Too – and then moved to LA. Within days, she was cast in her breakthrough role in the NBC action-comedy Chuck. Then came Dexter. And I, Frankenstein. And 24. And soon, Adrien Brody in Manhattan Nocturne.

Yvonne is the embodiment (and what a gorgeous one, at that) of one thing: Hard work pays off.

And she was.

Keep an eye on this girl. She’s going all the way.