Keisha Castle-Hughes
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1990-03-24 (age 36)
- Place of birth
- Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Biography
Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress who rose to prominence at the age of eleven when playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the 2002 film Whale Rider. For her performance in the film, Castle-Hughes was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the youngest-ever nominee in the category at the time, and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
Castle-Hughes has appeared in films such as Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008), the New Zealand tele-movie Piece Of My Heart (2009), and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). She played Mary in The Nativity Story in (2006), and appeared in Red Dog (2011) and Thank You for Your Service (2017), among several other films.
She is well known for television roles as Obara Sand in HBO's Game of Thrones and Special Agent Hana Gibson in FBI: Most Wanted. She also had recurring roles in Roadies (2016), Manhunt (2017), and On The Ropes (2018).
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Obara Sand
The Walking Dead
2010
as Joan
FBI
2018
as Hana Gibson
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Hana Gibson
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Emerie Karr (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Legend of the Seeker
2008
as The Creator / Maia
Manhunt
2017
as Tabby
Roadies
2016
as Donna Mancini
On The Ropes
2018
as Jess O'Connor
Movies (16)
Wellwood
2025
as Deputy Gracie Marsh
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Queen of Naboo
Red Dog
2011
as Rosa
Vampire
2011
as Jellyfish
Whale Rider
2003
as Paikea Apirana
Thank You for Your Service
2017
as Alea
The Nativity Story
2006
as Mary
Rewind
2013
as Priya
Tone-Deaf
2019
as Wyatt
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
as Self
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
2008
as Sunni
The Vintner's Luck
2009
as Celeste
Piece of My Heart
2009
as Young Kat
Mother Knows Best
Toxic
2020
as Irene
Queen of Carthage
2015
as Simi
About Keisha Castle-Hughes
Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress who rose to prominence at the age of eleven when playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the 2002 film Whale Rider. For her performance in the film, Castle-Hughes was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the youngest-ever nominee in the category at the time, and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. Castle-Hughes has appeared in films such as Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008), the New Zealand tele-movie Piece Of My H… With 26 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Keisha Castle-Hughes has appeared in 16 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keisha Castle-Hughes Movies
- Wellwood (2025) — as Deputy Gracie Marsh
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — as Queen of Naboo
- Red Dog (2011) — as Rosa
- Vampire (2011) — as Jellyfish
- Whale Rider (2003) — as Paikea Apirana
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