Keisha Castle-Hughes
Acting
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).
Filmography 26
Movies (16)
Wellwood2025Deputy Gracie Marsh
Toxic2020Irene
Tone-Deaf2019Wyatt
Thank You for Your Service2017Alea
Queen of Carthage2015Simi
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life2015Self
Rewind2013Priya
Vampire2011Jellyfish
Red Dog2011Rosa
Piece of My Heart2009Young Kat
The Vintner's Luck2009Celeste
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger2008Sunni
The Nativity Story2006Mary
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005Queen of Naboo
Whale Rider2003Paikea Apirana- Mother Knows Best
