Keisha Castle-Hughes

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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Game of Thrones (2011) — Obara Sand
2. The Walking Dead (2010) — Joan
3. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Queen of Naboo
4. Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) — Emerie Karr (voice)
5. FBI (2018) — Hana Gibson
6. Manhunt (2017) — Tabby
7. Whale Rider (2003) — Paikea Apirana
8. FBI: Most Wanted (2020) — Hana Gibson
9. Red Dog (2011) — Rosa
10. Thank You for Your Service (2017) — Alea
11. Legend of the Seeker (2008) — The Creator / Maia
12. The Nativity Story (2006) — Mary
13. Tone-Deaf (2019) — Wyatt
14. The Oscars (1953) — Self
15. Roadies (2016) — Donna Mancini
16. Vampire (2011) — Jellyfish
17. Rewind (2013) — Priya
18. The Vintner's Luck (2009) — Celeste
19. Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015) — Self
20. Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008) — Sunni
21. Wellwood (2025) — Deputy Gracie Marsh
22. Queen of Carthage (2015) — Simi
23. On The Ropes (2018) — Jess O'Connor
24. Toxic (2020) — Irene
25. Piece of My Heart (2009) — Young Kat
26. Mother Knows Best