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).
Filmography
Wellwood
2025
as Deputy Gracie Marsh
Toxic
2020
as Irene
Tone-Deaf
2019
as Wyatt
Thank You for Your Service
2017
as Alea
Queen of Carthage
2015
as Simi
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
as Self
Rewind
2013
as Priya
Vampire
2011
as Jellyfish
Red Dog
2011
as Rosa
Piece of My Heart
2009
as Young Kat
The Vintner's Luck
2009
as Celeste
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
2008
as Sunni
The Nativity Story
2006
as Mary
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Queen of Naboo
Whale Rider
2003
as Paikea Apirana
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Mother Knows Best
Unreleased