Keisha Castle-Hughes
17 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 24, 1990 (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.
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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
Keisha Castle-Hughes: movies and TV shows
Acting (24)
- Upcoming
- 2025 Wellwood
as Deputy Gracie Marsh
- 2021
- 2020 Toxic
as Irene
- 2020
- 2019 Tone-Deaf
as Wyatt
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017 Thank You for Your Service
as Alea
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015 Queen of Carthage
as Simi
- 2013 Rewind
as Priya
- 2011 Vampire
as Jellyfish
- 2011 Red Dog
as Rosa
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 Piece of My Heart
as Young Kat
- 2009 The Vintner's Luck
as Celeste
- 2008
- 2008 Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
as Sunni
- 2006 The Nativity Story
as Mary
- 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Queen of Naboo
- 2003 Whale Rider
as Paikea Apirana
Behind the camera (4)
- 2026 In the Palm of Her Hand
Executive Producer
- 2025 Housewife
Executive Producer
- 2025 Wellwood
Producer
- 2020 Toxic
Co-Producer
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2015
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode