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 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
Credits
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Wellwood 2025Deputy Gracie Marsh★ 5.7 -
Emerie Karr (voice)★ 8.2 -
Toxic 2020Irene★ 1 -
FBI: Most Wanted 2020Hana Gibson★ 7.6 -
Tone-Deaf 2019Wyatt★ 5.2 -
On The Ropes 2018Jess O'Connor★ 3.5 -
FBI 2018Hana Gibson★ 7.9 -
Alea★ 6.6 -
Manhunt 2017Tabby★ 7.6 -
Roadies 2016Donna Mancini★ 6 -
Queen of Carthage 2015Simi★ 5.5 -
Self★ 7.4 -
Rewind 2013Priya★ 5.7 -
Vampire 2011Jellyfish★ 6 -
Red Dog 2011Rosa★ 7.3 -
Game of Thrones 2011Obara Sand★ 8.5 -
The Walking Dead 2010Joan★ 8.1 -
Piece of My Heart 2009Young Kat★ 6 -
The Vintner's Luck 2009Celeste★ 4.6 -
Legend of the Seeker 2008The Creator / Maia★ 7.4 -
Sunni★ 5.8 -
The Nativity Story 2006Mary★ 6.9 -
Queen of Naboo★ 7.5 -
Whale Rider 2003Paikea Apirana★ 7.1 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 7.1
