
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1990-03-24 (35 years old)
Place of Birth
Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
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. The film was nominated for many awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actress of which she was the youngest female nominated in the Best Actress category and an award at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actress, which she won in 2004.
Since she made her film debut, Castle-Hughes has appeared in various films including Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008), New Zealand tele-movie Piece of my Heart (2009) and a small role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). She played the main role of the Virgin Mary, in the film The Nativity Story in (2006). She also appeared in Red Dog (2011) and Thank You for Your Service (2017), among others.
She is known for her role as Obara Sand on Game of Thrones and her main role as Special Agent Hana Gibson on FBI: Most Wanted. She also had recurring roles on Roadies (2016), Manhunt (2017), and On the Ropes (2018).
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Wellwood
as Deputy Gracie Marsh
(2020)
Toxic
as Irene
(2019)
Tone-Deaf
as Wyatt
(2017)
Thank You for Your Service
as Alea
(2015)
(2015)
Queen of Carthage
as Simi
(2013)
Rewind
as Priya
(2011)
Red Dog
as Rosa
(2011)
Vampire
as Jellyfish
(2009)
The Vintner's Luck
as Celeste
(2009)
Piece of My Heart
as Young Kat
(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