Keisha Castle-Hughes
Born: 1990-03-24 in Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Known For: Acting
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
2021
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Emerie Karr (voice)
2020
- FBI: Most Wanted as Hana Gibson
- Toxic as Irene
2019
- Tone-Deaf as Wyatt
2018
- FBI as Hana Gibson
- On The Ropes as Jess O'Connor
2017
- Manhunt as Tabby
- Thank You for Your Service as Alea
2016
- Roadies as Donna Mancini
2015
- Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life as Self
- Queen of Carthage as Simi
2013
- Rewind as Priya
2011
- Game of Thrones as Obara Sand
- Red Dog as Rosa
- Vampire as Jellyfish
2010
- The Walking Dead as Joan
2009
- The Vintner's Luck as Celeste
- Piece of My Heart as Young Kat
2008
- Legend of the Seeker as The Creator / Maia
- 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
1953
- The Oscars as Self