Keisha Castle-Hughes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1990
- Birthplace
- Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
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
- Mother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best TBA
Actor
In the Palm of Her Hand 2026
Executive Producer
Housewife 2025
Executive Producer
Wellwood 2025
as Deputy Gracie Marsh, Producer
Toxic 2020
as Irene, Co-Producer
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
Credits from TMDB.