Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes

  • Birthday: 1990-03-24
  • 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. 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).

Filmography

Whale Rider

2003

As Paikea Apirana

The Nativity Story

2006

As Mary

Wellwood

0000

As Deputy Gracie Marsh

Toxic

2020

As Irene

Vampire

2011

As Jellyfish

Queen of Carthage

2015

As Simi

The Vintner's Luck

2009

As as Celeste

Rewind

2013

As Priya

Piece of My Heart

2009

As Young Kat

Red Dog

2011

As Rosa

Tone-Deaf

2019

As Wyatt

Production

Wellwood

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As Producer

Toxic

2020

As Co-Producer

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