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Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 24, 1990 (35)
Birthplace Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 th ... e 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).

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Filmography

Toxic

Toxic

2020

as Irene

Tone-Deaf

Tone-Deaf

2019

as Wyatt

Queen of Carthage

Queen of Carthage

2015

as Simi

Rewind

Rewind

2013

as Priya

Vampire

Vampire

2011

as Jellyfish

Red Dog

Red Dog

2011

as Rosa

The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck

2009

as as Celeste

Piece of My Heart

Piece of My Heart

2009

as Young Kat

The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

2006

as Mary

Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2003

as Paikea Apirana

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Toxic

Toxic

2020

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

FBI: Most Wanted

as Hana Gibson

Episodes: 98

First Aired: Jan 07, 2020

Game of Thrones

as Obara Sand

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Emerie Karr (voice)

Episodes: 11

First Aired: May 04, 2021

Roadies

as Donna Mancini

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 26, 2016

Manhunt

as Tabby

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 01, 2017

On The Ropes

as Jess O'Connor

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 28, 2018

FBI

as Hana Gibson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 25, 2018

The Walking Dead

as Joan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 2010

Legend of the Seeker

as The Creator / Maia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2008

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

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