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. 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).

Most Known For

Game of Thrones

as Obara Sand

The Walking Dead

as Joan

FBI

as Hana Gibson

FBI: Most Wanted

as Hana Gibson

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Emerie Karr (voice)

The Oscars

as Self

Manhunt

as Tabby

Legend of the Seeker

as The Creator / Maia

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Queen of Naboo

Whale Rider

as Paikea Apirana

Roadies

as Donna Mancini

The Nativity Story

as Mary

Toxic

as Irene

Thank You for Your Service

as Alea

Wellwood

as Deputy Gracie Marsh

Red Dog

as Rosa

On The Ropes

as Jess O'Connor

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

as Self

Rewind

as Priya

Vampire

as Jellyfish