person

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1990-03-24

Place of Birth

Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia

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. 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).

Also Known For

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Whale Rider

Jan 30, 2003

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The Nativity Story

Nov 30, 2006

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The Vintner's Luck

Sep 01, 2009

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Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

Mar 20, 2008

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Vampire

Oct 09, 2011

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Rewind

Aug 26, 2013

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

May 17, 2005

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Red Dog

Aug 04, 2011

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Queen of Carthage

Sep 01, 2015

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Thank You for Your Service

Oct 26, 2017

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Wellwood

Mar 24, 2025

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Tone-Deaf

Mar 10, 2019

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Toxic

Nov 16, 2020

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Piece of My Heart

Nov 26, 2009

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Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Feb 08, 2015

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Manhunt

Aug 01, 2017

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The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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Roadies

Jun 26, 2016

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Game of Thrones

Apr 17, 2011

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On The Ropes

Nov 28, 2018

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FBI: Most Wanted

Jan 07, 2020

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The Walking Dead

Oct 31, 2010

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FBI

Sep 25, 2018

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Legend of the Seeker

Nov 01, 2008

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

May 04, 2021