Keisha Castle-Hughes
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).
Acting
TV
Game of Thrones
as Obara Sand
2011
TV
The Walking Dead
as Joan
2010
Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Queen of Naboo
2005
TV
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Emerie Karr (voice)
2021
TV
FBI
as Hana Gibson
2018
TV
Manhunt
as Tabby
2017
Movie
Whale Rider
as Paikea Apirana
2003
TV
FBI: Most Wanted
as Hana Gibson
2020
Movie
Red Dog
as Rosa
2011
Movie
Thank You for Your Service
as Alea
2017
TV
Legend of the Seeker
as The Creator / Maia
2008
Movie
The Nativity Story
as Mary
2006
Movie
Tone-Deaf
as Wyatt
2019
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
Roadies
as Donna Mancini
2016
Movie
Vampire
as Jellyfish
2011
Movie
Rewind
as Priya
2013
Movie
The Vintner's Luck
as Celeste
2009
Movie
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
as Self
2015
Movie
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
as Sunni
2008
Movie
Wellwood
as Deputy Gracie Marsh
2025
Movie
Queen of Carthage
as Simi
2015
TV
On The Ropes
as Jess O'Connor
2018
Movie
Toxic
as Irene
2020
