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