
Actor
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Born 1990 · Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
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

Game of Thrones
Obara Sand · 2011

The Walking Dead
Joan · 2010

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Queen of Naboo · 2005

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Emerie Karr (voice) · 2021

FBI
Hana Gibson · 2018

Manhunt
Tabby · 2017

FBI: Most Wanted
Hana Gibson · 2020

Red Dog
Rosa · 2011

Legend of the Seeker
The Creator / Maia · 2008

Whale Rider
Paikea Apirana · 2003

Thank You for Your Service
Alea · 2017

The Nativity Story
Mary · 2006

The Oscars
Self · 1953

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Self · 2015

Roadies
Donna Mancini · 2016

Vampire
Jellyfish · 2011

Tone-Deaf
Wyatt · 2019

Rewind
Priya · 2013

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Sunni · 2008

The Vintner's Luck
Celeste · 2009

Queen of Carthage
Simi · 2015

Wellwood
Deputy Gracie Marsh · 2025

Piece of My Heart
Young Kat · 2009

On The Ropes
Jess O'Connor · 2018