Keisha Castle-Hughes
Biography
Keisha Castle-Hughes is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress. She was born on 24 March 1990 in Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia. Castle-Hughes rose to prominence at the age of eleven with her performance in the 2002 film Whale Rider. She has appeared in various films including Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, Piece Of My Heart, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, The Nativity Story, and Red Dog. Castle-Hughes has been involved in 28 known credits. Her known credits include acting.
Career overview
Keisha Castle-Hughes is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress. She rose to prominence at the age of eleven when she played a role in the 2002 film Whale Rider. This performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the youngest-ever nominee in the category at the time. She also won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
Castle-Hughes has appeared in various films, including Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, the New Zealand tele-movie Piece Of My Heart, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. She played a role in The Nativity Story and appeared in Red Dog. Her acting credits include a range of film roles.
With a career spanning multiple film genres, Keisha Castle-Hughes has established herself as a versatile actress. Her early success in Whale Rider marked the beginning of her professional acting career, and she has since appeared in a variety of films.
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- In the Palm of Her Hand (2026) Executive Producer
- Wellwood (2025) as Deputy Gracie Marsh
- Wellwood (2025) Producer
- Housewife (2025) Executive Producer
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) as Emerie Karr (voice)
- FBI: Most Wanted (2020) as Hana Gibson
- Toxic (2020) as Irene
- Toxic (2020) Co-Producer
- Tone-Deaf (2019) as Wyatt
- FBI (2018) as Hana Gibson
- On The Ropes (2018) as Jess O'Connor
- Manhunt (2017) as Tabby
- Thank You for Your Service (2017) as Alea
- Roadies (2016) as Donna Mancini
- Queen of Carthage (2015) as Simi
- Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015) as Self
- Rewind (2013) as Priya
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Obara Sand
- Red Dog (2011) as Rosa
- Vampire (2011) as Jellyfish
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Joan
- Piece of My Heart (2009) as Young Kat
- The Vintner's Luck (2009) as Celeste
- Legend of the Seeker (2008) as The Creator / Maia
- Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008) as Sunni
- The Nativity Story (2006) as Mary
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Queen of Naboo
- Whale Rider (2003) as Paikea Apirana
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Mother Knows Best