Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Ngāti Porou, Tainui, Ngāpuhi
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
157 cm
Age Range
30–40
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Keisha Castle-Hughes is an acclaimed Māori actor from New Zealand who rose to international prominence with her Oscar-nominated performance in “Whale Rider.” Following her breakout role, Keisha built an impressive portfolio across both domestic and international film and television, with credits including “Star Wars: Episode III”, “The Almighty Johnsons”, “Legend of the Seeker”, “The Walking Dead”, “Game of Thrones”, and “Roadies.” After basing herself in New York for several years, Keisha went on to secure major regular roles on CBS’s “FBI: Most Wanted” and a lead voice role in “Star Wars: The Bad Batch.”
Feature Film.
| 2020 | DieRY | Jean Marama (Supporting) | Dir. Jennifer Gelfer |
| 2019 | Tone-Deaf | Wyatt (Supporting) | Dir. Richard Bates Jr. |
| 2018 | Find Your Voice | Princess (Lead) | Dir. Chris Heard |
| 2017 | Thank You For Your Service | Alea Aieti (Supporting) | Dir. Jason Hall |
| 2014 | Queen of Carthage | Simi (Lead) | Dir. Mardana M. Mayginnes |
| 2011 | Red Dog | Rosa (Supporting) | Dir. Kriv Stenders |
| 2011 | Vampire | Jellyfish (Lead) | Dir. Shunji Iwai |
| 2008 | Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger | Sunni (Supporting) | Dir. Cathy Randall |
| 2006 | The Nativity Story | Mary (Lead) | Dir. Catherine Hardwicke |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Queen of Naboo (Supporting) | Dir. George Lucas |
| 2002 | Whale Rider | Paikea (Lead) | Dir. Niki Caro |
Television.
| 2025 | My Life Is Murder S4 | Bailey (Guest) | |
| 2023 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Season 3 & 4 | Emerie Karr (Voice) (Supporting) | Disney+ Dir. Various |
| 2022 | FBI: Most Wanted | Special Agent Hana Gibson (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | FBI | Special Agent Hanna Gibson (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | On The Ropes | Jessica Connor (Core Cast) | Dir. Shannon Murphy |
| 2017 | Manhunt: Unabomber | Tabby (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Roadies | Donna Mancini (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones | Obara Sand (Supporting) | Dir. Various |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Joan (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2013 | Rewind | Priya (Supporting) | Dir. Jack Bender |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Gaia (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2009 | A Heavenly Vintage | Celeste (Lead) | Dir. Niki Caro |
| 2009 | Piece of My Heart | Young Kat (Supporting) | Dir. Fiona Samuel |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Maia (Guest) | Dir. Various |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Video Store | Customer (Guest) | Dir. Various |
Short Film.
| 2020 | Toxic | Irene (Lead) | Dir. Mike Manning |
Voice.
| 2024 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Emerie Karr (Supporting) | Dir. Jennifer Corbett, Dave Filoni |
| 2022 | Gotham Knights | Jada Thompkins (Videogame character) | |
| 2020 | The Exceptional Squad | Mania (Lead) | Dir. Claire Tobin |