Keisha Castle-Hughes

Personal context

Summary

Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress who gained international attention for her Oscar-nominated role in Whale Rider and later appeared in Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and FBI: Most Wanted. Her screen work includes stories of Māori culture, female leadership, and women facing opposition. In 2009, she joined Greenpeace’s Sign On climate campaign, helping document climate change in the Pacific and urging stronger emissions targets. No public statements on DEI, identity politics, or other activist causes are on record.