How old was Keisha Castle-Hughes in her first movie: Whale Rider?

Keisha Castle-Hughes was 11 in Whale Rider when she played the character 'Paikea Apirana'.

That was over 21 years ago in 2003.

This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).

Today she is 34, and has starred in 14 movies in total, 12 of those since Whale Rider was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In Whale Rider, I think Keisha Castle-Hughes looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Niki Caro has worked with Keisha Castle-Hughes a total of 2 times in her career.
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes' first movie was as 'Paikea Apirana' in Whale Rider, released in 2003 when she was 11
  • Whale Rider scores 7.25 out of 10 on TMDB.

Keisha Castle-Hughes' other movies