# Aisha Hinds

Aisha Hinds (born November 13, 1975) is an American television, stage and film actress and director. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, including The Shield, Invasion, True Blood, Detroit 1-8-7 and Under the Dome. In 2016, she played Fannie Lou Hamer in biographical drama film All the Way. She has also appeared in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) and was cast as Harriet Tubman in WGN America period drama Underground. Beginning in 2018, Hinds stars in the Fox procedural drama series 9-1-1 and directorial debut in 2025.

## Life and career

Hinds was born in New York, New York. She began her career on television in 2003, on NYPD Blue. In 2004, she had a recurring role on The Shield as Annie Price, and later guest-starred in Crossing Jordan, Boston Legal, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stargate SG-1, Cold Case, and Desperate Housewives. Hinds was a series regular in the two short-lived ABC series Invasion from 2005 to 2006, and Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011). She had recurring roles on Dollhouse, HawthoRNe and True Blood. In film, Hinds appeared in Mr. Brooks, Madea Goes to Jail, Unstoppable, and Star Trek Into Darkness. On stage, she played the leading role of The Best of Enemies at George Street Playhouse in 2011.
In 2013, Hinds appeared on the CW series, Cult, as the evil Rosalind Sakelik. Right after Cult was canceled, Hinds was cast as a series regular on the CBS television series Under the Dome based on Stephen King's book of the same title. She was changed to recurring basis after the first season. In 2014, she had supporting roles in films If I Stay and Beyond the Lights. Also in that year, she had the recurring role of Chief Investigator Ava Wallace on the CBS police procedural, NCIS: Los Angeles. In 2015, Hinds was cast as a regular in the TNT drama pilot, Breed.
In 2016, Hinds received positive reviews for playing civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in the HBO biographical drama film All the Way. Later she was cast in the Fox drama series Shots Fired, and in the WGN America period drama Underground, playing Harriet Tubman.
In 2018, She stars as paramedic Henrietta "Hen" Wilson on TV series 9-1-1 which focuses on Los Angeles first responders including 9-1-1 dispatchers, police officers and the firefighters and paramedics as they deal with not only saving lives but also with struggles in their own lives. In 2025, Hinds made her directorial debut in the eighth season of the series 9-1-1.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Miracle in Toyland | Toy Woman (voice) | Video |
| 2004 | Love Aquarium | Nina | Short |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Anna | |
| 2005 | Neo Ned | Woman Shopper | |
| 2005 | Hate | Paula | TV movie |
| 2006 | Blue's Biggest Stories | Joe's Friends | Video |
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks | Nancy Hart | |
| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Fran | |
| 2009 | Lost Dream | Professor Capello | |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Guard Cowler | |
| 2009 | Within | Dr. Kelly | |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Railway Safety Campaign Coordinator | |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Detective Collero | |
| 2011 | Five | Bernice | TV movie |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Navigation Officer Darwin | |
| 2013 | And Then... | - | Short |
| 2013 | The Arrangement | Rosie | TV movie |
| 2014 | Gun Hill | Arlene Carter | TV movie |
| 2014 | If I Stay | Nurse Ramirez | |
| 2014 | Beyond the Lights | J Stanley | |
| 2015 | Runaway Island | Lara Cook-Nordholm | |
| 2015 | Breed | Captain Dennison | TV movie |
| 2016 | All the Way | Fannie Lou Hamer | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Tale of Four | Peaches | Short |
| 2016 | #Trending | Renee's Mom (voice) | Short |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Colonel Diane Foster | |
| 2019 | First Day Back | Principal | Short |
| 2023 | The Perfect Find | Billie | |
| 2024 | The American Society of Magical Negroes | Gabbard | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Carla Howell | Episode: "Yo, Adrian" |
| 2003 | Blue's Clues | Miss Marigold | Recurring cast: season 5 |
| 2004 | ER | Medical Board Testing Administrator | Episode: "Abby Normal" |
| 2004 | The Shield | Annie Price | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Asmina Chol | Episode: "Out of Sight" |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Beah Toomy | Episode: "Head Cases" |
| 2005 | Medium | Maxine Harris | Episode: "Suspicions and Certainties" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Brett Stokes | Episode: "Recycling" |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Lena Reynolds | Episode: "The Paper War" |
| 2005–06 | Invasion | Mona Gomez | Recurring cast |
| 2006, 2016 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Welfare Case Worker | 2 episodes: "Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare", "Frank Falls Out the Window" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Anne | Episode: "Life Support" |
| 2006 | Lost | Nigerian Nun | Episode: "The Cost of Living" |
| 2007 | Stargate SG-1 | Thilana | Episode: "Line in the Sand" |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Agent Murietta | Episode: "Out with a Bang" |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | Melanie Topor | Episode: "Maybe Baby" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Lorraine Henderson | Episode: "It Takes a Village" |
| 2007 | Conspiracy | - | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Bones | Officer Norma Randall | Episode: "The Bone That Blew" |
| 2008–10 | True Blood | Miss Jeanette | Recurring cast: season 1–2, guest: season 3 |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jackie Blaine/Harold Franklin | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Agent Loomis | Recurring cast: Season 1 |
| 2009 | Prison Break | Guard Cowler | Episode: "Free" & "The Old Ball and Chain" |
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Motel Maid | Episode: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" |
| 2009–10 | Hawthorne | Isabel Walsh | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
| 2010 | Weeds | Latrice | Recurring cast: Season 6 |
| 2010–11 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Lieutenant Maureen Mason | Main cast |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Dr. Rachel Porter | Episode: "Crowned" |
| 2013 | Cult | Det. Rosalyn Sakelik | Recurring cast |
| 2013–15 | Under the Dome | Carolyn Hill | Recurring cast |
| 2014 | Killer Women | FBI Agent Linda Clark | Episode: "Warrior" |
| 2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Chief Investigator Ava Wallace | Recurring cast: season 6 |
| 2015 | G Code | Deidra Gooding | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Amelia | Episode: "Auditions" |
| 2017 | Underground | Harriet Tubman | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2017 | Shots Fired | Pastor Janae James | Main cast |
| 2018 | Unsolved | Voletta Wallace | Recurring cast |
| 2018–present | 9-1-1 | Henrietta "Hen" Wilson | Main cast |
| 2021 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Henrietta "Hen" Wilson | Episode: "Hold the Line" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 2015 | Black Reel Awards | Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable | "Gun Hill" | Nominated |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance, Drama Series | 9-1-1 | Nominated |