When Aisha Hinds' junior high school tap dance instructor observed that she needed an outlet for expression that surpassed her tap shoes, she was guided to the High School of Performing Arts in New York - where her formal acting training began.Hinds' numerous television credits include a supporting role on "Detroit 1-8-7", recurring roles on "HawthoRNe" and "The Shield" and guest appearances on "Boston Legal," "Medium," "CSI: NY," "Judging Amy," "Crossing Jordan," "ER" and "NYPD Blue." She also starred opposite Marcia Gay Harden in the pilot "H.A.TE." Her feature film roles include "Assault on Precinct 13," "Neo Ned" and "Love... More Aquarium."On stage, her theatre credits include August Wilson's "Fences" and "'Night, Mother" at the American Theatre of Harlem; "Tartuffe," "Anything Goes" and "Mame" at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre; and George C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum" and "A Piece of My Heart" at the Alvin Sherman Stage. Show less «