She is best known for her role as Zoe Carter on the science fiction series Eureka.
After moving to Los Angeles, California at age 11, Hinson appeared in numerous television commercials.
Hinson made her television movie debut in 2005, starring as an aspiring professional figure skater Katelin Kingsford in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure.
She had to learn to ice skate for the film and was trained by Olympic choreographer and two-time Emmy winner Sarah Kawahara.
She also starred in a direct-to-video film Glass House: The Good Mother opposite Angie Harmon.