In September 2011, Hinds returned to the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to star as Captain Jack Boyle in a revival of Seán O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock", alongside Sinéad Cusack as Juno. The production transferred to the National Theatre of Great Britain in November 2011 for a three-month run. He played "Jim" in the film "The Shore" (2011), written and directed by Terry George. "The Shore" won the Best Short Film, Live Action category at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (The Oscars) in 2012.