Jim Codrington

Known for ActingToronto, Ontario, Canada

Born in Toronto, Jim Codrington began his acting career at the age of 13 in a Black Theatre Canada production of The Malfini. He went on to get a Bachelor’s degree from Ryerson’s Radio and Television Arts program after receiving vocal, instrumental and theoretical training at St. Michael’s Choir School. His first major foray into television was as co-host of the multiple-award-winning Canadian children’s series The Polka Dot Door. He is probably best known for his role as Acting Inspector Darnell Williams in the television drama series The Border from 2008 to 2010. In addition to his film and television career, Codrington has had a long career on stage, notably playing Mufasa in the Toronto production of The Lion King, and playing the title role in a Saskatchewan regional theatre production of Othello. Other performances including playing “O” in Harlem Duet at the Neptune Theatre, and Adam in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me at the Magnus Theatre.Read more

Movies & web series

Luba

Deadly Love

Walter and Henry

A Passage to Ottawa

Supernatural

Mayday

Rookie Blue

The Hardy Boys

The Dead Zone

The Girlfriend Experience

Gracie's Choice

Republic of Doyle

Witchblade

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

The Listener

Bleacher Bums

Earth: Final Conflict

Tommy Boy

Mutant X

Against the Wall

The Note

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Odyssey 5

Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy

The Entitled

Twice in a Lifetime

Romeo and Juliet

A Wish Come True

Gridlocked

The Border

Nightalk

Pushing Tin

Ms. Scrooge

Rewind

Prisoner X

Witchblade

White Lies

Taken in Plain Sight

Color of Justice

The Judge

Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story

Kevin Hill

Direct Action

Wide Awake

Two Against Time

The Veteran

Motel

What Would You Kill For?