Jim Codrington
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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.
Known for
Credits
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
as Lieutenant
Tommy Boy (1995)
as Security Guard
Pushing Tin (1999)
as Pilot (voice)
Killshot (2008)
as 1st FBI Agent
The Entitled (2011)
as Detective
The Ladies Man (2000)
as Soul Station Manager
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)
as Health Food Store Manager
The Time Shifters (1999)
as Co-Pilot
A Wish Come True (2015)
as Renshaw
Direct Action (2004)
as Hardcase #2
Nightalk (2022)
as Det. Charlie
Gridlocked (2016)
as Joe Beck
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story (1998)
Actor
Half a Dozen Babies (1999)
as Internist
Gracie's Choice (2004)
as Stan
The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story (1996)
as Technician
Continuity Problems (2009)
as Hot Guy
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy (2014)
as Leon Buck
Color of Justice (1997)
as Reporter #4
What Would You Kill For? (2025)
as Detective Johnson
The Note (2007)
as Reverend Timothy Lavery
The Judge (2001)
as Sgt. McAllister
Bleacher Bums (2001)
as Decker's Employee
The Veteran (2006)
as Agent Cooper
Prisoner X (2016)
as Williams
White Lies (1998)
as Black Cop
Taken in Plain Sight (2024)
as Detective Doyle
Witchblade (2000)
as Officer Smitty
Walter and Henry (2001)
as Cop
Two Against Time (2002)
as Dr. Emerick
Rewind (2013)
as CIA Director
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
as Ward
Romeo and Juliet (2018)
as Montague
Wide Awake (2007)
as Mason
Deadly Love (1995)
as Derek Green
Luba (2018)
as Perly
Motel (1998)
as Mick
Burning, Burning (2016)
as The African
A Passage to Ottawa (2001)
as Roland