Jim Codrington
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- James Codrington
Biography
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
TV Shows (17)
Supernatural
2005
as Male Doctor
Mayday
2003
as Lead Investigator
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Blanchard / Col. Purcell
The Dead Zone
2002
as Agent Connors
Rookie Blue
2010
as Bailey / ETF Bailey / ETF Sgt. Bailey / ETF SGT. Bailey
The Listener
2009
as Defence Attorney Lynch
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Dr. Jim Collins
The Girlfriend Experience
2016
as Toronto Client
Mutant X
2001
as Halloran
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Manny
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
as Coach Cronin
Kevin Hill
2004
as Dennis
The Hardy Boys
2021
as Sam Peterson
The Border
2008
as Acting Inspector Darnell Williams
Against the Wall
2011
as Lenny Butler
Witchblade
2001
Odyssey 5
2002
Movies (33)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
as Lieutenant
Pushing Tin
1999
as Pilot (voice)
Tommy Boy
1995
as Security Guard
The Judge
2001
as Sgt. McAllister
Gridlocked
2016
as Joe Beck
The Entitled
2011
as Detective
Witchblade
2000
as Officer Smitty
Direct Action
2004
as Hardcase #2
The Veteran
2006
as Agent Cooper
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998
Prisoner X
2016
as Williams
A Wish Come True
2015
as Renshaw
The Note
2007
as Reverend Timothy Lavery
Rewind
2013
as CIA Director
Bleacher Bums
2001
as Decker's Employee
Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Ward
Nightalk
2022
as Det. Charlie
Gracie's Choice
2004
as Stan
Romeo and Juliet
2018
as Montague
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
2014
as Leon Buck
Color of Justice
1997
as Reporter #4
White Lies
1998
as Black Cop
Motel
1998
as Mick
Taken in Plain Sight
2024
as Detective Doyle
Two Against Time
2002
as Dr. Emerick
Walter and Henry
2001
as Cop
Luba
2018
as Perly
What Would You Kill For?
2025
as Detective Johnson
Deadly Love
1995
as Derek Green
Wide Awake
2007
as Mason
A Passage to Ottawa
2001
as Roland
Burning, Burning
2016
as The African
Continuity Problems
2009
as Hot Guy
About Jim Codrington
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 Bor… With 50 credits spanning from 1995 to 2025, Jim Codrington has appeared in 33 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Codrington Movies
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) — as Lieutenant
- Pushing Tin (1999) — as Pilot (voice)
- Tommy Boy (1995) — as Security Guard
- The Judge (2001) — as Sgt. McAllister
- Gridlocked (2016) — as Joe Beck
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