
Jim Codrington
Known for Acting · 51 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 ETF Sgt. Bailey / ETF Bailey / ETF SGT. Bailey

The Listener
2009
as Defence Attorney Lynch

The Girlfriend Experience
2016
as Toronto Client

Republic of Doyle
2010
as Dr. Jim Collins

Mutant X
2001
as Halloran

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Manny

Twice in a Lifetime
1999
as Coach Cronin

The Hardy Boys
2021
as Sam Peterson

Kevin Hill
2004
as Dennis

The Border
2008
as Acting Inspector Darnell Williams

Witchblade
2001

Against the Wall
2011
as Lenny Butler

Odyssey 5
2002
Movies (34)

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
as Lieutenant

Pushing Tin
1999
as Pilot (voice)

Tommy Boy
1995
as Security Guard

Direct Action
2004
as Hardcase #2

Gridlocked
2016
as Joe Beck

The Veteran
2006
as Agent Cooper

The Entitled
2011
as Detective

The Judge
2001
as Sgt. McAllister

Rewind
2013
as CIA Director

A Wish Come True
2015
as Renshaw

Witchblade
2000
as Officer Smitty

Bleacher Bums
2001
as Decker's Employee

Two Against Time
2002
as Dr. Emerick

Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998

Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
2014
as Leon Buck

Romeo and Juliet
2018
as Montague

Walter and Henry
2001
as Cop

Prisoner X
2016
as Williams

Nightalk
2022
as Det. Charlie

The Note
2007
as Reverend Timothy Lavery

Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Ward

Taken in Plain Sight
2024
as Detective Doyle

Wide Awake
2007
as Mason

What Would You Kill For?
2025
as Detective Johnson

Color of Justice
1997
as Reporter #4

Gracie's Choice
2004
as Stan

The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
as Health Food Store Manager

White Lies
1998
as Black Cop

Luba
2018
as Perly

Motel
1998
as Mick

Deadly Love
1995
as Derek Green
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 51 credits spanning from 1995 to 2025, Jim Codrington has appeared in 34 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
- Direct Action (2004) — as Hardcase #2
- Gridlocked (2016) — as Joe Beck
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