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Jim Codrington
Known for: ActingBorn 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.
Filmography 17
The Border
as Acting Inspector Darnell Williams 
The Entitled
as Detective 
Direct Action
as Hardcase #2 
Nightalk
as Det. Charlie 
The Time Shifters
as Co-Pilot 
Gridlocked
as Joe Beck 
Rewind
as CIA Director 
A Wish Come True
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as Renshaw 
Forget Me Never
as Cop 
Prisoner X
as Williams 
Taken in Plain Sight
as Detective Doyle 
The Veteran
as Agent Cooper 
What Would You Kill For?
as Detective Johnson 
The Note
as Reverend Timothy Lavery 
Romeo and Juliet
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as Montague 
Wide Awake
as Mason