Lisa Codrington is a Canadian character actress and playwright.[1] She is most noted for her role as Gail on the comedy series Letterkenny[2] and her theatrical plays Cast Iron, which was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2006 Governor General's Awards,[3] and Up the Garden Path, which won the Carol Bolt Award in 2016.[4]
Lisa Codrington | |
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.jpg) Codrington in September 2018 | |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright |
Early life and education
editShe studied criminology and theatre at the University of Winnipeg[5] and acting at the Ryerson Theatre School.[6]
Career
editCodrington wrote Cast Iron as a one-woman show about her Barbadian heritage,[5] and won a five-month workshop when she submitted a draft of the play to the Write from the Hop competition.[6] The play premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre in 2005, with Alison Sealy-Smith in the lead role.[7] Her later plays have included The Aftermath (2011),[8] The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God (2016)[9] and Up the Garden Path.
As an actress, Codrington also played Shelley in the series Bad Blood and has had supporting roles in the television series Copper, Heroes Reborn, Man Seeking Woman, The Handmaid's Tale, Saving Hope, Alias Grace, Cardinal, What Would Sal Do?, Schitt's Creek, Anne with an E, Little Dog and Children Ruin Everything, and stage roles in productions of Da Kink in My Hair, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Binti's Journey.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Flatliners | Chief Resident | |
| 2018 | 22 Chaser | Connie | |
| 2019 | The Kindness of Strangers | Bonnie | |
| 2019 | Shazam! | Interviewee |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Copper | Lydia Turnow | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Heroes Reborn | Miss Franklin | Episode: "Brave New World" |
| 2016 | Man Seeking Woman | Dr. Sheila Evans | Episode: "Feather" |
| 2016 | Orphan Black | Kendra Dupree | Episode: "The Mitigation of Competition" |
| 2016, 2018 | Schitt's Creek | Audrey | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2023 | Letterkenny | Gail | 41 episodes |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Officer #2 | Episode: "Birth Day" |
| 2017 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Andy | Episode: "Don't Call Me Ma'am" |
| 2017 | Saving Hope | Nurse Rosa | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | Carrie | Episode: "Part 5" |
| 2018 | Cardinal | Dr. Wasserstein | Episode: "Tool" |
| 2018 | Bad Blood | Shelley | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Anne with an E | Constance | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Little Dog | Detective Dee | Episode: "Round Fifteen" |
| 2022 | Children Ruin Everything | Marla | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Lake | Naomi | 6 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Lisa Codrington unveils one-woman show Cast Iron at Toronto's Tarragon theatre". Cape Breton Post, February 12, 2005.
- ^ "Crave crude comedy? Streaming show up your alley". Winnipeg Free Press, February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Local authors up for Governor General's Awards". Edmonton Journal, October 17, 2006.
- ^ "New year, more funds, new theatre work". Toronto Star, January 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Woman's interest in people led to writing of Cast Iron". Brantford Expositor, February 12, 2005.
- ^ a b "From lousy Winnipeg student to award-nominated dramatist". Winnipeg Free Press, November 21, 2006.
- ^ "A dialect that divides". The Globe and Mail, February 18, 2005.
- ^ "Nightwood season includes Atwood". The Globe and Mail, May 27, 2011.
- ^ "A Shavian new future". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2016.