River Codack
Acting
Biography
Actor River Codack was born in Ontario and made the move to the West Coast at age 10. He became fascinated with acting at 14 and started his acting career with a lead role in the award-winning short film Crumbs, as part of the renowned Crazy 8's film festival. Since then he has guest-starred in the Netflix series Grendel and in a lead role in the independent short film My Name is Arnold, for which he was nominated for best actor in a leading role at the Vancouver Short Film Festival (2023). He performed in the second season of CBC Gem’s Son of a Critch as a recurring guest-star, and had a recurring principal role in the mini-series Under The Bridge. River also played the role of teen Nathan in Heartland, Hayden in the independent feature film What Comes Next, Zach in Tracker and a missionary in the upcoming A24 feature film Heretic starring Hugh Grant.
Known For
Lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Tracker
Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
When Calls the Heart
Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Heretic
When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.
Earth Abides
The story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. In the process, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.
Happy Face
Fourteen-year old Reena Virk went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Rebecca Godfrey and a local police officer, learn the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.
Under the Bridge
16-year-old rower Teagan becomes coxswain of a troubled boys' crew at an elite prep school. She navigates team drama, romance, rival crews, and a complex relationship with her mom while trying to lead them to victory.
Crew Girl
A group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
Hungry
Eighteen-year-old Tanya starts dating an older family friend who had an affair with her mother Laura years ago. Secrets are revealed, changing Tanya and Laura's relationship.
What Comes Next
After his mother remarries an abusive man, a young boy summons an imaginary clown who helps him deal with the traumas of his young life.
Crumbs
A Korean-Canadian boy struggles adapting to his new life after moving with his single mother to a small, rural B.C. Community in the early 1990’s.