Suzanne Packer

Suzanne Packer (born Suzanne Jackson on 26 November 1962)[1] is a Welsh actress who is best known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the long-running television series Casualty from September 2003 until August 2015. She returned to the show as a guest for the 30th anniversary episodes. She now teaches in many Welsh schools.[2][3]

Suzanne Packer
Born
Suzanne Jackson

(1962-11-26) 26 November 1962
Cardiff, Wales
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress/Teacher
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Jesse Newman (divorced)
ChildrenParis Newman

Early life

Packer is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents to Abergavenny, and her mother worked as a nurse. She is the elder sister of the Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson.[4] Whilst studying at Llanedeyrn High School in Cardiff, she already showed an interest in acting, playing the lead in school plays including Oklahoma and The King and I.

Career

Packer attended the National Youth Theatre of Wales before earning a BA in theatre and drama at the University of Warwick. She then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[5]

Arriving back in Cardiff with her three-month-old son, she gained an audition for the BBC drama Casualty, and was cast as Tess Bateman, first appearing on screen from September 2003. In November 2006 Martina Laird who played the role of Comfort left Casualty, which then meant that Suzanne was the second longest serving cast member.[2]

On August 22, 2015, she quit Casualty after playing the character of Tess for nearly 12 years to become a member of the cast of Stella and Doctors.

Packer appeared with her brother Colin on the first series of Pointless Celebrities on 6 July 2011. They were eliminated in the first round.[6]

In 2018, she began portraying the role of Nurse Digby in the BBC Three series In My Skin.[7] On 4 November 2018, Packer played Eve Cicero in the Doctor Who episode, "The Tsuranga Conundrum".[8]

Personal life

Packer is divorced from American actor Jesse Newman and in 2006 lived in Cardiff with their son Paris.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Character Production Notes
1990–2000 Brookside Josie Johnson/Brooks Channel 4 17 episodes.
1992 Crime Story Barbara Pilkington ITV 1 episode: "All Good Friends"
1994 The Lifeboat Helen Mitchell Unknown 1 episode: "Shadow of Doubt"
1995 Grange Hill Miss Foster BBC 2 episodes
1995 Some Kind of Life Dr. Judson Unknown
1996 Wales Playhouse Veronica BBC Wales 1 episode: "Strangers in the night"
1996 Porkpie Trish Channel 4 1 episode: "Fatal Distraction"
1997 Tiger Bay Marie Unknown 4 episodes.
1998 Brothers and Sisters Siobhan Etienne Unknown
1999 The Bill Katherine Adams ITV 1 episode: "Treading Water"
2000 Dirty Work Rhiannon Unknown 6 episodes.
2002 Third Watch Dr. Sharon Reid NBC American crime drama. Episode: "The Greater Good"
2003–2015, 2016 Casualty Tess Bateman BBC Series regular
2004–2005 Holby City 2 episodes
2005 Casualty @ Holby City 3 episodes
2014 Under Milk Wood Mrs. Beynon Television film
2015 Doctors Rose Blair Episode: "The Heart of England"
2016 Stella Carol Sky 1 Series 5
2016 The Level Teresa Devlin ITV Recurring role
2017 Vera Sophia "Natural Selection"
2017 Bang Layla S4C/BBC Main role
2017, 2019 Un Bore Mercher / Keeping Faith Delyth Lloyd Main role
2018 Death in Paradise Maya Oprey BBC 1 episode
2018 Hold the Sunset Mrs. Pool Episode: "Roger the Carer"
2018 Doctor Who Eve Cicero Episode: "The Tsuranga Conundrum"
2018 The ABC MurdersCapstick3 episodes
2018, 2020 In My Skin Nurse Digby BBC Three Recurring role
2020 Cyswllt (Mewn COVID) Ruth S4C
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References
  1. Abbie Wightwick (28 September 2018). "Brilliant, Black and Welsh: A celebration of 100 African Caribbean and African Welsh people". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Characters & Cast: Tess Bateman". Casualty. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  3. Hayward, Anthony (1996). Who's Who on Television. London: Boxtree. ISBN 0 7522 1067 X.
  4. "Colin Jackson and his sister, Suzanne". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. Hayward 1996, p. 193
  6. "Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. "BBC orders a dark comedy about a teen and her mentally ill mum". Chortle. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. Ling, Thomas (4 November 2018). "Doctor Who series 11 episode 5: meet the guest cast of The Tsuranga Conundrum". Radio Times.
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