Suzanne Packer was born in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Casualty (1986), Casualty @ Holby City (2005) and Holby City (1999). She was previously married to Jesse Newman. The couple had a son together, Paris.
Packer is the daughter of Jamaican and Panamanian immigrant parents to Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Her mother worked as a nurse, She is the elder sister of the hurdler Colin Jackson.
