Suzanne Packer

Suzanne Packer (born Suzanne Jackson on 26 November 1962) is a Welsh actress known for her role as Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama Casualty from September 2003 to August 2015. She later returned as a guest for the show's 30th-anniversary episodes. Packer has also appeared in various television series including Bang, In My Skin, and The Pembrokeshire Murders. Born to Jamaican and Panamanian immigrant parents in Abergavenny, Packer's mother worked as a nurse. She is the elder sister of Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson. Packer developed an interest in acting while studying at Llanedeyrn High School in Cardiff and later attended the National Youth Theatre of Wales before training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.