[1] Showrunner Kenneth Johnson described in a 2023 interview that his other co-stars were "totally accepting of the fact that he had been a part of a tragedy, and that it was weighing on him", also describing how upset Packer was at Dunne's funeral.
[1] In the same interview lead actress Faye Grant is quoted as saying "I do want to point out that he was a child.
"[1] Packer subsequently appeared in such films as RoboCop (1987),[1] You Can't Hurry Love (1988), Strange Days (1995),[1] True Crime (1996) and Infested (2002).
In 1994, he received the Cable Ace Award for his role as Leo in the 1993 television series Big Al.
He also appeared in the video game Double Switch as Jeff, who leads the band Scream, and has made guest appearances in numerous television shows such as ER, Fame, St.