David Packer
Actor · Born August 25, 1962 (64) · Passaic, New Jersey, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Packer (born August 25, 1962) is an American actor. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His first starring role was as the human traitor Daniel Bernstein in the 1983 NBC miniseries V. He reprised the role in the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle. Packer subsequently appeared in such films as You Can't Hurry Love, Strange Days, True Crime and Infested. 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. Elsewhere, The Division, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY and M*A*S*H. Packer was good friends with V co-star Dominique Dunne and was rehearsing a scene with her for V the night she was murdered by her boyfriend. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Packer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1962 (64)
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Actor
- 24 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
What are David Packer's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Daniel Bernstein in V (1983)
- Heroas Eddie Hayes in You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
- Allyas Ben Lowenstein in No Strings Attached (1997)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David Packer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
Subscription and free streaming for David Packer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
49 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Peep World(2010)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
CSI: NY(2004)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Infested(2002)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Guardian(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
You're Killing Me...(1999)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Hollywood Palms(2001)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Grapevine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Beach Movie(1998)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Almost Heroes(1998)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Bombshell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Brooklyn South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
No Strings Attached(1997)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
True Crime(1995)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Strange Days(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Home Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Courtyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Birdland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Diagnosis Murder(1993)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Boy Meets World(1993)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Day-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Silent Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Crazy People(1990)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all filmsCityscrapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Runnin' Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Valentino Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
You Can't Hurry Love(1988)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
RoboCop(1987)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all filmsThe Best Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
First Steps(1985)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
V: The Final Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
High School U.S.A.(1983)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
V(1983)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Falcon Crest(1981)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
M*A*S*H(1972)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1972 to 2015; peak year 1994.
Film career
Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1983Screen debut· High School U.S.A.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do David Packer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 24 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.