Mike Packer (born

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dramatist, actor and poet. He has written several plays, among them ''Cardboys'', ''A Carpet, a Pony and a Monkey'', ''tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!'' and ''Inheritance''. His plays have been performed at London's Bush Theatre, Newcastle Live, and Soho. Internationally, his work has been performed in Russia, Australia, Hungary, and Germany. His debut play ''To Live Like a King'' was a runner-up for the Allied Domecq New Playwrights Award. ''tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!'' opened at London's Bush Theatre in 2007. As an actor, Packer appeared in several TV series and dramas. In theatre he had appeared at The Royal Court, The Riverside Studios, and The Old Half Moon. For a short period in the early 1990s, he was a performance poet under the name of Packman. Winning the London Poetry slam, being a runner up in the inaugural UK all comers slam, and performing at the Glastonbury Festival. Packer is married to the actress and director

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. They reside in

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. The couple have two sons, Frank and Jake.

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