Will Packer

Will Packer Headshot

Producer

Birth Date: April 11, 1974

Age: 50 years old

Birth Place: St. Petersburg, Florida

William Packer specialized in producing films and TV for the African-American market. While studying Electrical Engineering at Florida A&M University Packer completed an internship with producer/director Warrington Hudlin.

Taking on producer and even acting roles for a hands-on debut feature written and directed by fraternity brother Rob Hardy. "Chocolate City" (1994) was a modest direct-to-video success but more importantly it helped Packer and Hardy set up production company Rainforest Films.

Their next feature, "Trios" (2000), again directed by Hardy and co-written by Packer, quickly grossed over one million dollars. Followed by sequel "Trios 2: Pandora's Box" (2002), and "The Gospel" (2005), alongside direct to video titles such as "Puff, Puff, Pass" (2005), before their first big breakout hit "Stomp The Yard" (2007) which topped the U.S. box office on release.

The company was on a roll with other hits including "This Christmas" (2007), "Obsessed" (2009), "Takers" (2010) and "Think Like a Man" (2012) which also won the 2013 BET Award for Best Movie. Packer launched his own production company, Will Packer Productions, in 2013.

In 2014 shareholders voted to dissolve Rainforest Films but they went out on a high with "About Last Night" (2014), a remake of the 1980s comedy which grossed almost $50 million in the U.S. alone, before Will Packer Productions took over with "Think Like a Man Too" (2014), "No Good Deed" (2014) and the Kevin Hart vehicle "The Wedding Ringer" (2015).

The company also expanded into TV signing a deal with Universal Television to develop a number of series, early proposals included a TV reboot of much loved '80s comedy "Uncle Buck" (2016) for ABC and a series based on Packer's own childhood, "Like Father, Like Son" (NBC).

Credits

Fight Night: The Million Dollar HeistStream

Executive Producer
Series
2024

The BaxtersStream

Executive Producer
Series
2024

Ready to Love: Make a MoveStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2023

Queens CourtStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2023

Praise ThisStream

Producer
Movie
2023
50%

OracleStream

Producer
Movie
2023

Dashing Through the SnowStream

Producer
Movie
2023
32%

Binged to DeathStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2023

Sherri

Guest
Talk
2022

The Oscars

Producer
Show
2022

The 94th Annual Academy Awards

Producer
Show
2022

BeastStream

Producer
Movie
2022
69%

The Return

Actor
Movie
2022

The Return

Executive Producer
Movie
2022

That Girl Lay LayStream

Executive Producer
Series
2021

Luda Can't Cook

Executive Producer
Reality
2021

Wendy Williams: The MovieStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2021

Put a Ring on ItStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

Atlanta Child Murders: Motion to Reopen

Executive Producer
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2020

Rob Riggle: Global InvestigatorStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2020

BiggerStream

Executive Producer
Series
2020

The PhotographStream

Producer
Movie
2020
75%

Central Ave

Executive Producer
Show
2019

Shark Trip: Eat Prey Chum

Executive Producer
Show
2019

AmbitionsStream

Creator
Series
2019

AmbitionsStream

Executive Producer
Series
2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

Guest
Show
2019

The Atlanta Child Murders

Executive Producer
Show
2019

Jacob's LadderStream

Producer
Movie
2019
4%

What Men WantStream

Producer
Movie
2019
42%

LittleStream

Producer
Movie
2019
95%

Today 3rd Hour

Guest
Show
2018

Ready to LoveStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2018

Ready to Love: Extras

Actor
Show
2018

Breaking InStream

Producer
Movie
2018
27%

Night SchoolStream

Producer
Movie
2018
27%

Sister Circle

Guest
Talk
2017

Girls TripStream

Producer
Movie
2017
92%

Uncle BuckStream

Executive Producer
Series
2016
30%

Roots

Executive Producer
Show
2016

Ride Along 2Stream

Producer
Movie
2016
14%

Almost ChristmasStream

Producer
Movie
2016
49%

Truth Be ToldStream

Executive Producer
Series
2015
15%

The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream

Guest
Talk
2015

The Wedding RingerStream

Producer
Movie
2015
29%

Straight Outta ComptonStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2015
89%

Ride AlongStream

Producer
Movie
2014
17%

About Last NightStream

Producer
Movie
2014
68%

No Good DeedStream

Producer
Movie
2014
12%

Think Like a Man TooStream

Producer
Movie
2014
24%

The Real

Guest
Talk
2013

Exhale

Guest
Show
2013

Battle of the Year

Executive Producer
Movie
2013

Steve Harvey

Guest
Talk
2012

Entertainment Studios.TV

Guest
Show
2012

Uptown Comic

Executive Producer
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2012

Gary Owen: True Story

Executive Producer
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2012

Think Like a ManStream

Producer
Movie
2012
54%

Dish NationStream

Guest
Talk
2011

TakersStream

Producer
Movie
2010
28%

Stomp the Yard: Homecoming

Producer
Movie
2010

ObsessedStream

Producer
Movie
2009
19%

Stomp the YardStream

Producer
Movie
2007
27%

This ChristmasStream

Producer
Movie
2007
55%

Three Can Play That GameStream

Producer
Movie
2007

Motives 2: Retribution

Producer
Movie
2007

Our World With Black Enterprise

Guest
Show
2006

Puff, Puff, Pass

Producer
Movie
2006

The Gospel Live Concert

Executive Producer
Show
2005

The GospelStream

Producer
Movie
2005
32%

Trois: The Escort

Executive Producer
Movie
2004

Trois 3: The Escort

Executive Producer
Movie
2004

Motives

Producer
Movie
2004

Pandora's Box

Producer
Movie
2002

Pandora's Box

Writer (Story)
Movie
2002

Trois

Producer
Movie
2000

Trois

Writer
Movie
2000

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

Entertainment Tonight

Guest
News
1981

Good Morning America

Guest
News
1975