Sid Owen

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This article is about the EastEnders actor. For the 1950s footballer, see Syd Owen.

Sidwell Owen (born David Sutton on 12 January 1972 in London) is an English actor, most famous for playing the role of Ricky Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which he appeared in from 1988 until 2000, 2002 until 2004 and then again from April 2008.

Prior to his role in EastEnders he had a small role in the film Revolution in 1985. After leaving the soap he tried his hand at pop music releasing his version of Sugar Minott's 1982 single 'Good Thing Going'. The song reached no14 in the UK singles chart in June 2000.^[1] An album was recorded but was never released.

Returning to TV work, Owen took part in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2005) where he carried out the first bushtucker trial with David Dickinson. He finished third in the series. He also took part in a celebrity boxing match with Ben Fogle, for Sport Relief, which Fogle ultimately won. Sid also starred in ITV1's prison drama Bad Girls as prison officer, Donny Kimber in 2006, during the shows eighth and final series. His character fell for prisoner Janine Nebeski, played by his ex-EastEnders co-star, Nicola Stapleton.^[2] Sid appeared in The Bill as chauffeur driver Trevor Jones, accused of rape, on 6th November 2007.^[3]

He used to run a restaurant in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France.

On October 30, 2007, it was confirmed that Sid will make his return to Eastenders in Spring 2008. This news came 24 hours after the announcement that Patsy Palmer was also returning to the show.^[4]

He appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from December 2007 - January 2008 at The Beck Theatre, Hayes.^[5]

He also presented series 8 of To Buy or Not to Buy with Melinda Messenger.^[6]