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Sid Owen
Sid Owen
Born	David Sutton; 12 January 1972 (age 37); London, England
Occupation	Actor, Television presenter
Years active	1983–present

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

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

Prior to his role in EastEnders he had a small role in the film Revolution in 1985, in which he starred alongside greats such as Al Pacino and Donald Sutherland. After leaving the soap he tried his hand at pop music releasing his cover version of Sugar Minott's 1982 single, "Good Thing Going". The song reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2000.^[1] An album was recorded but was never released.(no wonder, stick to acting son!!) He also released a 1995 Children In Need single with Patsy Palmer, 'You Better Believe It'. The track reached no.60 in the UK chart.

Returning to television 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.(Though Sid was by far the better boxer, he was robbed!!) Owen 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] Owen appeared in The Bill as chauffeur driver Trevor Jones, accused of rape, on 6 November 2007.^[3]

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

On 30 October 2007, it was confirmed that Owen would make his return to EastEnders in the Spring of 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 to January 2008 at The Beck Theatre, Hayes, Middlesex.^[5]

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

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year	Film	Role
1985	Revolution	Young Ned

[edit] TV

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1983	Jury	Barry Thompson	1 episode: Mick
1984	Weekend Playhouse	Patrick	1 episode: Winter Break
1989–2000 2002–2004 2008–present	EastEnders	Ricky Butcher	Series regular
2004	Sport Relief	Himself	Contestant
2005	I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!	Himself	Contestant
2006	Bad Girls	Donny Kimber	Series regular
2007	The Bill	Trevor Jones	Recurring; 4 episodes
2008	To Buy or Not to Buy	Himself	Host

[edit] Discography

Year	Single	UK Singles Chart Position
1995	"Better Believe It (Children In Need)" Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer	#60
2000	"Good Thing Going" Sid Owen featuring Chukki Starr	#14

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] veryHit.com search results

[1] I'VE WAITED 10 YEARS TO HISS SID AGAIN (HE'S BEEN PRACTISING) SAYS NICOLA STAPLETON - The Sunday Mail

[2] Sid Owen guests in The Bill - Latest TV News and Gossip | Reality TV Coverage | UK TV Listings - MSN TV UK

[3] BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Owen to join Palmer in EastEnders

[4] ttp://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:9c64H_JAugAJ:www.qdosentertainment.co.uk/pantomime/panto2007_displaydetails.asp%3Fid_details%3D152+sid+owen+snow+white+hayes&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk

[5] BBC - BBC One Programmes - To Buy Or Not To Buy, Series 8, Exmoor

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