Sid Owen (born David Sutton; 12 January 1972) is an English actor,
television presenter and former singer, who played Ricky Butcher in
the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1988 until 2012. He also
appeared in the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing and made a cameo
performance in the British cult show How Clean is Your House in
2005.Prior to his role in EastEnders, he had a role in the film
Revolution in 1985, in which he appeared alongside Al Pacino and
Donald Sutherland. In 1988, he was cast in the BBC soap opera
EastEnders as Ricky Butcher, son of popular character Frank Butcher.
His character's relationships with Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook)
and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) became popular in the 1990s. He
appeared regularly on the show until April 2000 when he decided to
leave the show and tried his hand at pop music releasing his cover
version of Sugar Minott's 1982 single, "Good Thing Going" on Mushroom
Records. The song reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2000.
A follow up single was recorded but never released. He had earlier
released a 1995 Children in Need single with Patsy Palmer, "You Better
Believe It". That track reached No. 60 in the UK chart.He returned to
EastEnders in 2002, first appearing in a spin-off episode Ricky and
Bianca which aired in May 2002 which saw his character reunite with
his ex-wife Bianca. He returned to the show as a regular later in the
year and was axed in 2004 due to lack of storylines. Returning to
television work, Owen appeared on an episode of Lily Savage's Blankety
Blank in 2001, and took part in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity,
Get Me Out of Here! in 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. Owen also starred in ITV1's prison
drama Bad Girls 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. Owen appeared in The Bill on
6 November 2007.
television presenter and former singer, who played Ricky Butcher in
the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1988 until 2012. He also
appeared in the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing and made a cameo
performance in the British cult show How Clean is Your House in
2005.Prior to his role in EastEnders, he had a role in the film
Revolution in 1985, in which he appeared alongside Al Pacino and
Donald Sutherland. In 1988, he was cast in the BBC soap opera
EastEnders as Ricky Butcher, son of popular character Frank Butcher.
His character's relationships with Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook)
and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) became popular in the 1990s. He
appeared regularly on the show until April 2000 when he decided to
leave the show and tried his hand at pop music releasing his cover
version of Sugar Minott's 1982 single, "Good Thing Going" on Mushroom
Records. The song reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2000.
A follow up single was recorded but never released. He had earlier
released a 1995 Children in Need single with Patsy Palmer, "You Better
Believe It". That track reached No. 60 in the UK chart.He returned to
EastEnders in 2002, first appearing in a spin-off episode Ricky and
Bianca which aired in May 2002 which saw his character reunite with
his ex-wife Bianca. He returned to the show as a regular later in the
year and was axed in 2004 due to lack of storylines. Returning to
television work, Owen appeared on an episode of Lily Savage's Blankety
Blank in 2001, and took part in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity,
Get Me Out of Here! in 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. Owen also starred in ITV1's prison
drama Bad Girls 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. Owen appeared in The Bill on
6 November 2007.
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