Owen was born in Three Crosses, Gower, Swansea, and was brought up in Gowerton[1][failed verification] in a Welsh language speaking family.
After six years with the Welsh channel he moved to London and joined CBBC, fronting children's consumer show Short Change.
[4] In 2016, he was replaced on the BAFTA award-winning X-Ray by comedian Omar Hamdi,[5] due to his other filming commitments.
In 2009, he became presenter for afternoon magazine show Wedi 3 and studio director for Planed Plant, the current S4C children's continuity strand.
[8] Their child, Gabriel was born in March 2008 by Caesarean section,[9] weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces (2.6 kg).