Sid Owen (born David John Sutton; 12 January 1972) is a British actor, television presenter and former singer from London, who played Ricky Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012, 2022–2023).
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.
His character's relationships with Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) became popular in the 1990s.
Returning to television work, Owen appeared on an episode of Lily Savage's Blankety Blank in 2001,[3] and took part in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
"[7] He appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from December 2007 to January 2008 at The Beck Theatre, Hayes, Middlesex as Prince Charming.
He returned for a few weeks in June 2012, before leaving again to run a restaurant in France[10][11] On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Owen would be a contestant for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
In 2016, Owen signed a contract with the BBC and opined that he should return to EastEnders to "finish the storyline or go back for a length of time.
"[14] Owen has four brothers, his father David was an alcoholic who left home when he was six years old; his mother, Joan, died from pancreatic cancer when he was eight.