Helen Owen

Helen Owen was born on May 1, 1980, in Rochdale, England. Her early education included attending Oulder Hill Academy, home to the Gracie Fields Theatre. She made an early professional acting appearance in the Manchester-based drama ‘City Central’. Owen then pursued further education, studying Performing Arts at Blackpool College before enrolling in a music degree at Lancaster University. She left Lancaster University prematurely to play Michelle in the original pilot for ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’. Subsequently, she relocated to London to undertake Musical Theatre studies at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2003.

Immediately following her graduation in 2003, Owen commenced her West End career with a role in the London cast of ‘Mamma Mia!’ at the Prince Edward Theatre. In 2005, she took on the role of Dorothy in the RSC’s production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, a role she reprised in the same production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2006. That same year, Owen participated in three productions at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, and ‘The Boyfriend’. Her engagement at the Open Air Theatre led to her meeting actor Thomas Aldridge, whom she married in 2012.

In 2007, Owen returned to Rochdale to play Cinderella at the Gracie Fields Theatre. The following year, she joined the London production of ‘Les Misérables’ at the Queen’s Theatre. During her seven-year tenure with the production, she performed the role of Eponine over 400 times and also portrayed Cosette. Her extended commitment established her as the longest-serving consecutive female performer in the worldwide history of ‘Les Misérables’. In addition to her stage work, Helen Owen has also engaged in various brand partnerships within the lifestyle and fashion sectors, leveraging her influence in digital media.