Owen was born in Dublin, Ireland and grew up in New Zealand. He attained a BPA (Perfoming Arts) from Auckland University, and an MA Classical Acting from Drama Centre London.

Directing credits include: Great Expectations (VETA, Vienna), Толік-молочар (InAviva, Kyiv), An Inspector Calls, The Effect (Open House Theatre, Vienna), Skin Tight, Slaughterhouse, Normal, Antenora (Restless Ecstasy, London and Dublin), plus the operas Suor Angelica and La Clemenza Di Tito (Giornata Opera, London).
 
Acting credits include: Romeo and Juliet (English Theatre Düsseldorf), Tartuffe, Julius Caesar (Prague Shakespeare Company), Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Brothers of Thunder (Open House Theatre, Vienna), Someone to Watch Over Me (Human Compass, Cardiff), The Comedy of Errors (Clock Tower Theatre, Cardiff), King Lear (National Theatre London), See How They Run (G+G Productions, London), 1984 (Selladoor Theatre, UK Tour), Othello, Macbeth (The Venue Theatre, Ratoath), Wozzeck (Daguerrotype Theatre, Dublin), An Inspector Calls (Scarlet Cloak, Dublin), A Midsummer Night´s Dream, Spring Awakening (The Company of Angels, Auckland), Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night (Auckland Summer Shakespeare).
 
Besides these exploits Owen is also a proficient fight choreographer. His production of Skin Tight, at the New Theatre, Dublin, in 2019 was nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award in the movement direction category.