Sid Sumner

Sid Sumner
Hollyoaks character
Portrayed by	Billy Price
Duration	2019–2022
First appearance	Episode 5164 9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)
Last appearance	Episode 5955 7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Bryan Kirkwood
In-universe information Occupation Drug dealer Police apprentice Father Stuart Sumner Adoptive mother Leela Lomax Stepmother Alice (until 2019) Brothers Daniel Lomax (adoptive) Sisters Peri Lomax (adoptive) Half-brothers Aiden Half-sisters Violet Uncles Ste Hay (adoptive) Nieces Steph Cunningham-Lomax (adoptive) First cousins Jordan Price Leah Barnes (adoptive) Lucas Hay (adoptive) Hannah Hay-O'Connor (adoptive)

Sid Sumner is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Billy Price, who made his first appearance on 9 May 2019. He is introduced as the son of recurring character Stuart Sumner (Chris Simmons) and joins several established characters when he begins to attend Hollyoaks High.^[1] He initially appears as part of the show's high profile far-right extremism storyline in a guest role, but was promoted to a series regular after it concluded when the producers began to plot a year-long county lines drug trafficking storyline.^[2] He made an unannounced departure on 7 October 2022.

In addition to the far-right and drug trafficking plots, Sid's other notable storylines include his adoption by Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter), his ambitions to become a singer-songwriter, a relationship and later friendship with Juliet Nightingale (Niamh Blackshaw) and his subsequent heartbreak when she comes out as a lesbian and becoming an amputee after his leg is run over by Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell) while he is under the influence of ketamine. Price received acclaim for his performance as Sid, receiving several awards nominations.