 At the age of 14, he moved to Newport, Shropshire, where he attended the Burton Borough School.He went on to study drama at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.Prior to "Hollyoaks", Sutton had roles in the "Dream Team" spin-off "Dream Team 80s", playing Terry Glover, and in Lynda La Plante's "Trial and Retribution X", playing a character called Barry Milne.