Ryan Connor Ryan Connor was born to Nick and Wendy Neeson on 14th January , 1992 . However , a mix - up at Weatherfield General meant he was taken home by Dean and Michelle Connor who believed he was their son and are listed as his parents on his birth certificate . He was close to his dad Dean . However , Dean was killed in a road traffic accident in 2001 when Ryan was only just turned nine , and it was later revealed that it was his uncle Paul Connor that was driving and had switched seats with Dean to avoid being convicted of driving while intoxicated . Biography . 1992 - 2007 : Arrival . In December 2006 , Ryan was caught by Norris Cole vandalising The Kabin . Michelle made him help in The Kabin every night after school for a week . For a time , Michelle dated Sonny Dhillon . After they broke up , Ryan went joyriding in Sonny ' s car . He was caught by the police , though later released . When he returned to the Street , his uncle Paul smacked him across the face . The reason for this was later revealed to be that Paul caused the demise of Ryan ' s late father , Dean , due to careless driving . In an episode several months later , Paul died in a car accident after kidnapping Leanne Battersby . 2007 - 2008 : Baby - swap . Throughout December 2007 , Ryan was stalked by a mysterious stranger who knew him by name . When tracked down , the man , Nick Neeson , explained that he believed Ryan to be his real son , and his own son Alex to be Michelle ' s after a baby mix - up at the hospital . A DNA test later confirmed this to be the case . Ryan got extremely jealous when his mother started taking Alex out for the day and had a fight with him in January 2008 . The fight resulted in the pair both being hit by a car and suffering minor injuries . Nick wrote Ryan a letter , in which he told him he was sorry for stalking him and hoped he understood why he had to see him . Ryan tore it up before reading it and Michelle picked up the pieces . Inside was a picture of Ryan just after he was born with Nick and Wendy . Ryan moved in with his uncle and aunt , Liam and Maria Connor in February 2008 , feeling excluded because Alex was living with Michelle . After Alex moved out in March , Ryan moved back in . Ryan continues to see Nick on occasions . 2008 - 2010 : Liam ' s death . On 16th October 2008 , Ryan attended Tony Gordon ' s stag party where Tony had plotted to murder Ryan ' s adoptive uncle Liam after he had discovered his affair with Carla Connor . However , when the group were planning to visit a strip club , Tony sent him home as he was too young and only minutes after Ryan had left , Liam was killed in a hit and run . He was later informed of the news by his adoptive mother Michelle . 2010 : Relationship with Sian Powers . Ryan briefly dated Sian Powers . They kissed during one of his gigs and started going out . Later , Sian ' s father Vinnie began threatening Ryan , as he was suspicious that he had been sleeping with Sian after finding condoms in her bag . They later had sex , only to be caught by Michelle . After arguing , Sian left . Her father found out the pair had slept together and sent Sian to Southport to live with her mother Janet . This left Ryan deeply upset . Shortly after Sian returned , she broke up with Ryan , thinking that he had feelings for another girl . Sophie later found him and tried to give him some advice , however he misread her intentions and made a move on her . After initially lying about the kiss ( saying that Sophie initiated it ) , Sian found out that he tried to kiss Sophie and she broke up with him indefinitely . 2012 - 2013 : Return to the Street . On 17th July 2012 , Ryan returned to Weatherfield after completing his university course in Glasgow and firstly saw Sophie Webster , who was cleaning No . 13 and started a fire which then he got the blame for . The following month , he took an instant liking to David Platt ' s wife Kylie and they had a drink in the Rovers which led to Ryan offering her cocaine . Later that evening , Ryan ' s mother Michelle and her boyfriend Steve McDonald caught him in the toilets snorting cocaine . Michelle and landlady Stella Price called the Police on him and he was released following a caution . Tracy Barlow took a supposed liking towards Ryan which angered Michelle and Steve especially when Tracy continued to take her relationship further with Ryan leading to them having sex . Tracy then faked a pregnancy , confusing Ryan . When Steve requested that she had an abortion , Michelle ended her relationship with Steve and the pair split up . Tracy finally explained that she had faked her pregnancy when Ryan proposed marriadge to her . Ryan , Michelle , Steve , Ken and Deirdre Barlow were all hurt and angry . Wanting to rekindle their relationship , Steve came begging back to Michelle and although Ryan explained that Steve should not be with his mother , Michelle eventually gave him another chance . Ryan - hurt that his mother didn ' t listen to him and that Tracy rejected him - took Sophie to a club in the city . While at the club , Ryan took cocaine which angered Sophie , and she threatened to call Michelle . Ryan started an argument with another man before leaving , begging Sophie not to tell Michelle . Ryan attempted to play chicken on the road and told Sophie to go home . Not wanting Ryan to get hurt , Sophie talked sense into him and he let her help him . When Sophie tried to go to him , she got hit by a vehicle . The driver called an ambulance while Ryan tried to blame it on him . Once the ambulance arrived , Ryan ran home to tell Michelle what had happened . She and Sophie ' s parents , Kevin and Sally were all furious by Ryan ' s actions . Sophie begged her parents not to report Ryan to the police , and soon things were alright once Sophie made a speedy recovery . In March 2013 , Ryan became the new manager of Prima Doner and quickly employed Katy Armstrong , who was in a relationship with Chesney Brown at the time . Soon , Ryan and Katy began an affair . When Katy ' s friend Steph Britton became jealous of Ryan , Katy put her off by revealing his drug use in the past . Days later , Ryan and Katy were discovered by Gary Windass in the back of a van . The news hit Chesney and he split up with Katy later on . Ryan and Katy began frequently clubbing and sleeping together before they became a couple . Months later , their relationship took a turn as Ryan was supposedly texting another woman , Jamie - Lee . However , really they were working together in a club . As soon as Katy saw them together , she got the wrong idea and insulted Jamie - Lee ' s age before leaving Ryan . By October , Ryan was jobless so Michelle ' s partner Steve McDonald convinced Ryan to jet off to Ibiza to become a DJ . Michelle was sad to see her son go , but Katy and Steph weren ' t really bothered . Michelle and Steve bade Ryan farewell as he left in a taxi for Manchester Airport . He sent a card to his mother , Michelle on the day of her wedding to Steve McDonald in May 2015 . Quotes . " Taxi never turned up . I waited like . . . half an hour " ( First line , to mother Michelle ) " I will , yeah . " ( Final line to Michelle )