Michael Socha

Actor

December 13, 1987 (38 years)

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Biography

Michael Robert Socha (born December 13, 1987) is an English actor, best known for his role in the Channel 4 drama television series This Is England '86, and a role in the Channel 4 drama The Unloved. He attended Burton College, Saint Benedict Catholic School, Derby and he trained with the Chellaston Youth Players. He was also seen in the BBC Three horror-drama series Being Human in 2011. He is the older brother of actress Lauren Socha who stars in Channel 4 comedy-drama, Misfits.

Filmography

7.4

Once Upon a Time

Will Scarlet

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.

8.7

Chernobyl

Mikhail

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

7.1

Being Human

Tom McNair

Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.

7.0

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Noah

A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.

7.6

Time

Kenny Meadows

Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.

6.8

The Unloved

Michael

Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.

6.8

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Knave of Hearts

In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. Thinking Alice insane, her doctors aim to make her forget everything. While Alice is ready to put it all behind her, she knows this world is real. In the nick of time, the Knave of Hearts and the White Rabbit save her from a doomed fate. Together, the trio tumble down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, where nothing is impossible.

6.9

Showtrial

PC Justin Mitchell

An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.

7.3

Papillon

Julot

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

7.0

Toxic Town

Peter

When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.

7.5

The Cage

Matty

When Leanne and Matty discover they are both robbing from the safe at the inner-city casino they work in, their lives are set on a collision course; with each other, the local gangster they're stealing from, and the police.

6.9

DI Ray

Dave Chapman

DI Ray is set in Birmingham and follows Leicester-born Rachita Ray, a police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.

7.8

This Is England '86

Harvey

It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.

3.0

On the Edge

Olly

Drama anthology championing new film-making talent that serves up a raw slice of real life in modern Britain.

6.2

Changing Ends

Adam

Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football.

N/A

500 Miles

A broken family is forced to come together when 16-year-old Finn and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.

5.6

The Aliens

Lewis

Nearly 40 years ago aliens crash-landed in the UK. They look like us, but are forced to live in a ghetto. Border control officer Lewis falls in love with one.

7.9

This Is England '90

Harvey

Shaun, Harvey, Gadget, Trev and Kelly hit up the nightlife of raves and ecstasy. Woody and Lol are happy, living together with their kids and Combo is still in prison. But things slowly change. This is the year 1990 and This is England.

4.6

Killers Anonymous

Leandro

A failed attempt to murder a Senator is connected to a group meeting secretly to discuss their darkest urges—to take lives.

7.5

This Is England '88

Harvey

Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.