Personal Info
Birth date
1987-12-13 (37 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Also known as
Michael Robert Socha
Майкл Соча
Michael Socha
Biography
Michael 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Socha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time
7.381
Overview:
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. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.Chernobyl
8.689
Overview:
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.Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7
Overview:
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.Being Human
7.1
Overview:
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.The Keeper
7.434
Overview:
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.Killers Anonymous
4.647
Overview:
A failed attempt to murder a Senator is connected to a group meeting secretly to discuss their darkest urges—to take lives.Time
7.622
Overview:
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.Papillon
7.3
Overview:
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.Jericho Ridge
6.353
Overview:
North Washington county sheriff Tabby finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol, but she soon finds out they’ve been set up by a murderous drug cartel while she herself comes under siege at the office, where she must battle desperately to save herself and her son.Salvable
6.635
Overview:
When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.Toxic Town
7.05
Overview:
When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.DI Ray
6.9
Overview:
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.Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
6.9
Overview:
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.Bonded by Blood
5.2
Overview:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.Double Date
5.4
Overview:
Meet innocent Jim, terrified of girls, and on a reluctant quest to prove his manhood the night before he turns 30. He and his cocky friend Alex think they’ve hit the jackpot when they meet the beautiful siblings Kitty and Lulu, who seem up for anything on a wild party-fuelled night. But little do they know that the femmes fatales want to make Jim lose much more than just his virginity… Getting laid has never been so bloody difficult.Preschool
NYR
Overview:
Two determined fathers engage in a comical battle to enroll their kids in an elite preschool, escalating into an absurd competition with unexpected results.Break Clause
NYR
Overview:
A trio of con-artists rip off some gangsters and lie low in a rented house. Christy tries to see the sting through whilst an unwanted guest, Phil, soon has Nick under his spell and Chloe firmly in his sights.Big Boys Don’t Cry
6.7
Overview:
Based on true events, Paul is forced to recall his harrowing childhood growing up in a children’s home, when a police investigation into his boyhood friend’s suicide opens old wounds. As Paul struggles to shake off his past and build a relationship with Anthea, his fragile mental state and bitter memories lead to a confrontation with those responsible for his shattered childhood and the death of his friend.Showtrial
6.955
Overview:
An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.This Is England '86
7.7
Overview:
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.The Other Me
5.4
Overview:
The life of a young architect is thrown into turmoil when he's diagnosed with a rare eye disease. As his condition worsens, he questions his life and career choices, and his relationship to his frustrated wife becomes more strained.Walk Like a Panther
6.2
Overview:
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.A Guide to Second Date Sex
5.1
Overview:
Laura and Ryan are perfect for each other: they both love Meryl Streep, have been totally destroyed by previous relationships, and have no idea what they are supposed to do tonight. They also both know that they'll have to pretend to be completely different to how they've ever been previously, in the hope of getting it right this time. How bad can a second date really go and what is there to lose? Ryan and Laura are about to find out.This Is England '90
7.843
Overview:
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.The Aliens
5.6
Overview:
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.Svengali
5.3
Overview:
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…What It Feels Like for a Girl
5.5
Overview:
To find yourself, sometimes you need to lose yourself. It's Y2K, and Byron's flirting with discovery and destruction, love and anarchy. Inspired by Paris Lees's raw, riotous memoir.Acting
TBAThe Cage as Matty
TBAPreschool as Unknown
TBA500 Miles as Unknown
TBAGo Away! as Kyle Burden
2025Creatures of the Night as Unknown
2025What It Feels Like for a Girl (8 Episodes) as Steve
2025Salvable as Little Marcus
2025Toxic Town (4 Episodes) as Peter
2024Jericho Ridge as Earl
2024Showpony as The Boyfriend
2023Distressing Images as Unknown
2023Changing Ends (1 Episode) as Adam
2023The Gallows Pole: This Valley Will Rise (3 Episodes) as David Hartley
2022Pram Snatcher as Transit Man
2022Big Boys Don’t Cry as Paul Connolly
2022DI Ray (6 Episodes) as Dave Chapman
2022Skint (7 Episodes) as Jambo
2022The Other Me as Girogi
2021Edicius as Jason
2021Showtrial (5 Episodes) as Justin Mitchell
2021Tales of the Creeping Death as Goose
2021Time (1 Episode) as Kenny Meadows
2021Creation Stories as Joe Foster
2019A Guide to Second Date Sex as Dan
2019Break Clause as Unknown
2019Killers Anonymous as Leandro
2019Chernobyl (3 Episodes) as Mikhail
2018The Keeper as Bill Twist
2018On the Edge (1 Episode) as Olly
2018Walk Like a Panther as Ricky Rickson
2017Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (1 Episode) as Noah
2017Papillon as Julot
2017Double Date as Alex
2016The Aliens (6 Episodes) as Lewis
2015This Is England '90 (4 Episodes) as Harvey
2014Our World War (3 Episodes) as Pvt. Andy Andrews
2013Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (13 Episodes) as Knave of Hearts
2013Svengali as Tommy
2012Spike Island as Carl
2012Twenty8K as Tony
2011This Is England '88 (3 Episodes) as Harvey
2011Once Upon a Time (15 Episodes) as Will Scarlet
2010This Is England '86 (4 Episodes) as Harvey
2010Bonded by Blood as Donny Svenson
2010Shank as Craze
2010Dive (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Labour as Unknown
2009Dogging: A Love Story as Jim
2009Paradox (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Jade as Stephen
2009Bale as Kyle
2009The Unloved as Michael
2009Being Human (18 Episodes) as Tom McNair
2009Harvest as Unknown
2008Summer as Daniel
2008Better Things as Mike
2007Lady Margaret as Danny
2007This Is England as Bully
2007Soft as ASBO