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Michael Socha
Born: 13th Dec 1987 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 61
Film: 38 (62%)
Television: 23 (38%)
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Filmography
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Kyle Burden
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A diminutive twentysomething 'Soso' (a nickname given to him by his mother) leads a group of revolutionaries in a massive bank heist to rob the Imperi ... view
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Simon Ter-Petrosian (KAMO)
2026
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 ... view
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Apr 2026 (first aired)
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; w ... view
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Matty (5 ep.)
2026
Two determined fathers engage in a comical battle to enroll their kids in an elite preschool, escalating into an absurd competition with unexpected re ... view
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Brian
2025
A wandering drifter stumbles upon a mysterious castle deep in the barren countryside. But what begins as simple curiosity soon turns into a nightmare ... view
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Jun 2025 (first aired)
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 Pa ... view
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Steve (8 ep.)
2025
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 ... view
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Little Marcus
Feb 2025 (first aired)
When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account. ... view
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Peter (4 ep.)
2024
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 fin ... view
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Earl
2024
An actor tries to record a self tape with the "help" of her jealous boyfriend. ... view
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The Boyfriend
2023
A content moderator for a social media site begins to suspect his young son is hiding violent tendencies when their family pet is mysteriously wounded ... view
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Jun 2023 (first aired)
Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth divi ... view
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Adam (1 ep.)
May 2023 (first aired)
Against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers t ... view
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David Hartley (3 ep.)
2022
A heavily pregnant criminal and her partner-in-crime head to a remote service station off the A90 for one last job. ... view
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Transit Man
2022
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 ... view
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Paul Connolly
May 2022 (first aired)
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 person ... view
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Dave Chapman (6 ep.)
Mar 2022 (first aired)
The grit, humour and courage of ordinary people in the bleakest of circumstances. Darkly comic, poignant and sometimes devastating monologues about li ... view
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Jambo (7 ep.)
2022
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 ... view
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Girogi
Oct 2021 (first aired)
An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight. ... view
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PC Justin Mitchell (5 ep.)
2021
Five tales full of horror, comedy and most importantly, Creeping Death. You better pray for your soul. ... view
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Goose
Jun 2021 (first aired)
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison dra ... view
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Kenny Meadows (1 ep.)
2021
The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soun ... view
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Joe Foster
2019
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 t ... view
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Dan
2019
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, soo ... view
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2019
A failed attempt to murder a Senator is connected to a group meeting secretly to discuss their darkest urges—to take lives. ... view
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Leandro
May 2019 (first aired)
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 ... view
Character:
Mikhail (3 ep.)
Original title: Trautmann
2018
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 ... view
Character:
Bill Twist
Aug 2018 (first aired)
Drama anthology championing new film-making talent that serves up a raw slice of real life in modern Britain. ... view
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Olly (1 ep.)
2018
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure. ... view
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Ricky Rickson
Sep 2017 (first aired)
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories. ... view
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Noah (1 ep.)
2017
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal c ... view
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Julot
2017
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 ... view
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Alex
Mar 2016 (first aired)
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 w ... view
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Lewis (6 ep.)
Sep 2015 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Harvey (4 ep.)
Aug 2014 (first aired)
Our World War is a gripping factual drama series offering viewers first-hand experience of the extraordinary bravery of young soldiers fighting 100 ye ... view
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Pvt. Andy Andrews (3 ep.)
Oct 2013 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Knave of Hearts (13 ep.)
2013
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 o ... view
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Tommy
2012
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses. ... view
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Carl
2012
A teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Deeva Jani, returns home to ... view
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Tony
Dec 2011 (first aired)
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 st ... view
Character:
Harvey (3 ep.)
Oct 2011 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Will Scarlet (15 ep.)
Sep 2010 (first aired)
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 Brit ... view
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Harvey (4 ep.)
2010
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 R ... view
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Donny Svenson
2010
SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amid ... view
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Craze
Jul 2010 (first aired)
Schoolgirl Lindsey Macallum aspires to be an Olympic diver and follows a strict training regime, but this goes out the window when her supportive fath ... view
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Alex (2 ep.)
Feb 2010 (first aired)
Married Single Other is a British relationship drama miniseries created and written by Peter Souter for ITV and UTV.
The lives of three couples in di ... view
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Spud (1 ep.)
2010
Henry spends his days working in a Nursing home and his nights worrying about the girl he used to love. ... view
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2009
An aspiring Gordie journalist drops his inhibitions to research the UK's North East outdoor sex scene. He meets a certain girl in a car park, and the ... view
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Jim
Nov 2009 (first aired)
Mysterious images that show incidents 18 hours before they happen are transmitted from space. As a space scientist attempts to explain their source, d ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2009
Teenager Jade is pregnant. Her relationship with the father is complicated. ... view
Character:
Stephen
2009
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 he ... view
Character:
Michael
Jan 2009 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Tom McNair (18 ep.)
2008
Shaun and Daz are vibrant kids, wasted by their experience of education. All they have is friendship and Shaun's first love Katy. From the moment Shau ... view
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Daniel
2008
Gail's agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually ... view
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Mike
2007
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They beco ... view
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Bully
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ASBO