Michael Socha

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.

Known For

Once Upon a Time

Chernobyl

Being Human

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

The Unloved

Time

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Papillon

All Movies (38)

• 500 Miles2026
• Preschool2026 · as Brian
• Creatures of the Night2025
• Salvable2025 · as Little Marcus
• Jericho Ridge2024 · as Earl
• Showpony2024 · as The Boyfriend
• Distressing Images2023
• Pram Snatcher2022 · as Transit Man
• Big Boys Don’t Cry2022 · as Paul Connolly
• The Other Me2022 · as Girogi
• Edicius2021 · as Jason
• Tales of the Creeping Death2021 · as Goose
• Creation Stories2021 · as Joe Foster
• A Guide to Second Date Sex2019 · as Dan
• Break Clause2019
• Killers Anonymous2019 · as Leandro
• The Keeper2018 · as Bill Twist
• Walk Like a Panther2018 · as Ricky Rickson
• Papillon2017 · as Julot
• Double Date2017 · as Alex
• Svengali2013 · as Tommy
• Spike Island2012 · as Carl
• Twenty8K2012 · as Tony
• Bonded by Blood2010 · as Donny Svenson
• Shank2010 · as Craze
• Labour2010
• Dogging: A Love Story2009 · as Jim
• Jade2009 · as Stephen
• Bale2009 · as Kyle
• The Unloved2009 · as Michael
• Harvest2009
• Summer2008 · as Daniel
• Better Things2008 · as Mike
• Lady Margaret2007 · as Danny
• This Is England2007 · as Bully
• Soft2007 · as ASBO
• Go Away!— · as Kyle Burden
• Young Stalin— · as Simon Ter-Petrosian (KAMO)

All TV Shows (23)

• The Cage2026 · as Matty
• What It Feels Like for a Girl2025 · as Steve
• Toxic Town2025 · as Peter
• Changing Ends2023 · as Adam
• The Gallows Pole2023 · as David Hartley
• DI Ray2022 · as Dave Chapman
• Skint2022 · as Jambo
• Showtrial2021 · as PC Justin Mitchell
• Time2021 · as Kenny Meadows
• Chernobyl2019 · as Mikhail
• On the Edge2018 · as Olly
• Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017 · as Noah
• The Aliens2016 · as Lewis
• This Is England '902015 · as Harvey
• Our World War2014 · as Pvt. Andy Andrews
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland2013 · as Knave of Hearts
• This Is England '882011 · as Harvey
• Once Upon a Time2011 · as Will Scarlet
• This Is England '862010 · as Harvey
• Dive2010 · as Alex
• Married Single Other2010 · as Spud
• Paradox2009
• Being Human2009 · as Tom McNair