Michael Socha

Michael Socha is a Movie Actor, and he was born on 13 December - 1987(35 years old) in England. Michael Socha zodiac sign is Sagittarius. More detailed information about Michael Socha given below.

Michael Socha Timeline

• 1987
  

  Socha was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, to Kathleen Lyons (nicknamed "Kath") and Robert Socha, on 13 December 1987. He is the older brother of actress Lauren Socha, star of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Misfits. Socha was brought up in Littleover, a suburb of Derby, and attended St Benedict Catholic School. Socha was a rebellious pupil. He often skipped school, but when forced to attend he tried to make it fun by doing the things he was most interested in. When Socha was 12, his mother read in a local newspaper about a play being cast by the Chellaston Youth Players. She asked her son and daughter if they wanted to try out for it, and both did. Sochau0027s motivation for auditioning was his anger at being denied a role in the musical and his desire to prove his teachers wrong about his acting skills. He won the lead role of Bugsy Malone in the play. He acted in several plays for the group, but by his own admission did not take acting very seriously.

• 2004
  

  Sochau0027s father had a long history of alcohol abuse, and his parents separated. In 2004, Robert Socha died of an alcohol-related heart attack. According to Kathleen, the death of his father made her son very independent. "Michael was walking the streets of London at 16 going to auditions. He had to because I was working. Heu0027d go off with a map and Tube fare."

• 2006
  

  Sochau0027s breakthrough role came early in his acting career. In 2006, he was cast as the bully Harvey in Shane Meadowsu0027s skinhead subculture film, This Is England.

• 2008
  

  In 2008, he was cast in Kenneth Glenaanu0027s BAFTA Scotland-award winning film Summer, where he acted opposite Robert Carlyle. The same year, he appeared in Duane Hopkinsu0027s film Better Things and the independent small-budget comedy Dogging: A Love Story. He also appeared in three episodes of the BBC One medical drama Casualty. In February 2009, Socha made his stage debut at Nottingham Playhouse in Glamour, a comedy by Stephen Lowe. The same year, he appeared in an episode of the science fiction police drama Paradox on BBC One and in the made-for-television film The Unloved for Channel Four.

• 2010
  

  Despite his initial success, Socha was "penniless" and "waiting for work" for much of 2009 and early 2010, sitting at home and watching daytime television. His next big break came when Shane Meadows asked him to reprise the role of Harvey the bully for a four-part television series for Channel 4. The series, This Is England u002786, follows the lives of the filmu0027s characters three years after the events originally depicted. It aired in September 2010. That same year, Socha appeared in an episode of the hit television comedy Married Single Other as well as the film Bonded by Blood. He also appeared in the This Is England Christmas special, and in a music video with American soul music singer Lauren Pritchard. In 2011, he played William Price in Helen Edmundsonu0027s adaptation of Anna of the Five Towns on BBC Radio 4.

• 2011
  

  Socha appeared in BBC Threeu0027s hit supernatural series Being Human in 2011, receiving good critical notice as the innocent young werewolf Tom McNair. He almost did not appear on the show. He missed his audition after a taxicab hit him and fled the scene while he was helping a friend move furniture across a road in Normanton. Although only bruised, he missed his audition and had to plead for a second chance. He won the role of Tom, a young werewolf who has been brought up in the wild by his father and taught to hunt vampires. During his time on Being Human, Socha says he became good friends with Russell Tovey and co-star Robson Green. Socha has admitted that he can get carried away while performing some of his more physically demanding scenes. On another occasion, acting out a werewolf transformation in a metal cage, he almost injured himself after his physical acting became too extreme. He has received at least seven minor injuries requiring medical treatment and reporting to authorities.

• 2012
  

  Socha was upgraded from a recurring role to the main cast for the fourth series of Being Human, after the previous main cast, including Tovey, left the show. The fourth series started airing in February 2012. He also appeared in the music video to the Jake Bugg song "Seen It All" and in the music video to the Lauren Pritchard song "Stuck".

• 2013
  

  In 2013, Socha portrayed the Knave of Hearts in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, a spin-off to the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time. He also starred in Chris Coghillu0027s film Spike Island, based upon The Stone Roses gig of the same name. After Once Upon a Time in Wonderlandu0027s cancellation, it was confirmed that Socha would be a main cast member in the fourth season of Once Upon A Time.

• 2016
  

  2016 saw Socha take the lead in the E4 series The Aliens and he has starred in two films currently in production (Double Date and a remake of the 1973 film Papillon) with 2017 release dates to be confirmed.Socha has a son and daughter with his long-time girlfriend, Faye. In an interview with the Evening Standard in 2016, it was written that Faye was his ex-partner, however, it is not publicly known whether they have got back together.

• 2017
  

  In 2017, Socha played King Richard III in the music video titled u0027ill Ray (the king)u0027 by British Indie rock group Kasabian.

• 2019
  

  In 2019 August, Socha played the main cast in the music videos titled u201csomething about youu201d - which was written by Elderbrook and Rudimental. In which he played a member of a therapy group, which highlights struggles between males and showing the other side of masculinity to one another.