Michael Socha

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.

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Jade (2009)

Teenager Jade is pregnant. Her relationship with the father is complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Elliott
CAST:  Aisling Loftus  •  Jonny Phillips  •  Michael Socha

Teenager Jade is pregnant. Her relationship with the father is complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Elliott
CAST:  Aisling Loftus  •  Jonny Phillips  •  Michael Socha

Shank (2010)

Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mo Ali
CAST:  Kedar Williams-Stirling  •  Ashley Thomas  •  Adam Deacon  •  Michael Socha

Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mo Ali
CAST:  Kedar Williams-Stirling  •  Ashley Thomas  •  Adam Deacon  •  Michael Socha

Bonded by Blood (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 Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Bennett
CAST:  Lucy Brown  •  Vincent Regan  •  Dave Legeno  •  Tamer Hassan

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Bennett
CAST:  Lucy Brown  •  Vincent Regan  •  Dave Legeno  •  Tamer Hassan

Soft (2007)

A father rediscovers his fear of confrontation at the worst possible time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ellis
CAST:  Jonny Phillips  •  Matthew O'Shea  •  Michael Socha

A father rediscovers his fear of confrontation at the worst possible time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ellis
CAST:  Jonny Phillips  •  Matthew O'Shea  •  Michael Socha

Svengali (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 one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hardwick
CAST:  Jonny Owen  •  Vicky McClure  •  Martin Freeman  •  Maxine Peake

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hardwick
CAST:  Jonny Owen  •  Vicky McClure  •  Martin Freeman  •  Maxine Peake

Spike Island (2012)

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Nico Mirallegro  •  Elliott Tittensor  •  Matthew McNulty  •  Lesley Manville

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Nico Mirallegro  •  Elliott Tittensor  •  Matthew McNulty  •  Lesley Manville

Twenty8K (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 clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Kew  •  Neil Thompson
CAST:  Parminder Nagra  •  Jonas Armstrong  •  Sebastian Nanena  •  Stephen Dillane

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 clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Kew  •  Neil Thompson
CAST:  Parminder Nagra  •  Jonas Armstrong  •  Sebastian Nanena  •  Stephen Dillane

Dogging: A Love Story (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 totally unexpected happens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ellis
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Richard Riddell  •  Sammy T. Dobson  •  Justine Francesca Glenton

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 totally unexpected happens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Ellis
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Richard Riddell  •  Sammy T. Dobson  •  Justine Francesca Glenton

The Unloved (2009)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samantha Morton
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Molly Windsor  •  Lauren Socha  •  Craig Parkinson

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samantha Morton
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Molly Windsor  •  Lauren Socha  •  Craig Parkinson

Summer (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 Shaun steps into our world he is bound to lose. Labeled as a violent bully he destroys himself and Daz with him. Shaun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Rachael Blake  •  Bethan Davies  •  Kate Dickie

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 Shaun steps into our world he is bound to lose. Labeled as a violent bully he destroys himself and Daz with him. Shaun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  Robert Carlyle  •  Rachael Blake  •  Bethan Davies  •  Kate Dickie

Better Things (2008)

Gails agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duane Hopkins
CAST:  Tara Ballard  •  Betty Bench  •  Michael Socha  •  Freddie Cunliffe

Gails agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duane Hopkins
CAST:  Tara Ballard  •  Betty Bench  •  Michael Socha  •  Freddie Cunliffe

This Is England (2006)

Thought provokingEmotionalViolentDisturbing

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 become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Meadows
CAST:  Thomas Turgoose  •  Stephen Graham  •  Jo Hartley  •  Andrew Shim

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 become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Meadows
CAST:  Thomas Turgoose  •  Stephen Graham  •  Jo Hartley  •  Andrew Shim

Harvest (2009)

Alex Winckler Drama Short Film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Winckler
CAST:  Andrew Tiernan  •  Michael Socha  •  June Watson  •  Ryan Kiggell

Alex Winckler Drama Short Film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Winckler
CAST:  Andrew Tiernan  •  Michael Socha  •  June Watson  •  Ryan Kiggell

Walk Like a Panther (2018)

A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Cadan
CAST:  Stephen Graham  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Dave Johns  •  Julian Sands

A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Cadan
CAST:  Stephen Graham  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Dave Johns  •  Julian Sands

Double Date (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 they’ve hit the jackpot when they meet the beautiful siblings Kitty and Lulu, who seem up for anything on a wild ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Barfoot
CAST:  Danny Morgan  •  Michael Socha  •  Kelly Wenham  •  Georgia Groome

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Barfoot
CAST:  Danny Morgan  •  Michael Socha  •  Kelly Wenham  •  Georgia Groome

Papillon (2017)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Noer
CAST:  Charlie Hunnam  •  Rami Malek  •  Eve Hewson  •  Roland Møller

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Noer
CAST:  Charlie Hunnam  •  Rami Malek  •  Eve Hewson  •  Roland Møller

The Keeper (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 Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus H. Rosenmüller
CAST:  David Kross  •  Freya Mavor  •  John Henshaw  •  Michael Socha

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus H. Rosenmüller
CAST:  David Kross  •  Freya Mavor  •  John Henshaw  •  Michael Socha

A Guide to Second Date Sex (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 they are supposed to do tonight. They also both know that they'll have to pretend to be completely different to how ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Hirons
CAST:  George MacKay  •  Alexandra Roach  •  Michael Socha  •  Emma Catherine Rigby

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Hirons
CAST:  George MacKay  •  Alexandra Roach  •  Michael Socha  •  Emma Catherine Rigby

Break Clause (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, soon has Nick under his spell and Chloe firmly in his sights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Tiernan
CAST:  Peter McNamara  •  Shona McWilliams  •  Lorraine Stanley  •  Michael Socha

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Tiernan
CAST:  Peter McNamara  •  Shona McWilliams  •  Lorraine Stanley  •  Michael Socha

Killers Anonymous (2019)

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

DIRECTION:  Martin Owen
CAST:  Tommy Flanagan  •  Jessica Alba  •  Gary Oldman  •  Rhyon Nicole Brown

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

DIRECTION:  Martin Owen
CAST:  Tommy Flanagan  •  Jessica Alba  •  Gary Oldman  •  Rhyon Nicole Brown
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