Michael Robert Socha (born 13 December 1987) is an English actor,
known for his roles in the films This Is England and Summer, and the
television series This Is England '86, '88, '90, Being Human, Once
Upon a Time in Wonderland and the BBC Three miniseries Our World
War.Michael Robert Socha (born 13 December 1987) is an English actor,
known for his roles in the films This Is England and Summer, and the
television series This Is England '86, '88, '90, Being Human, Once
Upon a Time in Wonderland and the BBC Three miniseries Our World
War.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. Socha's
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.Through teachers at Socha's school the family
learned about the Central Junior Television Workshop a free actors'
workshop for young people from the Nottingham area. He enrolled in the
course when he was 14, but was almost refused admission as he had
failed to learn the monologue for his audition and was put in the
"reserve group". His second audition went the same way, but the
programme relented and allowed him in after a time. Socha says the
workshop had a strong impact on him, and he began working hard at
acting. His first professional role came when he was cast in a small
part in a short film. He was quickly cast in several small parts
subsequently, and hired an agent. Michael Socha Top Movies & Young Movies