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Michael Socha

Michael Socha

Actor · Born December 13, 1987 (38) · Derby, Derbyshire, England

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 13, 1987 (38)
From
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Michael Socha's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Trickster
2 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
9
Dread
6
Contemplative
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Socha's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Socha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • 500 Miles(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Matty

  • Preschool(2026)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Creatures of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • What It Feels Like for a Girl(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Salvable(2025)

    as Little Marcus

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Toxic Town(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho Ridge(2023)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Showpony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Boyfriend

  • Distressing Images (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Changing Ends(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Gallows Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Hartley

  • Pram Snatcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Transit Man

  • Big Boys Don't Cry(2020)

    as Paul Connolly

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • DI Ray(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dave Chapman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Skint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jambo

  • The Other Me(2022)

    as Girogi

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Edicius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jason

  • Showtrial(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as PC Justin Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the Creeping Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Goose

  • Time(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny Meadows

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Creation Stories(2021)

    as Joe Foster

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • 2nd Date Sex(2019)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Break Clause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Killers Anonymous(2019)

    as Leandro

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mikhail

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Keeper(2018)

    as Bill Twist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Olly

  • Walk Like a Panther(2018)

    as Ricky Rickson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Papillon(2017)

    as Julot

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Double Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alex

  • The Aliens(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • This Is England '90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Harvey

  • Our World War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pvt. Andy Andrews

  • Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Knave of Hearts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Svengali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tommy

  • Spike Island(2012)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Twenty8K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tony

  • This Is England '88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Harvey

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 15 episodes · as Will Scarlet

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • This Is England '86(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Harvey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bonded by Blood(2010)

    as Donny Svenson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Shank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Craze

  • Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alex

  • Married Single Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Spud

  • Labour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Public Sex(2009)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Paradox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stephen

  • Bale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kyle

  • The Unloved(2009)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · as Tom McNair

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Daniel

  • Better Things(2008)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lady Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Danny

  • This Is England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bully

  • Soft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as ASBO

  • Go Away! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kyle Burden

  • Young Stalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Simon Ter-Petrosian (KAMO)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 59 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Papillon (2017)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

20072026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
0717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Socha's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Killers Anonymous (2019)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Socha's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles61–83 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles31–70 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles55–77 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles51–81 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Socha work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Socha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cosmo shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers