---
name: "Michael Socha"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-socha"
fi1m_id: "michael-socha"
imdb_id: "nm2523072"
tmdb_id: 126171
wikidata_id: "Q6834504"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 December 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T17:20:05.082771+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Socha

## Identity

Michael Socha

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-socha
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-socha
- **IMDb ID:** nm2523072
- **TMDB ID:** 126171
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6834504
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Socha, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6834504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2523072/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/126171

Actor. Born 13 December 1987 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 December 1987, Derby, Derbyshire, England
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Michael Robert Socha, Майкл Соча
- **Frequently works with:** [Jack Thorne](https://film.one/person/jack-thorne.md), [Andrew Shim](https://film.one/person/andrew-shim.md), [Joe Gilgun](https://film.one/person/joseph-gilgun.md), [Mark Herbert](https://film.one/person/mark-herbert.md), [Robert Carlyle](https://film.one/person/robert-carlyle.md), [Shane Meadows](https://film.one/person/shane-meadows.md), [Thomas Turgoose](https://film.one/person/thomas-turgoose.md), [Vicky McClure](https://film.one/person/vicky-mcclure.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 81 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Socha, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6834504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2523072/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/126171

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*What It Feels Like for a Girl*](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*Toxic Town*](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md) (77)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Unloved*](https://film.one/film/the-unloved.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Socha is an English actor. Born in Derby, Derbyshire, he trained with the Chellaston Youth Players and attended St Benedict Catholic School in Derby.

Socha's breakthrough came with the role of Harvey in Shane Meadows's *This Is England* (2006) and its sequels *This Is England '86* (2010), *This Is England '88* and *This Is England '90*. He is also known for playing Tom McNair in the BBC Three series *Being Human* (2011–2013), Will Scarlet/Knave of Hearts in *Once Upon a Time in Wonderland* (2013–2014), and Mikhail in the miniseries *Chernobyl* (2019). Other credits include *Papillon* (2017), *Time* (2021) and *The Keeper* (2018).

He has appeared in recent series including *Showtrial* (2024), *DI Ray* (2024), *Toxic Town* (2025) as Peter and *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025) as Steve. He is the older brother of actress Lauren Socha.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Toxic Town* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Peter — [page](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md)
- *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md)
- *Time* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Kenny Meadows — [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Harvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *This Is England '88* (2011), Fi1m 86, as Harvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *This Is England '86* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Harvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *The Unloved* (2009), Fi1m 74, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unloved.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Bully — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *500 Miles* (2026), Actor
- *The Cage* (2026), series, as Matty
- *Preschool* (2026), as Brian
- *Creatures of the Night* (2025), Actor
- *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025), series, as Steve — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md)
- *Salvable* (2025), as Little Marcus
- *Toxic Town* (2025), series, as Peter — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md)
- *Jericho Ridge* (2024), as Earl
- *Showpony* (2024), as The Boyfriend
- *Distressing Images* (2023), Actor
- *Changing Ends* (2023), series, as Adam
- *The Gallows Pole* (2023), series, as David Hartley
- *Pram Snatcher* (2022), as Transit Man
- *Big Boys Don’t Cry* (2022), as Paul Connolly
- *DI Ray* (2022), series, as Dave Chapman
- *Skint* (2022), series, as Jambo
- *The Other Me* (2022), as Girogi
- *Edicius* (2021), as Jason
- *Showtrial* (2021), series, as PC Justin Mitchell
- *Tales of the Creeping Death* (2021), as Goose
- *Time* (2021), series, as Kenny Meadows — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *Creation Stories* (2021), as Joe Foster
- *A Guide to Second Date Sex* (2019), as Dan
- *Break Clause* (2019), Actor
- *Killers Anonymous* (2019), as Leandro
- *Chernobyl* (2019), series, as Mikhail — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *The Keeper* (2018), as Bill Twist
- *On the Edge* (2018), series, as Olly
- *Walk Like a Panther* (2018), as Ricky Rickson
- *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), series, as Noah
- *Papillon* (2017), as Julot
- *Double Date* (2017), as Alex
- *The Aliens* (2016), series, as Lewis
- *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Harvey — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *Our World War* (2014), series, as Pvt. Andy Andrews
- *Once Upon a Time in Wonderland* (2013), series, as Knave of Hearts
- *Svengali* (2013), as Tommy
- *Spike Island* (2012), as Carl
- *Twenty8K* (2012), as Tony
- *This Is England '88* (2011), series, as Harvey — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, as Will Scarlet — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *This Is England '86* (2010), series, as Harvey — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *Bonded by Blood* (2010), as Donny Svenson
- *Shank* (2010), as Craze
- *Dive* (2010), series, as Alex
- *Married Single Other* (2010), series, as Spud
- *Labour* (2010), Actor
- *Dogging: A Love Story* (2009), as Jim
- *Paradox* (2009), series, Actor
- *Jade* (2009), as Stephen
- *Bale* (2009), as Kyle
- *The Unloved* (2009), as Michael — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unloved.md)
- *Being Human* (2009), series, as Tom McNair
- *Harvest* (2009), Actor
- *Summer* (2008), as Daniel
- *Better Things* (2008), as Mike
- *Lady Margaret* (2007), as Danny
- *This Is England* (2007), as Bully — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Soft* (2007), as ASBO
- *Go Away!*, as Kyle Burden
- *Young Stalin*, as Simon Ter-Petrosian (KAMO)
- *Untitled Roald Dahl Series*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Michael Socha](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-bd253429bf5a.jpg) Michael Socha — katmtan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Michael_Socha_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michael Socha 2013 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-5e1e9e88294a.jpg) Michael Socha 2013 (2015) — katmtan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Michael_Socha_2013.jpg/1280px-Michael_Socha_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Socha 2014 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-ae2ae41a843f.jpg) Michael Socha 2014 (2015) — katmtan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Michael_Socha_2014.jpg/1280px-Michael_Socha_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Some of Cast of 500 Miles at DIFF 2026, from the video: 'That's A Wrap! Looking back on DIFF 2026'. Uploaded to YouTube by Dublin International Film Festival un](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-a015378fd3f3.jpg) Some of Cast of 500 Miles at DIFF 2026, from the video: 'That's A Wrap! Looking back on DIFF 2026'. Uploaded to YouTube by Dublin International Film Festival un — Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Some_of_Cast_of_500_Miles_at_DIFF_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michael Socha](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-039045723c77.jpg) Michael Socha — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Socha](https://film.one/media/person/44072/gallery-64649ea5062d.jpg) Michael Socha — Image via TMDB

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