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Michael Socha (Michael Robert Socha, born 13 December 1987)〔(England and Wales births ) Retrieved 2015-10-12〕 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'' and the BBC Three miniseries Our World War. ==Early life== 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''. Michael 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.〔 At the age of 11 Michael unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead role in a school musical play. When Michael 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. Michael'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 Michael's school the family learned about film director Ian Smith's Central Television Junior 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.〔 Michael 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.〔 Socha's 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 Kath Socha (a residential social worker),〔 the death of Michael's 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. He'd go off with a map and Tube fare."〔 Michael Socha liked drama, English and history courses, however, and received his GCSEs in those three subjects.〔 He credits his teacher, Mrs Urquhart-Hughes, as someone who watched over him, motivated him, and got him to do his homework after school.〔 His first job after leaving school was in a manufacturing factory.〔 He disliked it and quit, and enrolled at Burton College, a further education school. He worked at two other factories after leaving school, as well as at a car wash. He also worked as a labourer for his uncle's bricklaying firm, mixing mortar for the bricklayers. But as he was constantly taking off work at the last moment to attend auditions he quit working full-time and dedicated himself to acting.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Socha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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