Lauren Socha
Encyclopedia
Lauren Marie Socha is a BAFTA award winning English
actress, best known for her starring role in the E4 comedy-drama
television series Misfits
and a co-starring role in the Channel 4
drama
The Unloved
. She attended St. George's RC Primary School, Burton College
and Saint Benedict School and Performing Arts College, Derby and moonlights as a singer. She trained at Ian Smith's Television Workshop based in Nottingham.
In May 2010, Lauren was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Samantha Morton
's directorial debut The Unloved
in which she played a sixteen year old girl in a care home. In May 2011 she won a BAFTA for her portrayal of Kelly Bailey
in Misfits, in the Best Supporting Actress category.
In 2011 Lauren took part in the BBC Learning project "Off By Heart Shakespeare" where she played Juliet
from Romeo and Juliet
, performing the speech: “Blistered be thy tongue”.
She is the younger sister of actor Michael Socha
, known for his roles in This Is England '86
and Being Human
.
She also stars in the music video "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress, best known for her starring role in the E4 comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
television series Misfits
Misfits (TV series)
Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television series about a group of young offenders forced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The first series started broadcasting on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was...
and a co-starring role in the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
The Unloved
The Unloved
The Unloved is a British television drama starring Molly Windsor, Susan Lynch and Robert Carlyle. It is about an eleven year old girl called Lucy growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective...
. She attended St. George's RC Primary School, Burton College
Burton College
Burton and South Derbyshire College is a further education college located in Burton upon Trent in England. Early in 2011 the college was renamed Burton & South Derbyshire College.-Courses:...
and Saint Benedict School and Performing Arts College, Derby and moonlights as a singer. She trained at Ian Smith's Television Workshop based in Nottingham.
In May 2010, Lauren was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and film director. She began her performing career with guest roles in television shows such as Soldier Soldier and Boon before making her film debut in the 1997 drama film This Is the Sea, playing the character of Hazel Stokes...
's directorial debut The Unloved
The Unloved
The Unloved is a British television drama starring Molly Windsor, Susan Lynch and Robert Carlyle. It is about an eleven year old girl called Lucy growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective...
in which she played a sixteen year old girl in a care home. In May 2011 she won a BAFTA for her portrayal of Kelly Bailey
Kelly Bailey (Misfits)
Kelly Bailey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama Misfits, portrayed by Lauren Socha. Kelly first appears in episode 1 of Series 1. The character has been characterised as "chavvish" but with a "heart of gold"...
in Misfits, in the Best Supporting Actress category.
In 2011 Lauren took part in the BBC Learning project "Off By Heart Shakespeare" where she played Juliet
Juliet
Juliet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo. She is the daughter of old Capulet, head of the house of Capulet. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself....
from Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, performing the speech: “Blistered be thy tongue”.
She is the younger sister of actor Michael Socha
Michael Socha
Michael Socha is an English actor, best known for his roles in the critically acclaimed films This Is England and Summer, and the television series This Is England '86 and Being Human.-Early life:...
, known for his roles in This Is England '86
This Is England '86
This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. A spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England, and set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture...
and Being Human
Being Human
- Plot :The film portrays the experience of a single human soul, portrayed by Williams, through various incarnations. Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span man's history on Earth....
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Scummy Man Scummy Man Scummy Man is a short film, written and directed by Paul Fraser and produced by Mark Herbert and Diarmid Scrimshaw, based on the song "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys, and released on DVD on 10 April 2006 by Domino Records... |
Nina | Short film |
| 2009 | The Unloved The Unloved The Unloved is a British television drama starring Molly Windsor, Susan Lynch and Robert Carlyle. It is about an eleven year old girl called Lucy growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective... |
Lauren | Feature film (2010 BAFTA nomination Best Supporting Actress in a Supporting Role) |
| 2009–present | Misfits Misfits (TV series) Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television series about a group of young offenders forced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The first series started broadcasting on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was... |
Kelly | TV series (2011 BAFTA Winner Best Supporting Actress in a Supporting Role) |
| 2010 | Five Daughters Five Daughters Five Daughters is a British television drama mini-series starring Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire, Jaime Winstone and Juliet Aubrey. Set in 2006, it is about the five victims of the Ipswich serial murders and how the crime affected their families... |
Dawny | TV series |
| 2010 | 71 Degrees North 71 Degrees North 71 Degrees North is a TV series on ITV which began broadcasting on 11 September 2010. 10 celebrities must battle it out to see who will make it to the 71st parallel north, with challenges along the way. Mazda formerly sponsored the show, Continental tires are the current sponsors... |
Herself | TV series |
She also stars in the music video "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
.