Lauren Socha

• Name — Lauren Socha • Born — 9 June 1990 • Birthplace — Derby, Derbyshire, England • Known for — Comedy-drama television series Misfits • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2006–present • Relatives — Michael Socha (brother) • Children — 3

Socha was born in Derby, Derbyshire to Robert and Kathleen (née Lyons) Socha. Her mother is English and her father was British of Polish/Italian parents. She has an older brother, Michael Socha, also an actor. She attended St. George's RC Primary School, Burton College and St. Benedict's Catholic School and Performing Arts College, Derby. She trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop based in Nottingham.

Socha was first recognised by agents and casting directors when she attended a local drama workshop, having been inspired by her older brother. This led to her being cast as the lead in the Arctic Monkeys' video for their 2006 single "When the Sun Goes Down" at the age of 15. In 2009, Socha went on to star in Samantha Morton's directorial debut The Unloved in which she played a sixteen-year-old girl in a care home. She was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role. In 2010, Socha starred alongside Tim McInnerny in the short film Missing. She also had a minor role in the television mini-series Five Daughters, based on the Ipswich serial murders. In May 2011, she won a BAFTA in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role of Kelly in Misfits. Socha was nominated for Outstanding Actress in the fiction category at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2011. She later appeared in the short The Child, playing a version of Marilyn Monroe. She also 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 also appeared in five episodes of Catastrophe as the babysitter and in 2017 and 2020 played one of the sisters in comedy series The Other One.

Socha lives in Derby. Her brother, Michael Socha, is also an actor. In April 2016, it was announced via Twitter that she had given birth to a girl.

On 23 January 2012, it was reported that Socha had been charged with racially aggravated assault in connection with an incident involving a Derby taxi driver the previous October. On 2 May 2012, Socha pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2006 — Scummy Man — Nina — Short • 2008 — Summer — Tracey — Independent Film • 2009 — The Unloved — Lauren — TV film Nominated—BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role • 2009–2011 — Misfits — Kelly Bailey — Main cast: Series 1-3 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role • 2010 — Missing — Sarah — Short • Five Daughters — Dawn — 3 episodes • 71 Degrees North — Herself • 2011 — The Child — Marilyn Monroe — Short • 2012 — Joint Enterprise — Deena • 2014 — Plebs — Amanda — Episode: "The Chariot" • 2015–2019 — Catastrophe — Anna — 5 episodes • 2017 — Fanged Up — Ms Renfield — Feature Film • 2018 — Strangeways Here We Come — Shelley • Urban Myths — Amy — Episode: "Public Enemy" • 2019 — Shed of the Dead — Bobbi • 2020–2022 — The Other One — Catherine "Cat" Walcott — 12 episodes

• Year — Song — Artist — Role • 2005 — When the Sun Goes Down — Arctic Monkeys — Prostitute • 2021 — Excuses — Mentis — DJ