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‘I’ve had white knuckle moments’: Michael Socha on This Is England, his patchy beard – and seedy new casino thriller The Cage
- Socha plays Matty, the casino manager who masks his crimes by skimming takings and falsifying books in The Cage.
- The Cage is a dense thriller set around a Liverpool casino with corruption, police, and intertwined family loyalties.
- Socha says the project is fun to work on and he enjoys the pace and variety it offers.
- Socha maintains his Derby roots and notes he often moves between projects across the UK.
- The Guardian interview links Socha’s early rise in This Is England to his current TV projects and upcoming roles.
- Socha hints at a possible This Is England reunion, depending on director Shane Meadows.
- Socha balances dark roles with personal charity hikes, including the coast-to-coast path and the Camino de Santiago.
- Socha is set to star in Channel 4 thriller Deadpoint and a Latvia-shot Young Stalin in the near future.
- Socha emphasizes his theatre of different roles and not sticking to one type of character.
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