Mike Bailey (actor) explained

Mike Bailey
Birth Name:Michael James Bailey
Birth Date:1988 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2002–2017

Michael James Bailey (born 6 April 1988) is an English former actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sid Jenkins in the first two seasons of the British teen drama Skins.[1]

In 2017, Bailey left his acting career and became a teacher.[2] [3]

Career

In the Skins series 1 finale, Bailey sang a musical ensemble version of "Wild World" by Cat Stevens. He, along with the rest of the main cast of series 1 and 2, did not return for the third series.

He also appeared in the Channel 4 drama 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth as Tofi, which was broadcast in May 2009.[4]

In March 2012, he filmed in Birmingham We Are the Freaks,[5] a teen comedy directed by Justin Edgar and produced by Alex Usborne at 104 Films, which was released in 2013.He is now a Drama/Music teacher in Bedminster Down School.

Personal life

He got married on 27 June 2015. After Bailey's last project in 2017, he completed a drama degree and completed teacher training, and now works as a secondary school drama teacher.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2008SkinsSid Jenkins19 episodes
2007Skins: The Lost WeeksSid JenkinsWeb series, 3 episodes
20101066: The Battle for Middle EarthTofi2 episodes
Three Moments in HeavenJamie
2013We Are the FreaksParsons
FaultyNigel
2016Reunion in HellMiloPre-production
2017Hers and HistoryLukeWeb series

Notes and References

  1. News: Skins: the wild bunch . The Telegraph . 31 January 2008. 28 January 2015.
  2. Web site: 2020-10-02. 'Skins' actor Mike Bailey quits acting to become a school teacher. 2021-04-09. NME. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Whatever happened to Sid from Skins?. 2021-04-09. Radio Times. en.
  4. News: Skins actor unveils new project . BBC News. 31 December 2008 . 28 January 2015.
  5. News: We Are The Freaks . Screenterrier . 10 March 2012 . 10 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120417213519/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2012/03/we-are-freaks.html . 17 April 2012 . dead .