Mike Bailey (actor)

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Mike Bailey
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Bailey in 2007
Born
Michael James Bailey

(1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36)
Bristol, England
OccupationActor
Years active2002–2017

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]

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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 for teen comedy We Are the Freaks , [5] directed by Justin Edgar and produced by Alex Usborne at 104 Films. The show released in 2013. He is now a Drama/Music teacher in Bedminster Down School.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

He got married on 27 June 2015.[ citation needed ] 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. [3] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007–2008 Skins Sid Jenkins19 episodes [1]
2007 Skins: The Lost Weeks Sid JenkinsWeb series, 3 episodes
2010 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth Tofi2 episodes [4]
Three Moments in Heaven Jamie
2013 We Are the Freaks Parsons [5]
FaultyNigel
2016 Reunion in Hell MiloPre-production
2017Hers and HistoryLukeWeb series

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References

  1. 1 2 "Skins: the wild bunch". The Telegraph. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "'Skins' actor Mike Bailey quits acting to become a school teacher". NME. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Whatever happened to Sid from Skins?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Skins actor unveils new project". BBC News. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "We Are The Freaks". Screenterrier. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.