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Michael (Mike) Bailey
Bailey in 2007
Born (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36)
Bristol, England
OccupationActor
Years active2002–2017

Mike 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 teacher in Bedminster Down School.

Personal life

He was 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.[3][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Skins Sid Jenkins 19 episodes
2007 Skins: The Lost Weeks Sid Jenkins Web series, 3 episodes
2009 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth Tofi 2 episodes
Three Moments in Heaven Jamie
2013 We Are the Freaks Parsons
Faulty Nigel
2016 Reunion in Hell Milo Pre-production
2017 Hers and History Luke Web series

References

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