Mike Bailey (actor)

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]

Mike Bailey
Bailey in 2007
Born	Michael James Bailey (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36) Bristol, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–2017

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.

Personal life

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	Ref.
2007–2008	Skins	Sid Jenkins	19 episodes	[1]
2007	Skins: The Lost Weeks	Sid Jenkins	Web series, 3 episodes
2010	1066: The Battle for Middle Earth	Tofi	2 episodes	[4]
	Three Moments in Heaven	Jamie
2013	We Are the Freaks	Parsons		[5]
	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. "'Skins' actor Mike Bailey quits acting to become a school teacher". NME. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "Whatever happened to Sid from Skins?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. "Skins actor unveils new project". BBC News. 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.

External links

• Mike Bailey at IMDb