MIKE LOBEL, plays SAM, the drummer in The Winners band. One of Lobel’s most notable performances is his portrayal of Jay Hogart, a manipulative school bully on Degrassi: The Next Generation, an immensely popular teenage drama series which airs on CTV in Canada, and originated on the CBC. In 2003 Lobel made his film debut in an adaptation of Oliver Twist directed by Jacob Tierney entitled Twist in which he played a small role as a street thug alongside actor Nick Stahl.