Mike Lobel

Mike Lobel
File:Robin Wong TIFF Schmooze Cassie Steele Mike Loebol.jpg Lobel with Cassie Steele at the 2007 eTalk Star Schmooze
Born	Michael Ryan Lobel (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael Ryan "Mike" Lobel (born March 7, 1984) is a Canadian actor.

Life and career

Lobel is the oldest of three siblings from the same parents. Mike Lobel has an older half-brother; they share the same father. At a young age he began showing interest in music and visual arts which drew him to Etobicoke School of the Arts. He attended ESA from 1998 to 2003, first majoring in music (he studied percussion) then later switching to drama. While at the school he formed several musical groups and is currently working on his solo project. It was in his graduating year at ESA that he began working as an actor.

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.

Lobel’s most notable performance to date, is his portrayal of "Jay Hogart," a manipulative school bully on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He maintains that he is nothing like his character in real life. Lobel had originally auditioned to play the role of "Dylan Michalchuk", a complete opposite role of his current, and instead was offered the larger role of Jay.

Lobel has appeared on television in Zixx: Level One and Sue Thomas F.B.Eye and has had starring roles in Selling Innocence and Booky Makes Her Mark. He made a guest appearance on a television series in 2007 entitled The Best Years.

In 2008, Lobel joined the indie-rock band "Boys Who Say No" and plays the Synth.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Twist	Bully	Film debut
2004	Decoys	Halloween Jock
	Brave New Girl	Diz's Date
	Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story	Napoleon	Minor Role
2005	Selling Innocence	Justin Johnson	TV film
2006	Booky Makes Her Mark	Lorne	TV film
2008	Degrassi Spring Break Movie	Jay Hogart	Television movie
	Luggage	Bruce
2009	Degrassi Goes Hollywood	Jay Hogart
2009	Suck	Sam
2010	Degrassi Takes Manhattan	Jay Hogart
2010	The Science of Cool	N/A
Television
Year	Series	Role	Notes
2003–2009	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Jay Hogart	80 episodes, 2003–2009 Seasons 3-4 (Supporting Role) Seasons 5-7 (Main Role) Seasons 8-9 (Guest Role)
2004	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Lance Rose	"Into Thin Air" (Season 2, Episode 10)
	Zixx Level One	Lars	"Stuck on You" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2007	The Best Years	Handles McPherson	"Notorious" (Season 1, Episode 2)
2011–present	Really Me!	DJ	13 episodes, 2011–present Seasons 1 (Main Role)

External links

• Mike Lobel at the Internet Movie Database
• Mike Lobel TV.com
• Mike Lobel The-N.com
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