William Michael "Billy" Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and film producer. Zabka is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and decades later reprises the role of Johnny in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018-), along with Ralph Macchio as Daniel.
William Michael "Billy" Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and film producer. Zabka is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and decades later reprises the role of Johnny in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018-), along with Ralph Macchio as Daniel.
During the 1980s, Zabka appeared in the comedy movies Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986). Zabka also co-starred on the CBS television series The Equalizer as the son of the title character (1986–89). He also played Jack, Audrey's jock boyfriend, in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985).
During the 1990s and 2000s, he acted mostly in independent films while studying to be a filmmaker. In 2003, he wrote and produced the short film Most, shot on location in the Czech Republic and Poland. Most (aka The Bridge) had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2003 and won numerous awards at prestigious film festivals, including Best of Festival at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in 2003. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Most in the Live Action Short Film category.
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Filmography (Movies)
Karate Kid: Legends
Character:Johnny Lawrence
Release Date:08/05/2025
The Cobra Kai Movie
Character:William Zabka
Release Date:22/11/2024
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2024
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2021
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2017
The Man in the Silo
Character:Kevin
Release Date:09/01/2016
The Dog Who Saved Summer
Character:Officer Johnny/Apollo
Release Date:02/06/2015
Where Hope Grows
Character:Milton Malcolm
Release Date:06/04/2014
Cross
Character:Saw
Release Date:21/05/2011
Hot Tub Time Machine
Character:Rick
Release Date:26/03/2010
Smiley Face
Character:Prison Guard
Release Date:16/11/2007
Cake: A Wedding Story
Character:Sam
Release Date:05/10/2007
Sweep the Leg
Character:Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
Release Date:16/03/2007
The Way of The Karate Kid
Character:Self / Johnny
Release Date:01/02/2005
Wild Roomies
Character:Slick Salesman
Release Date:04/06/2004
Antibody
Character:Otto Emmerick
Release Date:04/12/2002
Dark Descent
Character:Marty
Release Date:06/08/2002
Python 2
Character:Greg Larson
Release Date:17/07/2002
Ablaze
Character:Curt Peters
Release Date:16/07/2002
Landspeed
Character:Bob Bailey
Release Date:11/06/2002
Hyper Sonic
Character:The Executive
Release Date:22/01/2002
Gale Force
Character:Rance
Release Date:15/01/2002
Epoch
Character:Rover Driver Joe
Release Date:24/11/2001
Falcon Down
Character:John - Security Guard
Release Date:17/04/2001
Project: Human Weapon
Character:Rojack
Release Date:01/01/2001
Python
Character:Greg Larsen
Release Date:09/08/2000
Interceptors
Character:Dave
Release Date:11/09/1999
High Voltage
Character:Bulldog
Release Date:01/11/1997
To the Ends of Time
Character:Alexander
Release Date:21/10/1996
Shootfighter II
Character:Ruben
Release Date:27/08/1996
The Power Within
Character:Raymond Vonn
Release Date:24/10/1995
Unlawful Passage
Character:Howie
Release Date:01/01/1994
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
Character:Ruben
Release Date:05/05/1993
Protect and Surf
Character:Russell Cooper
Release Date:06/08/1989
A Tiger's Tale
Character:Randy
Release Date:12/02/1988
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Character:Kim Fisher
Release Date:15/11/1986
The Karate Kid Part II
Character:Johnny Lawrence
Release Date:18/06/1986
Back to School
Character:Chas
Release Date:13/06/1986
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Character:Jack
Release Date:25/07/1985
Just One of the Guys
Character:Greg
Release Date:26/04/1985
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
Character:Rick Peterson
Release Date:11/12/1984
The Karate Kid
Character:Johnny Lawrence
Release Date:22/06/1984
Television Appearances
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
Character:Self
The Netflix Afterparty
Character:Self
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
Cobra Kai
Character:Johnny Lawrence
Psych
Character:Coach Baggs
How I Met Your Mother
Character:William Zabka
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Equalizer
Character:Scott McCall
E/R
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