Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 20, 1965
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
56 titles
William Zabka
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Karate Kid: Legends
Johnny Lawrence
The Cobra Kai Movie
William Zabka
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Self
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
Self
Beyond the Bonsai
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self
The Netflix Afterparty
Self
Jud's Decision
Craft Service
Reunited Apart
Self
Cobra Kai
Johnny Lawrence
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
The Man in the Silo
Kevin
The Dog Who Saved Summer
Officer Johnny/Apollo
I Hate Christian Laettner
Johnny Lawrence (archive footage)
Where Hope Grows
Milton Malcolm
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Cross
Saw
Hot Tub Time Machine
Rick
Smiley Face
Prison Guard
Cake: A Wedding Story
Sam
Sweep the Leg
Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
Psych
Coach Baggs
How I Met Your Mother
William Zabka
The Way of The Karate Kid
Self / Johnny
Wild Roomies
Slick Salesman
Most
Writer
Antibody
Otto Emmerick
Dark Descent
Marty
Python 2
Greg Larson
Ablaze
Curt Peters
Landspeed
Bob Bailey
Hyper Sonic
The Executive
Gale Force
Rance
Epoch
Rover Driver Joe
Falcon Down
John - Security Guard
Project: Human Weapon
Rojack
Python
Greg Larsen
Interceptors
Dave
High Voltage
Bulldog
To the Ends of Time
Alexander
Shootfighter II
Ruben
The Power Within
Raymond Vonn
Unlawful Passage
Howie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
Ruben
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
Protect and Surf
Russell Cooper
A Tiger's Tale
Randy
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Kim Fisher
The Karate Kid Part II
Johnny Lawrence (uncredited)
Back to School
Chas