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William Zabka

Acting · Born October 20, 1965 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with William Zabka

• Karate Kid: Legends (2025) — Johnny Lawrence
• The Karate Kid (1984) — Johnny
• The Karate Kid Part II (1986) — Johnny Lawrence (uncredited)
• Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) — Rick
• Smiley Face (2007) — Prison Guard
• National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) — Jack
• Just One of the Guys (1985) — Greg
• Where Hope Grows (2014) — Milton Malcolm
• Back to School (1986) — Chas
• To the Ends of Time (1996) — Alexander
• Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993) — Ruben
• More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021) — Self

TV shows with William Zabka

• How I Met Your Mother (2005) — William Zabka
• Cobra Kai (2018) — Johnny Lawrence
• The Equalizer (1985) — Scott McCall