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  • BIRTH 20/10/1965
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 5
  • MOVIES 20

William Zabka

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.

William Zabka

Shows (5)

Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai
Johnny Lawrence
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
William Zabka
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Scott McCall
The Netflix Afterparty
The Netflix Afterparty
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
William Zabka

Movies (20)

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Self
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
Johnny Lawrence
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part II
Johnny Lawrence
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hot Tub Time Machine
Rick
Epoch
Epoch
Rover Driver Joe
National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Jack
Smiley Face
Smiley Face
Prison Guard
Cross
Cross
Saw
Where Hope Grows
Where Hope Grows
Milton Malcolm
The Way of The Karate Kid
The Way of The Karate Kid
Self / Johnny
Back to School
Back to School
Chas
Python
Python
Greg Larsen
Just One of the Guys
Just One of the Guys
Greg
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self
Wild Roomies
Wild Roomies
Slick Salesman
Antibody
Antibody
Otto Emmerick
Ablaze
Ablaze
Curt Peters
Python 2
Python 2
Greg Larson
Hyper Sonic
Hyper Sonic
The Executive
Interceptors
Interceptors
Dave