Cast
William Zabka
Acting
Cast
William Zabka
Known for
Acting
Born
1965-10-20
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Billy Zabka, William Michael 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 (1986â89). 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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MOVIE2025
Karate Kid: Legends
as Johnny Lawrence
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MOVIE1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Jack
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7.2
MOVIE1984
The Karate Kid
as Johnny Lawrence
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6.3
MOVIE1986
The Karate Kid Part II
as Johnny Lawrence
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7.6
MOVIE2014
Where Hope Grows
as Milton Malcolm
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6.0
MOVIE2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
as Rick
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6.0
MOVIE2007
Smiley Face
as Prison Guard
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6.4
MOVIE1985
Just One of the Guys
as Greg
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6.3
MOVIE1986
Back to School
as Chas
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4.7
MOVIE2001
Epoch
as Rover Driver Joe
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5.1
MOVIE2000
Python
as Greg Larsen
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4.1
MOVIE2011
Cross
as Saw
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MOVIE1996
Shootfighter II
as Ruben
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MOVIE1993
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
as Ruben
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5.3
MOVIE2002
Landspeed
as Bob Bailey
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5.6
MOVIE2024
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
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5.4
MOVIE1997
High Voltage
as Bulldog
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4.0
MOVIE2002
Ablaze
as Curt Peters
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MOVIE2024
The Cobra Kai Movie
as William Zabka
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MOVIE2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
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4.9
MOVIE1999
Interceptors
as Dave
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MOVIE1996
To the Ends of Time
as Alexander
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MOVIE1995
The Power Within
as Raymond Vonn
MOVIE2022
Beyond the Bonsai
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MOVIE1988
A Tiger's Tale
as Randy
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MOVIE2001
Project: Human Weapon
as Rojack
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MOVIE2004
Wild Roomies
as Slick Salesman
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MOVIE2007
Cake: A Wedding Story
as Sam
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MOVIE2001
Falcon Down
as John - Security Guard
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MOVIE2015
I Hate Christian Laettner
as Johnny Lawrence (archive footage)
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MOVIE2015
The Dog Who Saved Summer
as Officer Johnny/Apollo
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MOVIE2002
Dark Descent
as Marty
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MOVIE2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
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MOVIE2002
Gale Force
as Rance
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MOVIE1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Kim Fisher
MOVIE2007
Sweep the Leg
as Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
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MOVIE2002
Python 2
as Greg Larson
MOVIE2016
The Man in the Silo
as Kevin
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MOVIE1989
Protect and Surf
as Russell Cooper
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MOVIE2002
Antibody
as Otto Emmerick
MOVIE1984
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
as Rick Peterson
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MOVIE2005
The Way of The Karate Kid
as Self / Johnny
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MOVIE1994
Unlawful Passage
as Howie
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MOVIE2002
Hyper Sonic
as The Executive