William Zabka
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
as Self
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
as Self
Cobra Kai
2018
as Johnny Lawrence
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
The Man in the Silo
2016
as Kevin
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015
as Officer Johnny/Apollo
Where Hope Grows
2014
as Milton Malcolm
Cross
2011
as Saw
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
as Rick
Smiley Face
2007
as Prison Guard
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007
as Sam
Sweep the Leg
2007
as Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
Psych
2006
as Coach Baggs
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as William Zabka
The Way of The Karate Kid
2005
as Self / Johnny
Wild Roomies
2004
as Slick Salesman
Antibody
2002
as Otto Emmerick
Dark Descent
2002
as Marty
Python 2
2002
as Greg Larson
Ablaze
2002
as Curt Peters
Landspeed
2002
as Bob Bailey
Hyper Sonic
2002
as The Executive
Gale Force
2002
as Rance
Epoch
2001
as Rover Driver Joe
Falcon Down
2001
as John - Security Guard
Project: Human Weapon
2001
as Rojack
Python
2000
as Greg Larsen
Interceptors
1999
as Dave
High Voltage
1997
as Bulldog
To the Ends of Time
1996
as Alexander
Shootfighter II
1996
as Ruben
The Power Within
1995
as Raymond Vonn
Unlawful Passage
1994
as Howie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993
as Ruben
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
Protect and Surf
1989
as Russell Cooper
A Tiger's Tale
1988
as Randy
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986
as Kim Fisher
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
as Johnny Lawrence
Back to School
1986
as Chas
The Equalizer
1985
as Scott McCall
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
as Jack
Just One of the Guys
1985
as Greg
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
1984
as Rick Peterson
E/R
1984
The Karate Kid
1984
as Johnny Lawrence