William Zabka

Actor

Born: October 20, 1965 (age 60)
From: 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. During the 1980s, Zabka appeared in the…

Filmography (44)

Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
Johnny Lawrence
The Cobra Kai Movie (2024)
William Zabka
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson (2024)
Self
Beyond the Bonsai
Beyond the Bonsai (2022)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Self
The Man in the Silo (2016)
Kevin
The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015)
Officer Johnny/Apollo
I Hate Christian Laettner (2015)
Johnny Lawrence (archive footage)
Where Hope Grows (2014)
Milton Malcolm
Cross (2011)
Saw
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Rick
Smiley Face (2007)
Prison Guard
Cake: A Wedding Story (2007)
Sam
Sweep the Leg (2007)
Director
The Way of The Karate Kid
The Way of The Karate Kid (2005)
Self / Johnny
Wild Roomies (2004)
Slick Salesman
Antibody (2002)
Otto Emmerick
Dark Descent (2002)
Marty
Python 2 (2002)
Greg Larson
Ablaze (2002)
Curt Peters
Landspeed (2002)
Bob Bailey
Hyper Sonic (2002)
The Executive
Gale Force (2002)
Rance
Epoch (2001)
Rover Driver Joe
Falcon Down (2001)
John - Security Guard
Project: Human Weapon (2001)
Rojack
Python (2000)
Greg Larsen
Interceptors (1999)
Dave
High Voltage (1997)
Bulldog