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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 20, 1965
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Billy Zabka
- William Michael Zabka
William Zabka
3.4 Popularity
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 (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.
Known For
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0.0
Self (archive footage)
The Alex Leyba Movie II
2025
7.1
Johnny Lawrence
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
9.0
William Zabka
The Cobra Kai Movie
2024
5.6
Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
8.7
Self
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
2024
7.1
Self
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
5.7
Self
The Netflix Afterparty
2021
5.5
Self
Reunited Apart
2020
8.2
Johnny Lawrence
Cobra Kai
2018
6.7
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
Credits
🎬
The Alex Leyba Movie II
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Karate Kid: Legends
as Johnny Lawrence
2025
7.1
The Cobra Kai Movie
as William Zabka
2024
9.0
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
2024
5.6
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
as Self
2024
8.7
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
2021
7.1
The Netflix Afterparty
as Self
2021
5.7
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
5.5
Cobra Kai
as Johnny Lawrence
2018
8.2
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
2017
6.7
The Man in the Silo
as Kevin
2016
0.0
The Dog Who Saved Summer
as Officer Johnny/Apollo
2015
5.8
Where Hope Grows
as Milton Malcolm
2014
7.3
Cross
as Saw
2011
4.0
Hot Tub Time Machine
as Rick
2010
6.0
Smiley Face
as Prison Guard
2007
6.0
Cake: A Wedding Story
as Sam
2007
0.0
Sweep the Leg
as Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
2007
0.0
Psych
as Coach Baggs
2006
7.9
How I Met Your Mother
as William Zabka
2005
8.1
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The Way of The Karate Kid
as Self / Johnny
2005
0.0
Wild Roomies
as Slick Salesman
2004
3.9
Antibody
as Otto Emmerick
2002
4.2
Dark Descent
as Marty
2002
3.4
Python 2
as Greg Larson
2002
5.4
Ablaze
as Curt Peters
2002
3.3
Landspeed
as Bob Bailey
2002
4.8
Hyper Sonic
as The Executive
2002
5.4
Gale Force
as Rance
2002
5.5
Epoch
as Rover Driver Joe
2001
4.6
Falcon Down
as John - Security Guard
2001
5.0
Project: Human Weapon
as Rojack
2001
2.7
Python
as Greg Larsen
2000
5.0
Interceptors
as Dave
1999
4.6
High Voltage
as Bulldog
1997
5.2
To the Ends of Time
as Alexander
1996
5.3
Shootfighter II
as Ruben
1996
5.7
The Power Within
as Raymond Vonn
1995
5.5
Unlawful Passage
as Howie
1994
1.7
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
as Ruben
1993
6.4
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self
1992
8.1
Protect and Surf
as Russell Cooper
1989
5.0
A Tiger's Tale
as Randy
1988
4.2
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Kim Fisher
1986
6.7
The Karate Kid Part II
as Johnny Lawrence
1986
6.3
Back to School
as Chas
1986
6.3
The Equalizer
as Scott McCall
1985
7.1
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Jack
1985
6.2
Just One of the Guys
as Greg
1985
6.4
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Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
as Rick Peterson
1984
0.0
E/R
1984
4.6
The Karate Kid
as Johnny Lawrence
1984
7.2