William Zabka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 20, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
Karate Kid: Legends
Movie · as Johnny Lawrence
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Movie · as Self
The Cobra Kai Movie
Movie · as William Zabka
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Beyond the Bonsai
Movie
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Movie · as Self
The Netflix Afterparty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cobra Kai
TV · as Johnny Lawrence · 65 eps
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Movie · as Self
The Man in the Silo
Movie · as Kevin
The Dog Who Saved Summer
Movie · as Officer Johnny/Apollo
I Hate Christian Laettner
Movie · as Johnny Lawrence (archive footage)
Where Hope Grows
Movie · as Milton Malcolm
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cross
Movie · as Saw
Hot Tub Time Machine
Movie · as Rick
Smiley Face
Movie · as Prison Guard
Cake: A Wedding Story
Movie · as Sam
Psych
TV · as Coach Baggs · 1 ep
The Way of The Karate Kid
Movie · as Self / Johnny
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as William Zabka · 7 eps
Wild Roomies
Movie · as Slick Salesman
Dark Descent
Movie · as Marty
Antibody
Movie · as Otto Emmerick
Python 2
Movie · as Greg Larson
Hyper Sonic
Movie · as The Executive
Gale Force
Movie · as Rance
Ablaze
Movie · as Curt Peters
Landspeed
Movie · as Bob Bailey
Epoch
Movie · as Rover Driver Joe
Project: Human Weapon
Movie · as Rojack
Falcon Down
Movie · as John - Security Guard
Python
Movie · as Greg Larsen
Interceptors
Movie · as Dave
High Voltage
Movie · as Bulldog
Shootfighter II
Movie · as Ruben
To the Ends of Time
Movie · as Alexander
The Power Within
Movie · as Raymond Vonn
Unlawful Passage
Movie · as Howie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
Movie · as Ruben
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Protect and Surf
Movie · as Russell Cooper
A Tiger's Tale
Movie · as Randy
The Karate Kid Part II
Movie · as Johnny Lawrence (uncredited)
Back to School
Movie · as Chas
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Movie · as Kim Fisher
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Movie · as Jack
Just One of the Guys
Movie · as Greg
The Equalizer
TV · as Scott McCall · 11 eps
The Karate Kid
Movie · as Johnny
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
Movie · as Rick Peterson
E/R
TV · 1 ep
The Greatest American Hero
TV · as Clarence Mortner Jr. · 1 ep