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, Audreys jock boyfriend, in National Lampoons 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.
Marty
Movie 2002
Johnny Lawrence
Movie 1984
Rover Driver Joe
Movie 2001
Rick
Movie 2010
Jack
Movie 1985
Slick Salesman
Movie 2004
Greg
Movie 1985
Johnny Lawrence
Movie 1986
Prison Guard
Movie 2007
Otto Emmerick
Movie 2002
Greg Larson
Movie 2002
Chas
Movie 1986
Ruben
Movie 1993
Ruben
Movie 1996
Saw
Movie 2011
Kim Fisher
Movie 1986
The Executive
Movie 2002
Rance
Movie 2002
Bulldog
Movie 1997
Sam
Movie 2007
Kevin
Movie 2016
Greg Larsen
Movie 2000
Milton Malcolm
Movie 2014
Self
Movie 2017
Rick Peterson
Movie 1984
Raymond Vonn
Movie 1995
Curt Peters
Movie 2002
Randy
Movie 1988
Russell Cooper
Movie 1989
Howie
Movie 1994
John - Security Guard
Movie 2001
Self / Johnny
Movie 2005
Alexander
Movie 1996
Self
Movie 2021
Johnny Lawrence
Movie 2007
Kim Fisher
Movie 1986
Self
Movie 2024
Scott McCall
Tv 1985
Tv 1984
Self
Tv 2021
William Zabka
Tv 2005
Coach Baggs
Tv 2006
Self
Tv 2020
Self
Tv 2024
Self
Tv 1992