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