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 ...
Shootfighter II
1996
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
The Karate Kid
1984
Gale Force
2002
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
High Voltage
1997
The Power Within
1995
Where Hope Grows
2014
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
Protect and Surf
1989
Back to School
1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
Just One of the Guys
1985
Smiley Face
2007
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
Python
2000
Sweep the Leg
2007
The Man in the Silo
2016
To the Ends of Time
1996
Cross
2011
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993
Epoch
2001
Wild Roomies
2004
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015
A Tiger's Tale
1988
Python 2
2002
Hyper Sonic
2002
Landspeed
2002
Ablaze
2002
Interceptors
1999
Antibody
2002
Unlawful Passage
1994
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015
The Cobra Kai Movie
2024