William Zabka
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-10-20 in 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.
Most Known For
How I Met Your Mother
as William Zabka
Psych
as Coach Baggs
Cobra Kai
as Johnny Lawrence
The Equalizer
as Scott McCall
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
Karate Kid: Legends
as Johnny Lawrence
The Karate Kid
as Johnny Lawrence
The Karate Kid Part II
as Johnny Lawrence
Smiley Face
as Prison Guard
Epoch
as Rover Driver Joe
Wild Roomies
as Slick Salesman
Hot Tub Time Machine
as Rick
The Netflix Afterparty
as Self
Reunited Apart
as Self
E/R
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Jack
Where Hope Grows
as Milton Malcolm
Just One of the Guys
as Greg
Landspeed
as Bob Bailey
Back to School
as Chas