List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters

This list of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters reflects fictional characters from The Karate Kid franchise. Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg define the following works as part of the "Miyagi-verse" (characters who interacted with Mr. Miyagi) canon: The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994), and Cobra Kai television series (2018–present). Hurwitz clarified that the Karate Kid television series is not canon, but an easter egg from it appears in Season 3 of Cobra Kai.^[1]

Overview

An ^A indicates an appearance through pre-recorded material.
An ^F indicates a performer stood in as a character's body-double for fight sequences.
A ^Y indicates an actor or actress portrayed a younger version of their character.

Character	Films	Television series
Daniel LaRusso	Ralph Macchio
Mr. Miyagi	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita^A
Mr. Miyagi	Fumio Demura^F	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita^A
John Kreese	Martin Kove	Martin Kove
John Kreese	Martin Kove	Barrett Carnahan^Y
Johnny Lawrence	William Zabka	William Zabka
		Owen Stone^Y
		Thomas Parobek^Y
Ali Mills	Elisabeth Shue
Lucille LaRusso	Randee Heller
Bobby Brown	Ron Thomas (actor)
Tommy	Rob Garrison
Dutch	Chad McQueen	Chad McQueen^A
Jimmy	Tony O'Dell
Mrs. Mills	Sharon Spelman	Deborah May
Freddy Fernandez	Israel Juarbe	Israel Jurabe^A
Sato Toguchi	Danny Kamekona	Danny Kamekona^A
Sato Toguchi	Danny Kamekona	Akihiro Kitamura^Y
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	Yuji Okumoto
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	Shigi Ohtsu^Y
Kumiko	Tamlyn Tomita
Yuna	Traci Toguchi
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	Thomas Ian Griffith
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	Nick Marini^Y
Mike Barnes	Sean Kanan
Jessica Andrews	Robyn Lively
Amanda LaRusso		Courtney Henggeler
Samantha "Sam" LaRusso		Mary Mouser
Miguel Diaz		Xolo Maridueña
Robert "Robby" Keene		Tanner Buchanan
Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz		Jacob Bertrand
Demetri Alexopoulos		Gianni Decenzo
Carmen Diaz		Vanessa Rubio
Tory Nichols		Peyton List
Kenny Payne		Dallas Dupree Young
Anthony LaRusso		Griffin Santopietro
Devon Lee		Oona O'Brien
Kim Da-Eun		Alicia Hannah-Kim

Miyagi-verse characters

The Karate Kid (1984)

Character	Actor	Description
Daniel LaRusso	Ralph Macchio	The protagonist of The Karate Kid franchise. He has recently moved to Los Angeles from his native New Jersey, and takes up karate to defend himself. One of the main characters in Cobra Kai.
Mr. Miyagi	Pat Morita	A karate master from Okinawa who served as a teacher for both Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce, before passing away in 2011. He is identified as Hideo Miyagi in this film.
Ali Mills	Elisabeth Shue	Daniel and Johnny's former high school girlfriend, and the cause of their rivalry. She appears in Cobra Kai season 3, where she recounts attending UCLA for college, going to medical school, marrying oncologist Gregory Schwarber, and having two children. She also states that they are getting a divorce. During a dinner with Daniel, Johnny, and Amanda, she clarifies why she and Daniel broke up, and helps Daniel and Johnny resolve their differences.
Johnny Lawrence	William Zabka	The secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid and the overarching protagonist of Cobra Kai. He was the top student of the Cobra Kai dojo back in the 1980s, a two-time defending champion of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships, and Daniel's high school rival, whom Daniel ultimately defeats in the All Valley. They meet again a few decades later in Cobra Kai. While he originally brings back Cobra Kai to help kids gain great strength and confidence, he later sees the negative effects John Kreese is having on many of his students that he opens his own dojo in season 3: Eagle Fang Karate.
John Kreese	Martin Kove, Barrett Carnahan (young)	The main antagonist of The Karate Kid, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Terry Silver) of Cobra Kai. Johnny's sensei and a co-founder of the Cobra Kai dojo. Served as a Special Forces veteran in the Vietnam War before opening the Cobra Kai dojo with his best friend, Terry Silver.
Lucille LaRusso	Randee Heller	Daniel's mother, a widow, and Amanda's mother-in-law. She was concerned with how Daniel was being harassed by Johnny and his gang. In Cobra Kai, she and Amanda have a troubled relationship later fixed by Lucille's granddaughter Samantha.
Bobby Brown	Ron Thomas (actor)	Trained under John Kreese's dojo, Cobra Kai, and was later tasked to kick Daniel "out of commission" by injuring his knee. He later left Cobra Kai completely for his actions. In season two of Cobra Kai, he is a pastor.
Tommy	Rob Garrison	A friend of Johnny and the third Cobra Kai member to be defeated by Daniel. Tommy later left Cobra Kai due to Kreese severely beating him up. In Cobra Kai season 2, Tommy has brain damage and is terminally ill, so Johnny, Bobby and Jimmy take him on one last camping trip together, Tommy then admits to Johnny that he too had a crush on Ali years ago. In the morning, Johnny, Bobby and Jimmy discover that Tommy died peacefully in his sleep. The actor passed away in 2019, not long after filming.
Jimmy	Tony O'Dell	A friend of Johnny and Cobra Kai student who's quiet and is the only brown belt in the group. He was a witness to Bobby injuring Daniel. In the second season of Cobra Kai, he is married with two sons.
Dutch	Chad McQueen	A friend of Johnny and a Cobra Kai student who bullies Daniel. He is the fourth person to be defeated by Daniel, and is a witness to Kreese assaulting Johnny for his second place win. In Cobra Kai season 2, Johnny refers to the fact that Dutch is in prison at the Lompoc Federal Penitentiary. Although McQueen had originally opted not to return to the series, he later expressed interest in doing so for season 6. However, injuries prevented him from appearing. He died in September 2024, after the release of the first part of season 6.^[2]
Darryl Vidal	Himself	The third-place winner of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament. He is the only person to shake hands with Johnny. Vidal was described in Cobra Kai as a third-generation black belt.
Freddy Fernandez	Israel Juarbe	Daniel's neighbor, whose invitation to a beach party for their high school led him to meet Ali. After Johnny beats Daniel up during the party, Freddy abandons him.
Susan	Juli Fields	Ali's best friend who dislikes Daniel and is later seen cheering for Daniel.
Barbara	Dana Andersen	Ali's friend who, like Susan, dislikes Daniel at first but cheers him on later.
Mr. Mills	William Bassett	Ali's father who talks with his daughter about going out with Daniel instead of Johnny.
Mrs. Mills	Sharon Spelman	Ali's mother who silently judged Daniel.
Mrs. Mills	Deborah May	30 years later in Cobra Kai, Ali's mother disapproves of the fact that Ali is getting a divorce.
Mrs. Milo	Frances Bay	An elderly resident of Daniel's apartment complex who was also originally from New Jersey.
The Referee	Pat E. Johnson	The referee in the first three Karate Kid films.
Jerry Robertson	Larry B. Scott	A student at the Cobra Kai dojo who is not a part of Johnny's gang. He was the first Cobra Kai member to be defeated by Daniel in the 1984 All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament.
The Ring Announcer	Bruce Malmuth	The announcer for the tournament in the first two Karate Kid films.
Judy	?	Daniel's first girlfriend whom he says goodbye to in the opening of the film as he and his mother leave New Jersey. A few decades later, Daniel tells Sam about her in Cobra Kai season 2.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Ralph Macchio reprises his role as Daniel, and Pat Morita as "Mr. Miyagi" (referenced as Nariyoshi Miyagi) in this film.Karate Kid actor Martin Kove briefly appeared as John Kreese in the beginning of the film. Additionally, Karate Kid actors Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby Brown), Tony O'Dell (Jimmy), and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) were in the movie.

Character	Actor	Description
Kumiko	Tamlyn Tomita	Briefly has a relationship with Daniel during his visit to Okinawa. She and Daniel meet again a few decades later in Cobra Kai season 3, after she has become a professional dancer who once toured with a dance company. During this visit to Okinawa, she helps Daniel and Chozen resolve their decades-long rivalry, and reunites Daniel with Yuna.
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	The main antagonist for The Karate Kid Part II, and Daniel's rival. Chozen is Sato's nephew, and the top student of his dojo. He and Daniel meet again a few decades later in Cobra Kai season 3, where Chozen is now the sensei of Miyagi-Do in Okinawa. After Kumiko helps them resolve their differences and become friends, Chozen helps Daniel in his feud with Cobra Kai.
Sato	Danny Kamekona	Chozen's uncle and Mr. Miyagi's former best friend. He was arranged to marry Yukie, but she had already fallen in love with Miyagi. In the third season of Cobra Kai, it was revealed that before he died, he matured, was respectful towards Mr. Miyagi, made Tomi Village a tourist attraction and reformed Chozen.
Yukie	Nobu McCarthy	Mr. Miyagi's childhood girlfriend and Kumiko's aunt. Yukie and Sato were planned to marry each other, but Yukie in actuality loves Miyagi. This led to a death match between Sato and Miyagi, in which Miyagi decided to forfeit. In the third season of Cobra Kai, it is revealed that Yukie died and Kumiko had inherited her property.
Yuna	Traci Toguchi	A little girl who is nameless in the film and who lives at Tomi Village. Daniel rescues her from the bell tower during a typhoon. A few decades later in Cobra Kai season 3, she appears as Yuna, the senior vice president of sales for Doyona International, who saves Daniel's business.
Toshio	Joey Miyashima	Chozen's friends who helped to torment Daniel.
Taro	Marc Hayashi	Chozen's friends who helped to torment Daniel.
Miyagi Chōjun	Charlie Tanimoto	Miyagi's father; trained both Miyagi and Sato.
Ichiro	Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad	Old villager that lives in Tomi Village; witness to Daniel's first confrontation with Chozen when Chozen is exposed as a fraud.

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Ralph Macchio reprises his role as Daniel, and Pat Morita as "Mr. Miyagi" in this film. Karate Kid actors Randee Heller and Martin Kove reprised their roles as Lucille LaRusso and John Kreese in the film.

Character	Actor	Description
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	The main antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside John Kreese) of Cobra Kai. Co-founded Cobra Kai with John Kreese, a war comrade and friend of his. Later returned in Cobra Kai to help Kreese get Daniel and Johnny out of business.
Mike Barnes	Sean Kanan	Secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III. Returns in Cobra Kai season 5 as a furniture store owner, and eventually becomes an ally of Daniel, Chozen, and Johnny.
Jessica Andrews	Robyn Lively	Came to work in her Aunt Pat's pottery shop (across the street from Daniel and Mr. Miyagi's shop) after Elizabeth-Anne Rooney ruined her relationship; spent time with Daniel LaRusso, but they decided to just be friends. Appeared briefly in Season 5 of Cobra Kai as the cousin of Amanda, Daniel's wife.
Snake	Jonathan Avildsen	Terry's henchmen who helps torment Daniel.
Dennis	William Christopher Ford	Silver's henchmen who helps torment Daniel; a karate practitioner that rarely speaks, only having two lines in the entire film.
Uncle Louie (Louie LaRusso Sr.)	Joseph V. Perry	Daniel's uncle and Lucille's brother-in-law; becomes ill.
Milos	Jan Triska	Terry Silver's butler.
Margaret	Diana Webster	Terry Silver's secretary.
Elizabeth-Anne Rooney	NA	Jessica's classmate who steals her boyfriend. A few decades later in Cobra Kai season 5, she confronts Jessica (and her cousin Amanda, also Rooney's classmate) in a bar.
The Announcer	Rick Hurst	Announcer of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament in The Karate Kid Part III.

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

Ralph Macchio does not appear as Daniel in this film. Pat Morita reprises his role as "Mr. Miyagi" (referred to as "Keisuke Miyagi") in this film.

Character	Actor	Description
Julie Pierce	Hilary Swank	Protagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Teenage girl who lost her parents, Susan and her unnamed father, now living with her paternal grandmother Louisa Pierce. As she is a frequent victim of bullying, Mr. Miyagi teaches her Karate to defend herself.
Lieutenant Jack Pierce	NA	Julie's late grandfather, husband of Louisa Pierce, father of Julie's unnamed father, and Mr. Miyagi's military commander during World War II; both were in the 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States). Mr. Miyagi eventually taught Jack Pierce Karate as a message of thanks for saving his life. Pierce would eventually teach Karate to his son, who taught it to Julie.
Louisa Pierce	Constance Towers	Julie's grandmother, wife of Jack Pierce, mother of Julie's unnamed father. Mr. Miyagi sends her to Los Angeles in order to give him time to bond with Julie, and help her cope with bullying, as well as the loss of her parents.
Colonel Paul Dugan	Michael Ironside	Main antagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Leads a JROTC-style program, Alpha Elite, at Julie's school.
Eric McGowen	Chris Conrad	New student who joins Alpha Elite to someday be accepted into the Air Force Academy; Julie's love interest.
Ned Randall	Michael Cavalieri	Secondary antagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Skilled academy student and gang leader of the Alpha Elite; fought Eric.
Charlie	Walton Goggins	One of Ned's friends; student of the Alpha Elite.
Abbot	Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad	The monks. Abbot is the lead monk of the monastery.
Tall Monk	Jim Ishida
Monk	Rodney Kageyama
Buddhist Monk	Seth Sakai
Senator Daniel Inouye	Himself	Made a cameo giving the opening speech at Arlington National Cemetery for a commendation for Japanese-Americans who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.^[3]

Cobra Kai (2018–present): returning

Cobra Kai picks up 33 years after the original Karate Kid film. The following characters from The Karate Kid franchise return for the series: Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Lucille LaRusso, John Kreese, Bobby Brown, Tommy, Jimmy, Ali Mills, Mrs. Mills, Kumiko, Chozen Toguchi, Yuna, Terry Silver, Mike Barnes, and Jessica Andrews.

Cobra Kai: Season 1 (2018) introductions

Karate Kid actor Randee Heller reprised her role as Lucille LaRusso (Daniel's mother) in this season while Martin Kove reprised his role as John Kreese in the season finale.

Character	Actor	Description
Amanda LaRusso (née Steiner)	Courtney Henggeler	Daniel's wife and co-owner of LaRusso Auto Group, a chain of car dealerships; Samantha and Anthony's mother.
Miguel Diaz (Miggy)	Xolo Maridueña	The main protagonist of Cobra Kai. He is a 15-year-old Ecuadorian American teenager with asthma who, after an encounter with some bullies at the start of the series, becomes the first student in Johnny's Cobra Kai dojo. He later begins an on-off relationship with Samantha LaRusso, but as a result forms a rivalry with Robby Keene, Daniel's top Miyagi-Do student and Johnny's estranged son. He eventually leaves the Cobra Kai dojo in season 3 after it is taken over by John Kreese and joins Eagle Fang Karate, Johnny's new dojo.
Samantha “Sam” LaRusso	Mary Mouser; Reese TinLee (child)	Daniel and Amanda's teenage daughter who was taught karate by her father at a young age; is in an on-and-off relationship with Miguel Diaz; suspended from a school brawl for two weeks, then decides to restart Miyagi-Do, despite dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. In Season 4, she trains under Johnny and Daniel's dojos; experiences an identity crisis after losing the All-Valley tournament.
Anthony LaRusso (Ant)	Griffin Santopietro	Daniel and Amanda's son; Samantha's younger brother; sent to summer camp where he becomes more active; is peer pressured into bullying new student Kenny Payne; later exposes Terry Silver for bribing the tournament referee in Cobra Kai's favor.
Louie LaRusso Jr	Bret Ernst	Daniel's cousin; works at LaRusso Auto; torched Johnny's car with his biker buddies in revenge for defacing Daniel's billboard and disrepecting the family.
Carmen Diaz	Vanessa Rubio	Miguel's mother; dated a British man named Graham; told Miguel that his father does not know who his own son is.
Rosa Diaz (Yaya)	Rose Bianco	Miguel's grandmother and Carmen's mother.
Robert Swayze "Robby" Keene	Tanner Buchanan	Johnny's estranged teenage son who becomes Daniel's first and top student in Miyagi-Do, thus forming a rivalry with Miguel, Johnny's top Cobra Kai student. In the season 2 finale, he is expelled from West Valley High School for accidentally crippling Miguel at the end of the school brawl. After a series of misunderstandings, he betrays Miyagi-Do and joins Cobra Kai (now under the tutelage of John Kreese) near the end of season 3, and becomes its new top student in season 4. He eventually sees the error of his ways and rejoins Miyagi-Do (who at this point has formed an alliance with Johnny's Eagle Fang dojo) in season 5, and in the process makes amends with his father, Daniel, Miguel, and Hawk.
Shannon Keene	Diora Baird	Johnny's ex-girlfriend and Robby's mother, alcoholic. Goes into rehab later.
Sid Weinberg	Ed Asner; Michael H. Cole (Young)	Johnny Lawrence's stepfather and a retired film producer. He gives Johnny a check as a way to break off the relationship, which Johnny later uses to fund Cobra Kai. Asner passed away in 2021 before the completion of the series.
Laura Lawrence	Candace Moon	Johnny Lawrence's mother and Robby's grandmother. Died before Robby was born in 2002.
Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz	Jacob Bertrand	Demetri's best friend and one of Miguel's high school friends. He is often bullied for his cleft lip which leads to him joining Cobra Kai, where he takes on the moniker of Hawk and develops a more aggressive personality. While he originally joined Cobra Kai to gain some confidence and stand up to his bullies, he gets easily influenced by John Kreese's "No Mercy" lifestyle, that it leads to him becoming an even worse bully and a major antagonist in seasons 2 and 3. Though, he eventually realizes just how far he has fallen and switches sides to Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang in the season 3 finale, making amends with his friend Demetri and everyone else he hurt.
Aisha Robinson	Nichole Brown	Samantha LaRusso's best childhood friend, who is bullied by high school classmates. She becomes the first student after Miguel to join Cobra Kai. She later transfers out of the high school after the school brawl in Season 2.
Demetri Alexopoulos	Gianni Decenzo	An intelligent, nerdy, and socially awkward outcast who is Hawk's childhood best friend and a member of Miguel's high school friend group. He goes on to join Miyagi-Do in season 2, after Hawk's violent personality change causes a massive drift between the two. While originally a big whiner, he gains confidence throughout his time in Miyagi-Do and even gets together with Yasmine, the girl of his dreams, in season 3. Although he is not the strongest fighter among the new generation of karate students, his fighting skills have greatly improved throughout the series to the point where he makes it to the top four at the 51st All-Valley Karate Tournament (Boys Division) in the season 4 finale.
Bert	Owen Morgan	A diminutive junior student of Cobra Kai who is later kicked out by John Kreese in season 3, which leads to him joining Eagle Fang Karate.
Kyler Park	Joe Seo	A high school bully from a wealthy Korean American family who is Sam's first boyfriend in the series. He officially joins Cobra Kai in season 3 after it is taken over by John Kreese (and later Terry Silver), and remains loyal to the dojo until the season 5 finale.
Moon	Hannah Kepple	One of Sam's friends and Hawk's girlfriend at West Valley High. She is a bisexual pacifist who does not condone violence, and even attempts to ease the tension between the Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do students in season 2, to no avail. Her and Hawk originally got together near the end of season 1, before breaking up halfway through season 2. Afterwards, she gets a girlfriend named Piper near the end of season 2, before ultimately getting back together with a reformed Hawk in season 4.
Yasmine	Annalisa Cochrane	One of Sam's friends and Moon's best friend. She is the leader of the rich girl clique at West Valley High, and is very antagonistic towards the protagonists throughout all of season 1. However, after getting humiliated by Aisha and developing romantic feelings for Demetri, she becomes a better person. While she isn't officially a member of any dojo, she still supports Miyagi-Do as it is the dojo her boyfriend Demetri is in.
Lynn ("Homeless Lynn")	Susan Gallagher	Homeless woman who hangs around the strip mall.
Tom Cole	David Shatraw	Owner of Cole's Autos on Van Nuys, a rival automotive dealership;
Rhonda	Carole Kaboya	Sid's caregiver, who is a target of Sid's verbal abuse.
Armand Zarkarian	Ken Davitian	Armenian American real estate tycoon.
Roland Zakarian	Alex Huff	Armand's son.
Cruz and Trey	Jeff Kaplan & Terayle Hill (respectively)	Robby's former friends who spend their time committing petty theft; both were sent to jail by the start of Season 3.
Daryl	Keith Arthur Bolden	African American member of the All Valley Committee; announcer for the 2018 and 2019 All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships.
Ron	Matt Lewis	President of the All Valley Committee; invites pop star Carrie Underwood as a guest performer for the All-Valley tournament before the qualifying matches.
Sue	Cara AnnMarie	Only female member of the All Valley Committee.
George	Kurt Yue	Asian American member of the All Valley Committee; close friend of Daniel.
Xander Stone	Talin Chat	Represents Topanga Karate; 2017 All Valley Under-18 Karate Champion.
Patricia Stone	Suehyla El-Attar	Xander's mother.
Mrs. Jenkins	Linda Boston	Vice-Principal of North Hills High School.
Mr. Palmer	Dustin Lewis	Science teacher at West Valley High School.
Counselor Blatt	Erin Bradley Dangar	A counselor at West Valley High School, and former high school classmate of Daniel. She is Susan's (The Karate Kid) younger sister.^[4]
Judy	Kylie Delre	A rich woman who causes Johnny to lose his job after an argument. They later meet accidentally through a dating app.
Abe	Jayden Rivers	Cobra Kai students who later defected to Miyagi-Do karate.
Frank	Cameron Markeles	Cobra Kai students who later defected to Miyagi-Do karate.

Cobra Kai: Season 2 (2019) introductions

Actors from The Karate Kid, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (actor) (Bobby Brown), Tony O'Dell (Jimmy), and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso) made guest appearances during this season.

Character	Actor	Description
Tory Nichols	Peyton List	The secondary antagonist of Cobra Kai. She is a troublemaker from a poor family who joins Cobra Kai and becomes its top female fighter, earning her the nickname "Queen Cobra". She eventually leaves Cobra Kai in the season 5 finale and officially joins the Miyagi-Fang alliance at the start of season 6, only for her to later betray them and rejoin John Kreese and Kim Da-Eun's newly established Cobra Kai dojo in South Korea. Her character has evolved from being a merciless villain (seasons 2 and 3) to a more sympathetic anti-heroine (seasons 4-6).
Raymond "Stingray" Porter	Paul Walter Hauser	A Cobra Kai student, a manchild and a member of Hawk's gang. Is put on probation, but later is able to return when Terry coerces him into a deal.
Chris	Khalil Everage	One of the Cobra Kai students, but then leaves to join Miyagi-Do.
Mitch	Aedin Mincks	One of the Cobra Kai students, but gets kicked out by Kreese and then joins Eagle Fang, but then ends up defecting back to Cobra Kai.
Sunny Mitchell	Kathleen Hogan	Host of the annual Valley Fest.
Sandra Robinson	Kim Fields	Aisha's mother; boasts about how Cobra Kai changed her daughter's life for the better.
Mrs. Moskowitz	Caroline Avery Granger	Seen in a flashback where she urges West Valley High over the phone to do something about the cyberbullying inflicted on her son, Eli, about his facial deformity.
Big Red	Christopher Ryan Lewis	Cobra Kai student; Lil Red's older brother.
Lil Red	Shane Donovan Lewis	Cobra Kai student, then joins Miyagi-Do; Big Red's younger brother.
Mikey Miller	Chris Schmidt Jr.	One of the Cobra Kai students and the second-in-command of Hawk's gang; supporting antagonist in Seasons 2 and 3; quits Cobra Kai.
Graham	Alex Collins	British man who dates Carmen.
Piper Elswith	Selah Austria	Moon's ex-girlfriend; joins Cobra Kai along with her teammates; inspired Sam to use her Eagle Fang training instead.
Melissa	Gena Shaw	Woman who hits on Johnny at the bar; later spends time drinking with Johnny.
Cutter	Stephan Jones	Construction worker who loans Johnny his cement mixer truck for the Cobra Kai students to manually rotate the drum as part of their strength training.

Cobra Kai: Season 3 (2021) introductions

Actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills), Ron Thomas (actor) (Bobby Brown), Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) all made guest appearances during this season.

Character	Actor	Description
Shawn Payne	Okea Eme-Akwari	Former juvenile detainee at Sylmar Juvenile Corrections, which he was eventually released from by the start of season 6. He is the older brother of Kenny Payne.
Rodney	Grayson Berry	Tory's apartment complex landlord; harasses Tory for rent.
David	Jesse Kove	College varsity captain in 1965; enlisted for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, but chose to bully John Kreese throughout high school.
Betsy	Emily Marie Palmer	Kreese's girlfriend from his youth; originally David's girlfriend; her death causes Kreese to become devastated.
Captain George Turner	Terry Serpico	Kreese's commanding officer during the Vietnam War; taught his team his style of self-defense which would become the foundation of Cobra Kai karate.
Ponytail	Seth Kemp	One of John Kreese's old Vietnam buddies; shot dead by the Vietcong.
Councilperson Roberts	Zele Avradopoulos	City councilmember who wanted to ban the All-Valley Under 18 Tournament due to the aftermath of the school brawl; made a compromise that students must sign a waiver.
Dee Snider	Himself	In Cobra Kai, he is a heavy metal singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the band Twisted Sister; Miguel went through security to go to one of his concerts.^[5]

Cobra Kai: Season 4 (2021) introductions

Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid III, and actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso), made guest appearances.

Character	Actor	Description
Kenny Payne	Dallas Dupree Young	Younger brother of Shawn Payne and the son of a U.S Army soldier; joins Cobra Kai in an attempt to fight back against his bullies, initially as Robby's protege; in Season 5, he becomes one of the top students behind Tory in Silver's Cobra Kai.
Devon Lee	Oona O'Brien	Student and member of the debate team at West Valley High School who joins Eagle Fang; later joins Topanga after the former shuts down.
Kandace	Rebecca Lines	Tory's maternal aunt.
Lia Cabrera	Milena Rivero	Student at West Valley Middle School, childhood friend and crush of Anthony LaRusso.
Charlotte	Phoebe French	One of Terry Silver's newly recruited female students who joins Cobra Kai.
Lindsey	Gianna Graziano	Another female student recruited by Terry Silver alongside Charlotte and Piper Elswith.
Cheyenne Hamidi	Salome Azizi	Terry Silver's girlfriend; app developer.
Vanessa LaRusso	Julia Macchio	Louie LaRusso's sister, Daniel's cousin, second year graduate student in child psychology. Portrayed by Ralph Macchio's daughter, her interactions with Daniel reference Marisa Tomei's character in Macchio's 1992 film, My Cousin Vinny.
Zack Thompson	Brock Duncan	Student at West Valley Middle School, one of Anthony's friends; suspended from school because of bullying Kenny.
Greg Hughes	P.J. Byrne	Stingray's next door neighbor; later beaten up by Stingray for Greg pointing out Stingray's underage drinking.
Slade Wang	Alex Boyer	Student at West Valley Middle School; member of Anthony's gang who helps Anthony catfish Kenny; later suspended along with his friends.
Marcus	Jaden Labady	Member of Anthony's gang who helps him bully Kenny at school; eventually suspended.
Carrie Underwood	Herself	In Cobra Kai, she is a multi-Grammy Award-winning country pop singer who is invited by Ron to the 51st All-Valley Karate Tournament.

Cobra Kai: Season 5 (2022) introductions

Yuji Okumoto reprised his role as Chozen Toguchi from The Karate Kid II and Sean Kanan and Robyn Lively reprised their roles as Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews from The Karate Kid III.

Character	Actor	Description
Hector Salazar	Luis Roberto Guzmán	Miguel’s biological father, Carmen's ex-husband and a criminal in Mexico.
Joanne	Rachelle Carson-Begley	Amanda’s mother who lives in Ohio and who divorced her husband after he cheated on her. She supports Amanda when she has a difficult moment in her marriage.
Elizabeth-Anne Rooney (Lizzie-Anne)	Sunny Mabrey	Rival and former classmate of Amanda and Jessica, whom Jessica refers to in The Karate Kid III. She confronts Amanda and Jessica in a bar.
Kim Da-Eun	Alicia Hannah-Kim	The secondary antagonist of season 5, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside John Kreese) of season 6. She is a Korean karate master that is summoned to the United States by Terry Silver to be a Cobra Kai sensei, but later returns to South Korea and joins forces with John Kreese instead.
Kim Sun-Yung	Don L. Lee; flashback (Season 5), C.S. Lee (Season 6)	South Korean sensei who is a master of Tang Soo Do karate during the Korean War; built the philosophy of the Cobra Kai dojo: "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy."
Gunther Braun	Carsten Norgaard	German representative for the Sekai Taikai karate tournament.
Gabriel	Owen Ham	Criminal who beats up John Kreese in the prison; implied to have helped Kreese fake his death and escape prison.
Sensei Odell	Tyron Woodley	One of Kim Da-eun's six hired senseis.
Dr. Emily Folsom	Tracey Bonner	Psychiatrist at John Kreese's prison; Kreese used her keycard to escape prison.

Cobra Kai: Season 6 (2024) introductions

Yuji Okumoto reprised his role as Chozen Toguchi from The Karate Kid II and Sean Kanan reprised his role as Mike Barnes from The Karate Kid III. Mr. Miyagi, who in seasons 1-5 is referred to as Nariyoshi Miyagi, is also referred to as Keisuke Miyagi (his name in The Next Karate Kid) in this season.

Character	Actor	Description
Zenker	Christian Carlson	The president of the fraternity “Theta Omega” at the College of the Valley.
Kwon Jae-Sung	Brandon H. Lee	One of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Tory Nichols) of season 6. He is the top student of Kim Da-Eun's dojang who goes on to become the male captain of the newly revived Cobra Kai (South Korean branch).
Yoon Do-Jin	Daniel J. Kim	Another student of Kim Da-Eun's dojang. Formerly the top student of the dojang until defeated by Kwon.
Shane Page	Tony Cavalero	Owner of a boxing gym founded by his grandfather and Mr. Miyagi in the 1940s and who tells Daniel and Chozen about Mr. Miyagi’s past of having committed assault and theft once.
Grace Nichols	Bethany DeZelle	The mother of Tory and her brother Brandon who later dies of a pulmonary embolism.

Additional adaptations

The Karate Kid (1989 animated series)

The animated series had different voice actors for the following characters: Joey Dedio as Daniel LaRusso, Robert Ito as Mr. Miyagi, and Janice Kawaye as Taki Tamurai.

The Karate Kid (2010)

This film is a remake of the 1984 original, set in China.

Character	Actor	Description
Dre Parker	Jaden Smith	Protagonist of The Karate Kid. Goes into training for self-defense after being bullied; later wins in the Open Kung Fu Tournament. Moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Beijing, China. Counterpart of Daniel LaRusso.
Mr. Han	Jackie Chan	Chinese maintenance man who becomes Dre's Shifu; lost his wife and son to a car crash. Counterpart of Mr. Miyagi.
Sherry Parker	Taraji P. Henson	Mother of Dre Parker. Counterpart of Lucille LaRusso.
Cheng	Zhenwei Wang	Main antagonist; Dre's arch rival; top student at the Fighting Dragon studio run by Master Li. Counterpart of Johnny Lawrence.
Meiying	Wenwen Han	Dre's love interest, violin player; her parents deem Dre to be a bad influence, but Dre rehearses a written apology to Meiying's father in which he asks for forgiveness. Counterpart of Ali Mills.
Liang	Shijia Lü	One of Cheng's friends, second-best student at the Fighting Dragons studio; disqualified due to injuring Dre's leg. Due to his disqualifing, he is counterpart of Bobby Brown.
Master Li	Yu Rongguang	Cheng's Kung Fu instructor; instructs Liang to deliver an illegal strike to Dre's leg. Counterpart of John Kreese.

Karate Kid: Legends (2025)


Character	Actor	Description
Daniel LaRusso	Ralph Macchio	Mr. Miyagai's student in the 1984 film, The Karate Kid
Mr. Han	Jackie Chan	Dre's Shifu in the 2010 film, The Karate Kid
Liu Fong	Ben Wang	A young chinese boy who is trained by Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso.
Victor	Joshua Jackson
Ms. Morgan	Shaunette Renée Wilson
	Sadie Stanley
	Ming-Na Wen
	Aramis Knight
	Wyatt Oleff
	Jennifer Lyn-Christie

Broadway

In January 2020, a Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was revealed to be in development. Amon Miyamoto served as the director, with an accompanying novel being written by the original film's screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. Drew Gasparini is the lyricist and composer of the score, while Keone and Mari Madrid choreographed the play. Kumiko Yoshii and Michael Wolk will serve as producers, with The Kinoshita Group. The cast will include Jovanni Sy as Mr. Miyagi, John Cardoza as Daniel LaRusso, Kate Baldwin as Lucille LaRusso, Alan H. Green as John Kreese, Jake Bentley Young as Johnny Lawrence, Jetta Juriansz as Ali Mills, and Luis-Pablo Garcia as Freddie Fernandez.^[6] The adaption debuted in St. Louis in June 2022.^[7]

References

^ Jon Hurwitz [@jonhurwitz] (September 24, 2020). "The Karate Kid cartoon is not canon. But there is an Easter Egg from it in Season 3" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Cobra Kai co-creator reveals why 'unique' Chad McQueen never appeared on the show". The Independent. 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
^ "FEMININE KARATE KID IS HEAVY-HANDED". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ Erin Bradley Dangar "For the inquiring minds who wanted to know
^ "Watch Dee Snider Perform a Concert During Cobra Kai Season 3". Ghost Cult Magazine. January 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Lefkowitz, Andy (January 22, 2020). "New Musical The Karate Kid, Based on the Hit '80s Movie, Aims for Broadway". Broadway Buzz. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ Bahr, Sarah (2022-06-01). "Strike First, Strike Hard: How 'The Karate Kid' Became a Musical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

External links

[jhtwitter-1] Jon Hurwitz [@jonhurwitz] (September 24, 2020). "The Karate Kid cartoon is not canon. But there is an Easter Egg from it in Season 3" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Twitter.

[2] "Cobra Kai co-creator reveals why 'unique' Chad McQueen never appeared on the show". The Independent. 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-13.

[3] "FEMININE KARATE KID IS HEAVY-HANDED". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[4] Erin Bradley Dangar "For the inquiring minds who wanted to know

[5] "Watch Dee Snider Perform a Concert During Cobra Kai Season 3". Ghost Cult Magazine. January 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[Broadway-6] Lefkowitz, Andy (January 22, 2020). "New Musical The Karate Kid, Based on the Hit '80s Movie, Aims for Broadway". Broadway Buzz. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[:0-7] Bahr, Sarah (2022-06-01). "Strike First, Strike Hard: How 'The Karate Kid' Became a Musical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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