Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2 Cast & Character Guide (2025)

The primary cast of Cobra Kai is back for season 6, part 2, this time joined by a slew of new faces. Many of these characters (and their actors) have been loved by audiences for decades since they first appeared on screen back in 1984's The Karate Kid movie and its sequels. Of course, Cobra Kai provided an opportunity for the likes of Billy Zabka's Johnny Lawrence and Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso to return with a handful of new young karate students for them to foster.

Now, with Cobra Kai season 6, the cast and characters of this franchise have grown even more. Miyagi-Do has qualified for the global karate tournament, the Sekai Taikai, which sees the best fighters come together in Barcelona, Spain, to duke it out over the championship title. Our three sensei and six Miyagi-Do students are therefore introduced to competitors from Cobra Kai (run by John Kreese) and a brand new rival dojo, the Iron Dragon. Cobra Kai brought in the big dogs for these exciting new roles, and the cast of season 6 features seasoned actors and martial arts champions alike.

19 Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso

Date Of Birth: November 4, 1961

• Active Since 1979

New York native Ralph Macchio is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in the K arate Kid movies (1984 - 1989) and has, of course, returned to the franchise to play the same character in Cobra Kai. Some of Macchio's other notable credits include The Outsider (1983) and My Cousin Vinny (1992).

Macchio's Daniel LaRusso has come a long way in the past 40 years, and his development in Cobra Kai alone has been significant. Though he had an intense rivalry with Johnny Lawrence and Cobra Kai dojo that lasted for years, they have since mended their ways and have joined forces for Cobra Kai season 6's Sekai Taikai global karate tournament.

18 William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence

Date Of Birth: October 20, 1965

• Active Since 1982

William Zabka's career quickly took off with 1984's The Karate Kid, and his portrayal of bad boy Johnny Lawrence earned him a reputation for playing villains. He went on to appear in films like Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986), before joining the cast of the 1986 TV show The Equelizer. Still, Zabka is best known as Karate Kid's Johnny, a fact that Cobra Ka i has solidified.

Zabka's Karate Kid character has taken the primary role in Cobra Kai, which puts villain redemptions at the forefront. As of the Netflix series' sixth season, Johnny Lawrence has completely turned his life around, joining up with Daniel LaRusso's Miyagi-Do, improving himself as a father to Robby and Miguel, and eagerly awaiting a new baby as he prepares for the Sekai Taikai.

17 Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz

Date Of Birth: June 9, 2001

• Active Since: 2012

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Xolo Maridueña began his acting career playing Victor Graham in the 2012 drama Parenthood before claiming his role in Cobra Kai in 2018. Maridueña also recently played Jamie Reyes (AKA Blue Beetle) in the DC superhero movie Blue Beetle (2023).

Maridueña plays Miguel Diaz in Cobra Kai, the first student Johnny Lawrence took on at Cobra Kai dojo. Miguel has since become a more literal son to Johnny, and as of Cobra Kai season 6, he expects to welcome a baby sibling into his newly mixed family. Now a Miyagi-Do student, Miguel is among the six chosen to participate in the Sekai Taikai, though he lost the qualifying match that would have made him captain.

16 Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene

Date Of Birth: December 8, 1998

• Active Since: 2009

Ohio native Tanner Buchanan started his career on the TV series Modern Family in 2010. Buchanan snagged his first leading role in 2016 with the series Designated Survivor and has since starred in projects like He's All That (2021) and How to Date Billy Walsh (2024).

Buchanan's Robby Keene is Johnny Lawrence's son in Cobra Kai, though he started the series estranged from his father. This is water under the bridge in Cobra Kai season 6, and Robby now practices karate at Miyagi-Do under Johnny and Daniel's combined instruction. Robby is among the six fighters selected from his dojo for the Sekai Taikai and serves as his team's captain.

15 Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso

Date Of Birth: May 9, 1996

• Active Since: 2002

Mary Mouser began her career doing predominantly voice work, notably lending her voice to Eloise in 2006's Eloise: The Animated Series. In 2007, she played a primary role in Life is Wild before starring as Lacey Fleming in the 2011 series Body of Proof.

Mouser plays Samantha LaRusso in Cobra Kai, the daughter of Daniel LaRusso and the only teen character in the series to learn karate from Mr. Miyagi himself. Sam easily qualified to represent Miyagi-Do in the Sekai Taikai and became the captain by default when Tory Nichols left the team to join up with John Kreese's new Cobra Kai dojo.

14 Peyton List as Tory Nichols

Date Of Birth: April 6, 1998

• Active Since: 2002

Peyton List began her acting career as a young child in projects like 27 Dresses (2008) and Bereavement, but she first gained significant notoriety playing Holly Hills in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies starting in 2011. From there, List took on movies like Thinning (2016) and its sequel, The Thinning: New World Order (2018). After claiming her role in Cobra Kai, List appeared in Valley Girl (2020), Hubie Halloween (2020) and The Inheritance (2024).

List plays Tory Nichols in Cobra Kai, an aggressive girl who became the queen bee of Cobra Kai Dojo under John Kreese's leadership. In Corba Kai season 6, Tory had turned over a new leaf at Miyagi-Do, but the tragic death of her ill mother caused her to turn against her teammates and return to Kreese's dojo. At the Sekai Taikai, Tory serves as Cobra Kai's team captain.

13 Jacob Bertrand as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz

Date Of Birth: March 6, 2000

• Active Since: 2007

Los Angeles-born Jacob Bertrand began his career with Nickelodeon, appearing in series like Marvin Marvin, iCarly, and Jinxed. Bertrand later joined up with the Disney Channel, playing Jack Malloy in the 2016 movie The Swap. After rising to greater fame in Cobra Kai, Bertrand claimed a leading voice role with the ongoing 2020 series Batwheels, in which he plays Bam.

Bertrand plays Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz in Cobra Kai, one of Johnny Lawrence's early students at Cobra Kai. He went through his own villain arc in earlier seasons but has since joined up with Miyagi-Do. Hawk is another participant in the Sekai Taikai and is regarded as one of the dojo's most aggressive fighters.

12 Gianni DeCenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos

Date Of Birth: October 27, 2001

• Active Since: 2011

California-born actor Gianni DeCenzo got his start appearing in TV shows like The Middle (2013) and Eagleheart (2013) before landing more significant roles in Coop and Cami Ask the World (2019-2020) and 100 Things to Do Before High School (2015-2016). Cobra Kai remains DeCenzo's most notable credit, though he recently played Cavalli in the 2024 movie Black Spines.

DeCenzo's Demetri Alexopoulos was the least interested in karate of his nerdy friends, but he ultimately proved himself a force to be reckoned with. In Cobra Kai season 6, Demetri managed to earn a spot in the Sekai Taikai alongside his best friend Eli. However, the news that Eli wouldn't attend MIT the following fall drives a significant wedge in the friendship.

11 Oona O'Brien as Devon Lee

September 6, 2006

• Active Since: 2020

Born in Evanston, Illinois, actor Oona O'Brien began her career appearing in commercials for Nickelodeon, American Girl, and more. In 2020, she played Mia Savage in the short film Sky High before being cast as Devon Lee in 2021. Cobra Kai remains O'Brien's most significant credit.

O'Brien's Devon Lee was a later addition to Cobra Kai, but she quickly secured herself among the main fighters of the series. She has bounced around between all dojos in the Valley, though she has remained largely loyal to Johnny Lawrence. Though Devon is a fighter for Miyagi-Do at the Sekai Taikai, she only secured her position by dosing Kenny Payne's water with laxatives—something she feels immensely guilty about.

10 Dallas Dupree Young as Kenny Payne

Date Of Birth: October 25, 2006

• Active Since: 2016

Dallas Dupree Young, born and raised in Houston, Texas, started acting in 2016 when he appeared in Murder Among Friends. From there, Young claimed recurring roles in Vampirina (2017), The Fosters (2018), and The Big Show (2020) before he began playing Kenny Payne in Cobra Kai in 2021.

Kenny's morality has jumped around significantly since he first moved to the Valley in Cobra Kai. He was heavily bullied by Anthony LaRusso but became the bully himself after joining up with Cobra Kai. In Cobra Kai season 6, Kenny has more or less come around - though his being dosed with laxatives during the Sekai Taikai team-member selection put a damper on his redemption.

9 Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso

Date Of Birth: January 5, 2006

• Active Since: 2016

Born in Portland, Maine, Griffin Santopietro's first acting credit came from two episodes of Homicide Hunter in 2016. He then appeared in various projects, such as The Rack Pack (2018), Bull (2019), I'm Not Gay (2022), and 2024's Tom.

Santopietro's Anthony LaRusso has been with Cobra Kai since day one, but it took some time for his character to stand out in the series. He eventually became Kenny Payne's greatest bully but began to regret his behavior when the tables were turned. Anthony eventually joined his father's Miyagi-Do dojo and has fair ability. However, he did not qualify for the Sekai Taikai in Cobra Kai season 6.

8 Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi

Date Of Birth: April 20, 1959

• Active Since: 1985

Yuji Okumoto, born and raised in Los Angeles, California, began acting on screen in 1985 when he appeared in the movies Crime Killer, Real Genius, and Better Off Dead. The next year, Okumoto took his best-known role, playing the villain Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II. After a variety of other projects, like Pearl Harbor (2001), Inception (2010), and Driven (2018), Okumoto joined the cast of Cobra Kai to again play Chozen.

Like many Karate Kid villains, Chozen has redeemed himself by the events of Cobra Kai season 6. He will fiercely defend Miyagi-Do at all costs, and in season 5, he nearly lost his life as a result. Now, Chozen is hopeful that he will find love back in Japan but returns to join his Miyagi-Do students in Barcelona.

7 Martin Kove as John Kreese

Date Of Birth: March 6, 1947

• Active since: 1971

Martin Kove started his acting career in the 1970s, appearing in movies like The Last House on the Left (1972), Capone (1975), The Four Deuces (1975), and Blood Tide (1982) before first appearing as John Kreese in The Karate Kid (1984). Along with appearing in the two Karate Kid sequels, Kove notably played roles in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and many more.

John Kreese is the overarching villain of the Karate Kid franchise. He's the cruel founder of the Cobra Kai dojo and initially considered Johnny Lawrence a son. However, after years of abuse, the two fell out. Their relationship has been deeply tumultuous in Cobra Kai, and Kreese is bent on taking Johnny down once and for all at the Sekai Taikai in season 6.

6 Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver

Date Of Birth: March 18, 1962

• Active Since: 1984

Connecticut native Thomas Ian Griffith's first on-screen role was in the soap opera Another World, in which he played Catlin Eqing from 1984 to 1987. From there, Griffith was cast as the villain Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III in 1989. Following this, he took on direct-to-video action projects like Excessive Force and Crackerjack before notably appearing in the 1998 film Vampires. Now, Griffith has returned to acting after retirement to play Silver again in Cobra Kai.

Terry Silver has been the most consistently evil villain of Cobra Kai and one of the few for whom there is little hope of redemption. He was arrested at the end of Season 5 for attacking Sting Ray, but his sentence doesn't hold up for long. In a significant twist, Silver returns to Cobra Kai in season 6, part 2.

5 Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun

Date Of Birth: July 28, 1987

• Active Since: 2003

Australian-born actor Alicia Hannah-Kim's first TV appearance came in 2003 when she appeared in an episode of White Collar Blue. From there, she appeared in projects like Rush Hour 3 (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2009), Two and a Half Men (2012), Heatwave (2022), and Minx (2022) before first appearing in Cobra Kai in 2022.

Hannah-Kim's Cobra Kai character, Sensei Kim Da-Eun, is the granddaughter of Master Kim, who first taught John Kreese karate in South Korea. She is brutal and strict, but Cobra Kai season 6, part 1, dropped some hints that she is beginning to soften. In season 6, part 2, Sensei Kim is by John Kreese's side, leading the new Cobra Kai at the Sekai Taikai.

4 Brandon H. Lee as Kwon Jae-Sung

Date Of Birth: April 7, 1998

• Active Since: 2019

Actor, stunt performer, and Taekwondo national champion Brandon H. Lee began acting in 2019, appearing in various short films before taking roles in 2021's Twisting Tiger and The Elementals. Lee served as a stunt performer in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) before joining the cast of Cobra Kai in season 6.

Lee's Cobra Kai character is a star student of Master Kim and Sensei Kim, whom John Kreese takes under his wing as a star competitor representing Cobra Kai in the Sekai Taikai. Kwon has a serious attitude problem, and though he's a great fighter, he has a dangerous temper and a complete disregard for authority.

3 Lewis Tan as Sensei Wolf

Date Of Birth: February 4, 1987

• Active Since: 2006

English actor Lewis Tan is best known for playing Cole Young in Mortal Combat (2021), though his career began in 2006 when he did stunt work in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Tan continued to do stunt work in dozens of significant films and has played roles in Deadpool 2 (2018), Fistful of Vengeance (2022), and Babylon (2022).

Tan plays Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai season 6, the villainous leader of the Iron Dragon dojo. Wolf is just as cruel as Terry Silver, Sensei Kim, and John Kreese and immediately rubs Johnny the wrong way at the Sekai Taikai.

2 Patrick Luwis as Axel Kovacevic

Date Of Birth: Unknown

• Active Since: 2017

Patrick Luwis, born and raised in Washington, DC, landed his first big role in 2020 with the TV show BF for Hire before taking on the role of Ivar in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) and Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). Now, Luwis plays Axel in Cobra Kai season 6.

Axel is the boy team captain of the Iron Dragon dojo in Cobra Kai season 6. He's a powerful force whom no one can seem to land a hit on. Despite this, Axel isn't an inherently evil character. Still, as a competitor of Miyagi-Do in the Sekai Taikai, he is a threat.

1 Rayna Vallandingham as Zara Malik

Date Of Birth: January 18, 2003

• Active Since: 2015

Martial artist Rayna Vallandingham is the youngest person to ever claim 13 World Championship titles, making her role at Cobra Kai's Sekai Taikai extremely fitting. She won her first four titles at age eight, dominating over competitors twice her age. Now, Vallandingham has expanded her career to the screen, working as a stunt double and actor in projects like Underdog Kids (2015) and, of course, Cobra Kai.

Vallandingham's character in Cobra Kai, Zara, is the girl captain for the Iron Dragon dojo. Like the rest of her team, she is a force to be reckoned with, ultimately taking a particular interest in Tory Nichols. Zara likes to play to the crowd and documents her tournament experience on YouTube, pretending to uphold other female fighters while really attempting to cut them down. With such great fighters in Cobra Kai season 6, the Sekai Taikai doesn't fail to excite.

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Cobra Kai is a sequel series continuing the narrative of the Karate Kid saga, set 30 years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. It focuses on Johnny Lawrence seeking redemption by reopening the Cobra Kai dojo, reigniting his rivalry with Daniel LaRusso, who strives to maintain balance in his life.

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Cast

Ralph Macchio , William Zabka , Courtney Henggeler , Xolo Mariduena , Tanner Buchanan , Mary Mouser , Peyton List , Jacob Bertrand , Gianni DeCenzo , Dallas Dupree Young , Vanessa Rubio , Thomas Ian Griffith , Martin Kove , Cameron Markeles , Talin Chat , Samuel Goergen , Rob Garrison , Brandon Gibson , Alan Heckner , Kristin Brock , Randee Heller , Lara Silva , David Kronawitter , Dominick Racano , Tony Bravado

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6

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Netflix

Writers

Josh Heald , Ashley Darnall , Chris Rafferty , Bill Posley

Directors

Hayden Schlossberg , Jon Hurwitz , Joel Novoa , Jennifer Celotta , Steven K. Tsuchida , Sherwin Shilati , Marielle Woods , Steve Pink , Lin Oeding , Michael Grossman

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Jon Hurwitz