Ralph Macchio

Born 1961 · American actor

Ralph George Macchio Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Daniel LaRusso in four Karate Kid films (1984–2025) and in Cobra Kai (2018–2025), a sequel television series. For his work in the latter, Macchio was nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is also known for portraying Johnny Cade in Francis Ford Coppola's ensemble 1983 film, The Outsiders, and Bill Gambini in Joe Pesci's 1992 film My Cousin Vinny. Additional notable performances were in Eight Is Enough (1980–1981), Crossroads (1986), Ugly Betty (2008–2009), and The Deuce (2017–2019). He has also worked as a director and has produced two short films. Macchio received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024.

Ralph Macchio, in order

1. 1980 Up the Academy: acted · directed by Robert Downey Sr.
2. 1983 The Outsiders: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 69%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
3. 1984 Teachers: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
4. 1984 The Karate Kid: acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
5. 1984 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (TV movie): acted · directed by Corey Blechman
6. 1986 Crossroads: acted · directed by Walter Hill
7. 1986 The Karate Kid Part II: acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
8. 1988 Distant Thunder: acted · directed by Rick Rosenthal
9. 1989 The Karate Kid Part III: acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
10. 1990 Too Much Sun: acted · directed by Robert Downey Sr.
11. 1992 My Cousin Vinny: acted · directed by Jonathan Lynn · critics 84%, audiences 87% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo
12. 1993 Naked in New York: acted · directed by Daniel Algrant · critics 45%, audiences 38%
13. 2000 Can't Be Heaven: acted · directed by Richard Friedman
14. 2000 The Office Party (short film): acted · directed by Chiara Edmands
15. 2003 A Good Night to Die: acted · directed by Craig Singer
16. 2005 How I Met Your Mother (TV series): acted · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on Disney+, Hulu
17. 2006 Artie Lange's Beer League: acted · directed by Frank Sebastiano
18. 2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series): acted · streaming on Disney+, Hulu
19. 2012 Hitchcock: acted · directed by Sacha Gervasi
20. 2013 Across Grace Alley (short film): directed, wrote
21. 2015 The Real Miyagi: acted · directed by Kayvon Derak Shanian
22. 2018 Cobra Kai (TV series): acted
23. 2025 Karate Kid: Legends: acted · directed by Jonathan Entwistle
24. The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (TV movie): acted · directed by Georg Stanford Brown