Karate Kid: Legends features Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, both reprising their roles from the franchise. The film also introduces Ben Wang as the main lead alongside Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, and Ming-Na Wen.
The 2025 American martial arts drama is written by Rob Lieber and directed by Jonathan Entwistle. Following the 2010 movie of the same name, it is the sixth part in the Karate Kid franchise and takes place after the events of the television series Cobra Kai (2018–2025).
Cast of Karate Kid: Legends
Jackie Chan as Mr. Han
The Hong Kong actor Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang), known professionally as Jackie Chan is portraying Mr. Han in the film. Chan also appeared in The Karate Kid (2010). He is renowned for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he always performs himself.
Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso
The American actor Ralph George Macchio Jr is playing Daniel LaRusso in the film. He played this role in four Karate Kid movies: The Karate Kid (1984) and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends (2025). He also appeared in the Cobra Kai (2018–2025) television series, a sequel to the original Karate Kid movie.
Ben Wang as Li Fong
The American actor Ben Wang is playing Li Fong, the main lead in the film. He is recognized for playing Bo in Chang Can Dunk and Jin Wang in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese.
Joshua Jackson as Victor Lipani
The Canadian-American actor Joshua Jackson is playing Victor Lipani, the owner of a pizza parlour where Li is employed. Joshua Jackson is well-known for his roles as Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock crime drama series Dr. Death (2021–present), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013), Pacey Witter on The WB’s teen drama Dawson’s Creek (1998–2003), and a troubled married man on Showtime’s The Affair (2014–2018).
Sadie Stanley as Mia Lipani
The American actress and singer Sadie Anne Stanley is playing Mia Lipani, Victor Lipani’s daughter and Li’s love interest in the movie. Stanley debuted as an actress in the 2019 Disney Channel movie Kim Possible (2019), playing the title role. She played the recurring role of Brea Bee in the ABC series The Goldbergs (2020–2023). She also appeared in films such as Let Us In (2021) and The Sleepover (2020).
Ming-Na Wen as Dr. Fong
The American actress and model Ming-Na Wen is playing Dr. Fong, Li’s mother, in the movie. Wen is best known for her role as Agent Melinda May in the Marvel television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020). She has also played the role of Fennec Shand, a bounty hunter in the Star Wars franchise. Wen made her breakthrough in the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club as June Woo.
Aramis Knight as Connor Day
The American actor Aramis Knight is playing Connor Day, a karate prodigy, Li’s rival, and Mia’s ex-boyfriend in the movie. Knight has appeared in television series such as Dexter (2008), The Middle (2010), Lost (2010), Psych (2011), NCIS (2011), Boston Legal (2005), and Scorpion (2015). In films, he made appearances in Rendition (2007) and Crossing Over (2009), among others.
Wyatt Oleff as Alan
The American actor Wyatt Oleff is playing Alan in the movie. Oleff is best known for playing Stanley Uris in It and its 2019 sequel, a young Peter Quill in the Marvel Studios superhero movies Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and Stanley Barber in I Am Not Okay with This (2020).
Shaunette Renée Wilson as Ms. Morgan
The Guyanese actress Shaunette Renée Wilson is playing Ms. Morgan in the movie. Wilson's most well-known role was that of Dr. Mina Okafor on The Resident for four seasons (2018–2021). In addition, she appeared in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Black Panther (2018), and Billions (2017).
William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence
The American actor William Zabka will appear in an uncredited cameo as Johnny Lawrence in the film. He played the same role in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–2025).
FAQs about Karate Kid: Legends
No, Jaden Smith won’t be in Karate Kid: Legends.
Yes, the confirmed Cobra Kai cast member to appear in Karate Kid: Legends is Ralph Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso.
Ben Wang is the main lead in Karate Kid: Legends. He is playing the character of Li Fong in the film.
