---
name: "Ron Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ron-thomas"
fi1m_id: "ron-thomas"
imdb_id: "nm0859462"
tmdb_id: 23918
wikidata_id: "Q110816369"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 November 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T19:27:57.849326+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ron Thomas

## Identity

Ron Thomas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ron-thomas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ron-thomas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0859462
- **TMDB ID:** 23918
- **Wikidata ID:** Q110816369
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110816369, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859462/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23918

Actor. Born 15 November 1961 in Reno, Nevada, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 November 1961, Reno, Nevada, USA
- **Active:** 1984–1986
- **Also known as:** Рон Томас
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110816369, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859462/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23918

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Karate Kid*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ron Thomas is an American actor and martial artist. He was born on 15 November 1961 in Reno, Nevada.

He is best known for playing Bobby Brown, a member of the Cobra Kai dojo, in *The Karate Kid* (1984) and *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986). Thomas reprised the role in the series *Cobra Kai* (2018–), appearing in multiple episodes. Other screen credits include *The Big Bet* (1987) and *Night Screams* (1987).

A competitive martial artist, Thomas won the World Jujitsu Championship in 1994 and has operated training academies in California, including the United Warrior's Academy.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, fanbolt.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Fi1m 62, as Bobby — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Bobby — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, as Bobby Brown, Bobby — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Sweep the Leg* (2007), as Bobby Brown
- *Night Screams* (1987), as D.B.
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), as Bobby — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Big Bet* (1985), as Norman
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), as Bobby — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Fyre* (1979), as Brother

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