Terry Silver

Terry Silver
The Karate Kid character
Terry Silver as he appears in The Karate Kid Part III (left) and Cobra Kai (right).
First appearance	The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Last appearance	Cobra Kai: "Strike Last" (2025)
Created by	Robert Mark Kamen
Portrayed by	Thomas Ian Griffith Nick Marini (young, Cobra Kai)
In-universe information
Full name	Terrence Silver
Occupation	Karate instructor (sensei) U.S. Army Special Forces soldier (formerly) Head of Dynatox Industries (formerly)
Affiliation	Cobra Kai Karate (1975-1985; 2019) Iron Dragons (2020)
Fighting style	Tang Soo Do[1]
Significant other	Cheyenne Hamidi (formerly)
Nationality	American
Teacher	Captain Turner Kim Sun-Yung
Students	Mike Barnes Daniel LaRusso Robby Keene Kenny Payne Tory Nichols

Terrance "Terry" Silver is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise, portrayed by actor and martial artist Thomas Ian Griffith. He was created by American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. He is the main antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III (1989). Thirty-two years later, Griffith reprised the role in the sequel television series Cobra Kai, appearing as a main cast member in its fourth season onwards and the main antagonist of the series going forward.

The character is the best friend and fellow Vietnam veteran of Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese, and the co-founder of the dojo itself, as well as the arch-nemesis of Daniel LaRusso. In The Karate Kid Part III, he is depicted as a megalomaniacal and sociopathic businessman who mentally tortures Daniel in an effort to get revenge on him for getting Kreese's dojo shut down. In Cobra Kai, he is shown to have reformed, only for Kreese's return to cause him to mentally devolve into his old state and later usurp him as the main sensei of the dojo.