Patrick Luwis

Luwis was born in Washington, D.C., and developed an interest in acting during his studies at Hampden–Sydney College, where he performed in several stage productions. He graduated with a degree in theatre and rhetoric and furthered his education by studying at the University of Oxford and the University of Auckland.^[1]

Luwis has appeared in television series such as The Dropout, NCIS, and Danger Force.^[2]

In 2023, Luwis had a cameo in Barbie.^[3] Later that year, Luwis portrayed Ivar in Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, directed by Zack Snyder. He would reprise the role in Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, the following year in 2024.^[4]

His breakthrough role came in 2024 when he was cast in a major role as Axel Kovačević in the Netflix series Cobra Kai.^[5] Kovačević was introduced as the co-captain of the Iron Dragons team alongside Zara Malik (played by Rayna Vallandingham), led by their sensei Feng Xiao a.k.a. Wolf (portrayed by Lewis Tan) during the Sekai Taikai tournament as the tournament's defending champions and as an undefeated rival team.^[6]