Wayne Knight
August 7, 1955 (70 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Five Nights at Freddy's 2 as
- 2023 · Bookie as The Cowboy
- 2023 · That '90s Show as Bruce
- 2022 · Batwheels as King Tut (voice)
- 2022 · Monster High as Ralph (voice)
- 2021 · Them as Lieutenant Schiff
- 2020 · 9-1-1: Lone Star as Milton
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as The Penguin (voice)
- 2019 · Infinity Train as Marcel (voice)
- 2016 · StartUp as Benedict "Benny" Blush
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Viewy Stewie (voice)
- 2011 · The Exes as Haskell Lutz
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Theodore Blumer
- 2010 · Pound Puppies as Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)
- 2010 · Regular Show as Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)
- 2010 · Regular Show as God of Street Performing (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Rick
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Perry Black
- 2008 · Punisher: War Zone as Micro
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Max (voice)
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Max
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Gang Boss (voice)
- 2006 · Torchwood as Brian Friedkin
- 2005 · Bones as Jimmy Walpert III
- 2005 · Catscratch as
- 2005 · Catscratch as Mr. Blik (voice)
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)
- 2004 · Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi as
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Truman Bosch
- 2004 · Listen Up! as Buddy
- 2004 · Brandy & Mr. Whiskers as Mr. Cantarious (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Abnegazar (voice)
- 2003 · Xiaolin Showdown as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)
- 2003 · I'm with Her as
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Jason Blum
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Nick Dark
- 2001 · The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Jack O'Lantern
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Wayne Knight
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Terrence Lombard
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Emperor Zurg (voice)
- 1999 · Toy Story 2 as Al McWhiggin (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Grigor
- 1999 · Tarzan as Tantor (voice)
- 1999 · Dilbert as The Security Guard (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Angel
- 1997 · Hercules as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
- 1996 · Space Jam as Stan Podolak
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Don Orville
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Owen
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Leo Cunningham
- 1993 · Jurassic Park as Nedry
- 1992 · Basic Instinct as John Correli
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Newman
- Future · Among Us as Lime (voice)
- 2024 · The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie as Mayor (voice)
- 2023 · Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! as Mr. Hodges (voice)
- 2023 · Battle of the Decades as Self - Judge
- 2023 · What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith as Larry Cohen
- 2022 · Darby and the Dead as Mel
- 2021 · Back to the Outback as Platypus (voice)
- 2021 · 12 Mighty Orphans as Frank Wynn
- 2020 · The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as Wayne
- 2018 · The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair as Benjamin Roth
- 2018 · Blindspotting as Patrick
- 2018 · Legend of the Three Caballeros as Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)
- 2016 · Panda Paws as Big Fun (voice)
- 2016 · Hail, Caesar! as Lurking Extra
- 2014 · Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon as The Elf Elder (voice)
- 2014 · Sirens as Richard
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
- 2012 · Excuse Me for Living as Albert
- 2011 · Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Captain Goray (voice)
- 2010 · Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten
- 2009 · Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten
- 2008 · Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · Who's Your Monkey? as Officer Brooks
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2005 · Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone as Thudd (voice)
- 2003 · Cheaper by the Dozen as Electrician (uncredited)
- 2003 · Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween as Jack (voice)
- 2002 · Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story as Walter Ballou
- 2002 · Pet Star as Self - Judge
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Himself
- 2001 · Bleacher Bums as Zig
- 2001 · Rat Race as Zack Mallozzi
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
- 1999 · Pros & Cons as Wayne the Guard
- 1998 · The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars as Microwave (voice)
- 1998 · Toonsylvania as Igor
- 1997 · For Richer or Poorer as Bob Lachman
- 1996 · Chameleon as Stuart Langston
- 1995 · To Die For as Ed Grant
- 1995 · The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Dennis Nedry
- 1993 · Against the Grain as Froggy Wilson
- 1993 · The Second Half as Robert Piccolo
- 1992 · T Bone N Weasel as Roy Kramp
- 1992 · The Edge as
- 1992 · Double Edge as Tommy White
- 1991 · JFK as Numa Bertel
- 1991 · Dead Again as Pete Dugan
- 1991 · V.I. Warshawski as Smeissen
- 1989 · Born on the Fourth of July as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
- 1988 · Everybody's All-American as Fraternity Pisser
- 1987 · Dirty Dancing as Stan
- 1986 · Forever, Lulu as Stevie
- 1985 · The Sex O'Clock News as Bill Wright
- 1985 · Double Negative as Max
- 1984 · The Burning Bed as Juror (uncredited)
- 1982 · For Lovers Only as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)
- 1979 · The Wanderers as Waiter (uncredited)