Wayne Knight
August 7, 1955 (69 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
- 2024 · The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie as Mayor (voice)
- 2023 · Bookie as The Cowboy
- 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
- 2023 · That '90s Show as Bruce
- 2022 · Darby and the Dead as Mel
- 2022 · Batwheels as King Tut (voice)
- 2022 · Monster High as Ralph (voice)
- 2021 · Back to the Outback as Platypus (voice)
- 2021 · 12 Mighty Orphans as Frank Wynn
- 2021 · Them as Lieutenant Schiff
- 2020 · The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as Wayne
- 2020 · 9-1-1: Lone Star as Milton
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as The Penguin (voice)
- 2019 · Infinity Train as Marcel (voice)
- 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 · StartUp as Benedict "Benny" Blush
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws as Big Fun (voice)
- 2016 · Hail, Caesar! as Lurking Extra
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
- 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
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Viewy Stewie (voice)
- 2011 · The Exes as Haskell Lutz
- 2011 · Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Captain Goray (voice)
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Theodore Blumer
- 2010 · Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten
- 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
- 2009 · Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten
- 2008 · Punisher: War Zone as Micro
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Max (voice)
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Max
- 2008 · Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Gang Boss (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
- 2006 · Torchwood as Brian Friedkin
- 2005 · Bones as Jimmy Walpert III
- 2005 · Catscratch as
- 2005 · Catscratch as Mr. Blik (voice)
- 2005 · Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone as Thudd (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 · Cheaper by the Dozen as Electrician (uncredited)
- 2003 · Xiaolin Showdown as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)
- 2003 · Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween as Jack (voice)
- 2003 · I'm with Her as
- 2002 · Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story as Walter Ballou
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Nick Dark
- 2002 · Pet Star as Self - Judge
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Himself
- 2001 · Bleacher Bums as Zig
- 2001 · The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Jack O'Lantern
- 2001 · Rat Race as Zack Mallozzi
- 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)
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
- 1999 · Toy Story 2 as Al McWhiggin (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Grigor
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
- 1999 · Tarzan as Tantor (voice)
- 1999 · Dilbert as The Security Guard (voice)
- 1999 · Pros & Cons as Wayne the Guard
- 1998 · Hercules as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Angel
- 1998 · The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars as Microwave (voice)
- 1998 · Toonsylvania as Igor
- 1997 · For Richer or Poorer as Bob Lachman
- 1997 · Hercules as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
- 1996 · Space Jam as Stan Podolak
- 1996 · Chameleon as Stuart Langston
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Don Orville
- 1995 · To Die For as Ed Grant
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Owen
- 1995 · The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Dennis Nedry
- 1993 · Against the Grain as Froggy Wilson
- 1993 · The Second Half as Robert Piccolo
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Leo Cunningham
- 1993 · Jurassic Park as Nedry
- 1992 · T Bone N Weasel as Roy Kramp
- 1992 · The Edge as
- 1992 · Double Edge as Tommy White
- 1992 · Basic Instinct as John Correli
- 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
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Newman
- 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)
- 1979 · The Wanderers as Waiter (uncredited)
- Future · Among Us as Lime (voice)
- 1982 · For Lovers Only as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)