Wayne Knight

Acting

Wayne Knight

Born August 7, 1955New York City, New York, USA117 credits

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

Filmography

GOAT
2026GOAT
as Frank (voice)Movie
St. Denis Medical
2024St. Denis Medical
as Dr. AxlerTV
Bookie
2023Bookie
as The CowboyTV
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
as Mr. Hodges (voice)Movie
Battle of the Decades
2023Battle of the Decades
as Self - JudgeTV
Batwheels
2022Batwheels
as King Tut (voice)TV
Monster High
2022Monster High
as Ralph (voice)TV
Back to the Outback
2021Back to the Outback
as Platypus (voice)Movie
12 Mighty Orphans
202112 Mighty Orphans
as Frank WynnMovie
Them
2021Them
as Lieutenant SchiffTV
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinn
as The Penguin (voice)TV
Infinity Train
2019Infinity Train
as Marcel (voice)TV
Blindspotting
2018Blindspotting
as PatrickMovie
Legend of the Three Caballeros
2018Legend of the Three Caballeros
as Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)TV
StartUp
2016StartUp
as Benedict "Benny" BlushTV
Panda Paws
2016Panda Paws
as Big Fun (voice)Movie
Hail, Caesar!
2016Hail, Caesar!
as Lurking ExtraMovie
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016Kung Fu Panda 3
as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)Movie
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
2014Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
as The Elf Elder (voice)Movie
Sirens
2014Sirens
as RichardTV
Doc McStuffins
2012Doc McStuffins
as Viewy Stewie (voice)TV
The Exes
2011The Exes
as Haskell LutzTV
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2011Green Lantern: The Animated Series
as Captain Goray (voice)TV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettable
as Theodore BlumerTV
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)TV
Woke Up Dead
2010Woke Up Dead
as Andrew BattenMovie
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppies
as Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)TV
Regular Show
2010Regular Show
as Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)TV
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guys
as Perry BlackTV
Woke Up Dead
2009Woke Up Dead
as Andrew BattenTV
Punisher: War Zone
2008Punisher: War Zone
as Linus Lieberman / MicroMovie
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)Movie
Kung Fu Panda
2008Kung Fu Panda
as Gang Boss (voice)Movie
Who's Your Monkey?
2007Who's Your Monkey?
as Officer BrooksMovie
Torchwood
2006Torchwood
as Brian FriedkinTV
Bones
2005Bones
as Jimmy Walpert IIITV
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chicken
as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)TV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NY
as Truman BoschTV
Listen Up!
2004Listen Up!
as BuddyTV
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
2004Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
as Mr. Cantarious (voice)TV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Abnegazar (voice)TV
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003Cheaper by the Dozen
as Electrician (uncredited)Movie
Xiaolin Showdown
2003Xiaolin Showdown
as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)TV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuck
as Jason BlumTV
The Twilight Zone
2002The Twilight Zone
as Nick DarkTV
Pet Star
2002Pet Star
as Self - JudgeTV
Making Rat Race
2002Making Rat Race
as HimselfMovie
Rat Race
2001Rat Race
as Zack MallozziMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wayne KnightTV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Emperor Zurg (voice)TV
Toy Story 2
1999Toy Story 2
as Al McWhiggin (voice)Movie
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Tarzan
1999Tarzan
as Tantor (voice)Movie
Dilbert
1999Dilbert
as The Security Guard (voice)TV
Pros & Cons
1999Pros & Cons
as Wayne the GuardMovie
Hercules
1998Hercules
as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)TV
For Richer or Poorer
1997For Richer or Poorer
as Bob LachmanMovie
Hercules
1997Hercules
as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)Movie
Space Jam
1996Space Jam
as Stan PodolakMovie
Chameleon
1996Chameleon
as Stuart LangstonMovie
To Die For
1995To Die For
as Ed GrantMovie
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Dennis NedryMovie
Against the Grain
1993Against the Grain
as Froggy WilsonTV
T
1993The Second Half
as Robert PiccoloTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angels
as Leo CunninghamTV
Jurassic Park
1993Jurassic Park
as NedryMovie
T Bone N Weasel
1992T Bone N Weasel
as Roy KrampMovie
Double Edge
1992Double Edge
as Tommy WhiteMovie
Basic Instinct
1992Basic Instinct
as John CorreliMovie
JFK
1991JFK
as Numa BertelMovie
Dead Again
1991Dead Again
as Pete DuganMovie
V.I. Warshawski
1991V.I. Warshawski
as SmeissenMovie
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Born on the Fourth of July
as Official #2 - Democratic ConventionMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeld
as NewmanTV
Everybody's All-American
1988Everybody's All-American
as Fraternity PisserMovie
Dirty Dancing
1987Dirty Dancing
as StanMovie
Forever, Lulu
1986Forever, Lulu
as StevieMovie
The Sex O'Clock News
1985The Sex O'Clock News
as Bill WrightMovie
The Burning Bed
1984The Burning Bed
as Juror (uncredited)Movie
For Lovers Only
1982For Lovers Only
as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)Movie
The Wanderers
1979The Wanderers
as Waiter (uncredited)Movie
Among Us
Among Us
as Lime (voice)TV