Wayne Knight
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-08-07 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Wayne Knight
Biography
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).
Acting
(2025)
(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)
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)
Blindspotting
as Patrick
(2016)
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
(2016)
Hail, Caesar!
as Lurking Extra
(2016)
Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws
as Big Fun (voice)
(2014)
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
as The Elf Elder (voice)
(2013)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc
as Jong / Jong's Son (voice)
(2012)
Excuse Me for Living
as Albert
(2010)
Woke Up Dead
as Andrew Batten
(2008)
Kung Fu Panda
as Gang Boss (voice)
(2008)
Punisher: War Zone
as Micro
(2008)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
(2007)
Who's Your Monkey?
as Officer Brooks
(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)
Making Rat Race
as Himself
(2002)
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Walter Ballou
(2001)
Rat Race
as Zack Mallozzi
(2001)
Bleacher Bums
as Zig
(2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Evil Emperor Zurg (voice)
(1999)
Tarzan
as Tantor (voice)
(1999)
Toy Story 2
as Al McWhiggin (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)
(1997)
Hercules
as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
(1997)
For Richer or Poorer
as Bob Lachman
(1996)
Space Jam
as Stan Podolak
(1996)
Chameleon
as Stuart Langston
(1995)
To Die For
as Ed Grant
(1995)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Dennis Nedry
(1993)
Jurassic Park
as Nedry
(1992)
Basic Instinct
as John Correli
(1992)
T Bone N Weasel
as Roy Kramp
(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)