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Personal Info

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).

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

2023

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! as Mr. Hodges (voice)
Battle of the Decades as Self - Judge
Bookie as The Cowboy

2022

Monster High as Ralph (voice)
Batwheels as King Tut (voice)

2021

12 Mighty Orphans as Frank Wynn
Back to the Outback as Platypus (voice)
Them as Lieutenant Schiff

2020

2019

Harley Quinn as The Penguin (voice)
Infinity Train as Marcel (voice)

2018

Blindspotting as Patrick
Legend of the Three Caballeros as Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)

2016

Hail, Caesar! as Lurking Extra
Kung Fu Panda 3 as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws as Big Fun (voice)
StartUp as Benedict "Benny" Blush

2014

Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon as The Elf Elder (voice)
Sirens as Richard

2013

2012

Doc McStuffins as Viewy Stewie (voice)

2011

The Exes as Haskell Lutz
Unforgettable as Theodore Blumer
Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Captain Goray (voice)

2010

Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten
Pound Puppies as Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)
Regular Show as Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)
Regular Show as God of Street Performing (voice)

2009

Woke Up Dead as Andrew Batten

2008

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
Kung Fu Panda as Gang Boss (voice)

2007

Who's Your Monkey? as Officer Brooks

2006

Torchwood as Brian Friedkin

2005

Catscratch as Mr. Blik (voice)
Bones as Jimmy Walpert III
Robot Chicken as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)

2004

Brandy & Mr. Whiskers as Mr. Cantarious (voice)
CSI: NY as Truman Bosch
Listen Up! as Buddy
Justice League Unlimited as Abnegazar (voice)

2003

Cheaper by the Dozen as Electrician (uncredited)
Xiaolin Showdown as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)

2002

Making Rat Race as Himself
Pet Star as Self - Judge
The Twilight Zone as Nick Dark

2001

Rat Race as Zack Mallozzi

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Terrence Lombard
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Emperor Zurg (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Wayne Knight

1999

Toy Story 2 as Al McWhiggin (voice)
Tarzan as Tantor (voice)
Pros & Cons as Wayne the Guard
Hercules: Zero to Hero as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive sound)
Dilbert as The Security Guard (voice)

1998

Toonsylvania as Igor
Hercules as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)

1997

For Richer or Poorer as Bob Lachman
Hercules as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)

1996

Space Jam as Stan Podolak
Chameleon as Stuart Langston
3rd Rock from the Sun as Don Orville

1995

To Die For as Ed Grant
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Dennis Nedry

1993

Jurassic Park as Nedry
The Second Half as Robert Piccolo
Fallen Angels as Leo Cunningham
Against the Grain as Froggy Wilson

1992

Basic Instinct as John Correli
Double Edge as Tommy White
T Bone N Weasel as Roy Kramp

1991

JFK as Numa Bertel
Dead Again as Pete Dugan
V.I. Warshawski as Smeissen

1989

Born on the Fourth of July as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Seinfeld as Newman

1988

Everybody's All-American as Fraternity Pisser

1987

1986

Forever, Lulu as Stevie

1985

The Sex O'Clock News as Bill Wright

1984

The Burning Bed as Juror (uncredited)

1982

For Lovers Only as Video Game Fanatic (uncredited)

1979

The Wanderers as Waiter (uncredited)

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Among Us as Lime (voice)