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Wayne Knight

ActorBorn August 7, 1955 (69 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Punisher: War Zone
  • Nip/Tuck
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • She Wants Me

Known For

  • Jurassic Park
  • Space Jam
  • Toy Story 2
  • Seinfeld
  • Tarzan
  • Basic Instinct
  • Punisher: War Zone
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • To Die For
  • Dead Again
  • For Richer or Poorer
  • 12 Mighty Orphans
  • The Exes
  • Catscratch
  • Xiaolin Showdown
  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
  • Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
  • The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
  • V.I. Warshawski
  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

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    Filmography

    2025
    2025
    Among Us (TV Series) · as Lime (voice)
    2024
    2023
    Bookie (TV Series) · as The Cowboy
    2023
    Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! · as Mr. Hodges (voice)
    2023
    That '90s Show (TV Series) · as Bruce
    2022
    2022
    Monster High (2022) (TV Series) · as Ralph (voice)
    2022
    Batwheels (TV Series) · as King Tut (voice)
    2021
    Back to the Outback · as Platypus (voice)
    2021
    Treat · as Mr. Collins
    2021
    12 Mighty Orphans · as Frank Wynn
    2021
    Them (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Schiff
    2020
    2020
    2020
    9-1-1: Lone Star (TV Series) · as Milton
    2019
    Infinity Train (TV Series) · as Marcel (voice)
    2019
    Harley Quinn (TV Series) · as The Penguin (voice)
    2019
    Amphibia (TV Series) · as Ned
    2018
    The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (TV Series) · as Benjamin Roth
    2018
    Blindspotting · as Patrick
    2018
    Legend of the Three Caballeros (TV Series) · as Baron Von Sheldgoose (voice)
    2017
    2016
    StartUp (TV Series) · as Benedict "benny" Blush
    2016
    Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (TV Series) · as Boovius
    2016
    Still the King (TV Series) · as Dan
    2016
    Panda Paws · as Big Fun (voice)
    2016
    The Crossroads of History (TV Series) · as King Louis Xiv
    2016
    Hail, Caesar! · as Lurking Extra
    2016
    Kung Fu Panda 3 · as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
    2015
    Narcos (TV Series) · as Alan Starkman
    2014
    Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon · as The Elf Elder (voice)
    2014
    TripTank (TV Series) · as Customer
    2014
    Sirens (2014) (TV Series) · as Richard
    2013
    2012
    2012
    She Wants Me · as Walter Baum
    2012
    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) · as Newman
    2012
    Doc McStuffins (TV Series) · as Viewy Stewie (voice)
    2011
    The Exes (TV Series) · as Haskell Lutz
    2011
    Green Lantern: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Captain Goray (voice)
    2011
    Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Theodore Blumer
    2011
    2010
    Pound Puppies (2010) (TV Series) · as Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voice)
    2010
    The Whole Truth (TV Series) · as Judge Mark Hulverson
    2010
    Regular Show (TV Series) · as God Of Street Performing (voice)
    2010
    Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Rick
    2010
    The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as Perry Black
    2010
    Lee Mathers · as Cast
    2009
    Woke Up Dead · as Andrew Batten
    2009
    Woke Up Dead (TV Series) · as Andrew Batten
    2009
    The Super Hero Squad Show (TV Series) · as Egghead
    2008
    2008
    The Penguins of Madagascar (TV Series) · as Max (voice)
    2008
    Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King · as The Amazing Krudsky (voice)
    2008
    Kung Fu Panda · as Gang Boss (voice)
    2007
    WordGirl (TV Series) · as Customer 1
    2007
    Tak and the Power of Juju (TV Series) · as Bug Juju
    2007
    Who's Your Monkey? · as Officer Brooks
    2007
    Forfeit · as Bob
    2006
    Torchwood (TV Series) · as Brian Friedkin
    2005
    Bones (TV Series) · as Jimmy Walpert Iii
    2005
    Catscratch (TV Series) · as Mr. Blik (voice)
    2005
    2005
    Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)
    2004
    2004
    CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Truman Bosch
    2004
    Listen Up (TV Series) · as Buddy
    2004
    Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV Series) · as Mr. Cantarious (voice)
    2004
    Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Abnegazar (voice)
    2004
    Black Cloud · as Mr. Tipping
    2003
    Cheaper by the Dozen · as Electrician (uncredited)
    2003
    Xiaolin Showdown (TV Series) · as Dojo Kanojo Cho (voice)
    2003
    I'm With Her (TV Series)
    2003
    Nip/Tuck (TV Series) · as Jason Blum
    2003
    Gary the Rat (TV Series) · as Gary's Rival
    2003
    The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (TV Series) · as Jack O'lantern
    2002
    2002
    The Twilight Zone (2002) (TV Series) · as Nick Dark
    2001
    Bleacher Bums · as Zig
    2001
    2001
    Rat Race · as Zack Mallozzi
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Terrence Lombard
    2000
    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series) · as Emperor Zurg (voice)
    2000
    1999
    Toy Story 2 · as Al Mcwhiggin (voice)
    1999
    Pros & Cons · as Wayne The Guard
    1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Grigor
    1999
    Hercules: Zero to Hero · as Cyclops Head #2 (voice) (archive Sound)
    1999
    Tarzan · as Tantor (voice)
    1999
    Dilbert (TV Series) · as The Security Guard (voice)
    1998
    Soundman · as Tim
    1998
    Becker (TV Series) · as Wally
    1998
    Hercules (TV Series) · as Cyclops Head #2 (voice)
    1998
    That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Angel
    1998
    1998
    Toonsylvania (TV Series) · 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
    3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Don Orville
    1995
    Chameleon · as Stuart Langston
    1995
    To Die For · as Ed Grant
    1995
    The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Owen
    1993
    Against the Grain (TV Series) · as Froggy Wilson
    1993
    Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Leo Cunningham
    1993
    Jurassic Park · as Nedry
    1992
    T Bone N Weasel · as Roy Kramp
    1992
    The Edge (TV Series)
    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 (TV Series) · as Newman
    1988
    Everybody's All-American · as Fraternity Pisser
    1988
    Tattinger's (TV Series) · as Kenny Axelrod
    1987
    Dirty Dancing · as Stan
    1987
    Square One TV (TV Series) · as Peter Pickwick
    1987
    Mathnet (TV Series) · as Peter Pickwick
    1986
    Forever, Lulu · as Stevie
    1985
    The Sex O'Clock News · as Bill Wright
    1984
    The Burning Bed · as Juror (uncredited)
    1984
    Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Student
    1979
    The Wanderers · as Waiter (uncredited)
    1973
    The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Irv

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