
Wayne Knight
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).
55
Films
61
TV Shows
Known For
116 Credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Grigor
1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Terrence Lombard
2000

Bones
as Jimmy Walpert III
2005

GOAT
as Frank (voice)
2026

Seinfeld
as Newman
1989

Regular Show
as Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)
2010

Regular Show
as God of Street Performing (voice)
2010

CSI: NY
as Truman Bosch
2004

Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wayne Knight
2000

That '70s Show
as Angel
1998

Five Nights at Freddy's 2
as Mr. Berg
2025

Robot Chicken
as Nutsy Goldberg (voice)
2005