Wayne Knight
Wayne Knight | |
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Knight at the 2025 GalaxyCon Raleigh | |
| Born | Wayne Elliot Knight August 7, 1955 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouses | Paula Sutor
(m. 1996; div. 2003)Clare de Chenu (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). Knight also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Dojo Kanojo Cho in Xiaolin Showdown (2003–2006), 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. Knight additionally acted in the films Dead Again (1991), JFK (1991), Basic Instinct (1992), To Die For (1995), Space Jam (1996), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Rat Race (2001), Punisher: War Zone (2008), and Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025). He provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999) and Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999).