Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955 in New York City, New York) is an American character actor and comedian.
He is mostly known for his role as Newman in Seinfeld, though there is a generation who will forever think of him as the guy who played the traitorous Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993) and/or as Stan in Space Jam. He also does other voices like Al McWhiggin from Toy Story 2, Evil Emperor Zurg from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Igor on Toonsylvania, and Mr. Blik from Catscratch.
Film Roles
- 1983 The Day After as Man in Hospital
- 1987 Dirty Dancing as Stan
- 1989 Born on the Fourth of July as Official #2 – Democratic Convention
- 1991 Dead Again as 'Piccolo' Pete Dugan
- 1991 JFK as Numa Bertel
- 1992 Basic Instinct as John Correli
- 1993 Jurassic Park (1993) as Dennis Nedry
- 1995 To Die For as Ed Grant
- 1996 Space Jam as Stan Podolak
- 1997 Hercules as Demetrius the Merchant
- 1997 For Richer or Poorer as Bob Lachmen
- 1999 Tarzan as Tantor
- 1999 Toy Story 2 as Al McWhiggin
- 2001 Rat Race as Zach Mallozzi
- 2003 Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) as Electrician
- 2005 Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone as Thudd
- 2005 My Favorite Martian as Zoot
- 2008 Kung Fu Panda as Gang Boss
- 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 as Big Fun and Hom-Lee
- 2008 Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as The Great Krudzky
- 2008 Punisher: War Zone as Microchip
- 2018 Blindspotting as Patrick
- 2022 Darby and the Dead as Mel
Television Roles
- 1992-1998 Seinfeld as Newman
- 1996-2001 3rd Rock from the Sun as Don Orville
- 1998 Toonsylvania as Igor
- 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Emperor Zurg
- 2003 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as Jack O'Lantern
- 2003-2006 Xiaolin Showdown as Dojo
- 2005-2007 Catscratch as Mr. Bilk
- 2009-2011 The Superhero Squad Show as Elihas Starr/Egghead
- 2010-2011 Hot in Cleveland as Rick
- 2011 Torchwood: Miracle Day as Brian Friedkin
- 2017 Narcos as Alan Starkman
- 2017 Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters as Brick
- 2018 Goldie & Bear as Gingerbread Jimmy
- 2018 Legend of the Three Caballeros as Baron Von Sheldgoose
- 2019-2020 Harley Quinn (2019) as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin
- 2020 Infinity Train as Marcel
- 2021 Amphibia as Ned
