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).
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Wayne Knight Movies
Discover the best Wayne Knight movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Wayne Knight ranked by year and score.
1
GOAT (2026)
Action
Animation
Comedy
A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the...
Score
8.1
2
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
Horror
Thriller
A year after the bloodshed at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the town has repackaged the horror into a festival, complete with costumes and carnival games. Abby, kept in the dark about...
Score
6.6
3
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
When a routine day at the bubble gum factory goes sideways, Porky and Daffy stumble onto something far more sinister than they bargained for: extraterrestrials plotting mind control from Earth's...
Score
7.5
4
Blindspotting (2018)
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Collin's final seventy-two hours of probation represent more than a countdown to freedom. Working alongside his volatile childhood friend Miles as movers through Oakland, Collin witnesses a cop shoot an...
Score
7.3
5
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Action
Adventure
Animation
Po reunites with his long-lost father in a hidden panda sanctuary, but their joyful reunion is cut short when a supernatural menace emerges to consume China's martial arts masters. Stripped...
Score
6.9
6
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Action
Animation
Comedy
A noodle-loving panda with zero martial arts training gets selected as the legendary Dragon Warrior, much to the irritation of the actual kung fu masters. As a vengeful snow leopard...
Score
7.3
7
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Comedy
Drama
Family
Tom Baker lands his dream job coaching college football, and just like that, the entire family of fourteen uproots from small-town life and lands in Chicago. Twelve kids, two distracted...
Score
6.3
8
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Animation
Comedy
Family
When Andy leaves for summer camp, Woody gets stolen by Al McWhiggen, a greedy collectibles dealer who sees the old cowboy as the missing piece of a priceless museum set....
Score
7.6
9
Tarzan (1999)
Adventure
Animation
Family
Raised in the jungle by a protective ape mother, Tarzan knows no other world until Jane Porter arrives on an expedition. Her presence awakens something within him, a troubling recognition...
Score
7.4
10
Space Jam (1996)
Animation
Comedy
Family
When a group of undersized alien theme-park scouts lose a bet and need to field a basketball team, they steal the talents of five NBA stars to even the odds....
Score
6.8
11
To Die For (1995)
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Suzanne Stone has one goal: a seat behind a national news desk, and she will smile her way through anything to get there. Gus Van Sant's sharp satire follows a...
Score
6.6
12
Jurassic Park (1993)
Adventure
Science Fiction
A billionaire geneticist has pulled off the impossible, breeding actual dinosaurs on a remote island and building a theme park around them. To prove the concept is safe, he brings...
Score
8.0
13
Basic Instinct (1992)
Mystery
Thriller
San Francisco detective Nick Curran is drawn into a murder investigation where the prime suspect is Catherine Tramell, a wealthy novelist whose latest book describes the crime in unsettling detail....
Score
6.9
14
JFK (1991)
Drama
History
Thriller
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison refuses to accept the official verdict on November 22, 1963. Convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, he pulls at threads that...
Score
7.6
15
Dead Again (1991)
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
A detective in contemporary Los Angeles encounters a silent woman with no memory of her identity, only recurring nightmares that seem to echo a decades-old crime. Her visions point to...
Score
6.4
16
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Drama
War
Ron Kovic enlists in Vietnam as a true believer, a small-town kid shaped by patriotism and parades. He comes home in a wheelchair, broken in ways the country refuses to...
Score
7.0
17
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Drama
Music
Romance
Baby Houseman arrives at a Catskills resort expecting a forgettable summer of family dinners and polite conversation. What she finds instead is Johnny Castle, a dance instructor whose world runs...
Score
7.3
Wayne Knight TV Shows
Browse the ultimate list of Wayne Knight TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Wayne Knight.
1
Among Us (2026)
Animation
Comedy
Mystery
A ragtag crew of colorless spacers hauls garbage through the cosmos, blissfully unaware that a shape-shifting killer walks among them. As paranoia sets in and crew members mysteriously vanish, the...
Score
9.0
2
The Exes (2011)
Comedy
Three newly single men, each freshly untangled from a failed marriage, end up as roommates in an apartment directly across the hall from the woman who handled all their divorces....
Score
6.6
3
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Comedy
Drama
Family
Four extraterrestrials assume human identities and settle in Ohio to study Earth's most puzzling species: us. Dick poses as a college professor, Sally explores her new female form with gleeful...
Score
7.5
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Wayne Knight?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Wayne Knight are GOAT, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
How many movies and TV shows has Wayne Knight starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 20 titles starring Wayne Knight, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Wayne Knight worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Wayne Knight maintains a strong average user rating of 7.2 out of 10 across all tracked titles.