Wayne Knight (b. 1955) is an actor known for his roles as Newman on Seinfeld and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun, as well as Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park.
In 2025, he appeared in the Creature Shop-effects film Five Nights at Freddy's 2 as Mr. Berg, a middle school science teacher hunted by the animatronic Toy Chica.
Knight's other film credits include Dirty Dancing, Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July and JFK, Basic Instinct, Space Jam, Punisher: War Zone, and the animated features Hercules (with Danny DeVito), Tarzan (as Tantor), and Toy Story 2 (as Al McWhiggin). Additional TV credits include recurring roles on Hot in Cleveland and Torchwood, with guest parts on How I Met Your Mother, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Robot Chicken, and That '90s Show.