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Leland Orser

Born 1960-08-06
📍 San Francisco, California, USA

Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his role as Sam Gilroy in the Taken film trilogy. Additional roles include Mr. Nevins in Amsterdam, Richard Stratton on the series American Giggolo, Peter Sullivan on I am the Night, Robert Kirsch on Berlin Station, Ansel Roth in the film Faults, Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko on ER, Bernie Teitel in The Good German, Wesley Owen Welch in the film Daredevil, Richard Thompson in The Bone Collector, Major Jackson in Pearl Harbor, Lt. DeWindt in Saving Private Ryan, and Larry Purvis in Alien Resurrection.

He's appeared in other films including Runaway Jury, Escape from L.A., Independence Day, Piranha, and Se7en. He has guest starred on TV shows including Ray Donovan, Revolution, Scandal, NCIS: LA, 24, Magic City, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Star Trek: Enterprise, CSI, Law & Order: SVU, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, Married... with Children, Boston Common, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Mad About You, The X-Files, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Cheers, and The Golden Girls.

He.has been married to actress Jeanne Tripplehorn since 2000; they have 1 child together. He was previously married to actress Roma Downey (m.1987;d.1989).

Filmography 77

Amsterdam
as Mr. Nevins
2022
American Gigolo
as Richard Stratton
2022
Corporate Animals
as Rescue Team Leader
2019
The Art of Self-Defense
as Detective McCallister
2019
I Am the Night
as Peter Sullivan
2019
Blindspotting
as Judge
2018
The Devil's Candy
as TV Preacher
2016
Berlin Station
as Robert Kirsch
2016
The Gambler
as Larry Jones
2014
Taken 3
as Sam Gilroy
2014
The Guest
as Spencer Peterson
2014
Faults
as Ansel
2014
Morning
as Mark
2013
Ray Donovan
as Father Romero
2013
Taken 2
as Sam Gilroy
2012
Revolution
as John Sanborn
2012
Scandal
as Sanders Black
2012
Magic City
as Mike Strauss
2012
Touch
as Dr. Linus
2012
Pleading Guilty
as Bert Kamin
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Professor Gareth Carlyle
2009
Give 'em Hell, Malone
as Murphy
2009
Taken
as Sam Gilroy
2008
The Good German
as Bernie Teitel
2006
Shark
as Brent Gilroy
2006
Homeland Security
as Sol Binder
2004
Homeland Security
as Sol Binder
2004
Twisted
as Edmund Cutler
2004
Confidence
as Lionel Dolby
2003
Daredevil
as Wesley Owen Welch
2003
Runaway Jury
as Lamb
2003
Brother's Keeper
as Travis Adler
2002
24
as Martin Collier
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dan Wyler
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Loomis
2001
Pearl Harbor
as Major Jackson
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Morris Pearson
2000
Wonderland
as Wendall Rickle
2000
The Bone Collector
as Richard Thompson
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kevin James Walker
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Harris Vernon
1999
Resurrection
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
1999
Very Bad Things
as Charles Moore
1998
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant DeWindt
1998
Alien Resurrection
as Purvis
1997
Brooklyn South
as ER Intern
1997
Excess Baggage
as Detective Barnaby
1997
To Love, Honor and Deceive
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
1996
Lifeform
as Michael Perkett, NASA
1996
The Pretender
as Argyle
1996
Back to Back
as Wheelchair Guy
1996
Escape from L.A.
as Test Tube
1996
Independence Day
as Techy / Med Asst #1
1996
Boston Common
as Leon
1996
Girl in the Cadillac
as Used Car Salesman
1995
Piranha
as Terry Wechsler
1995
Se7en
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
1995
Murder One
as Myron Elkins
1995
Ned & Stacey
as Phil
1995
Red Ribbon Blues
as James
1995
Dead Badge
as Pellman
1995
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Arthur Zeller
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Dejaren
1995
Phoenix
as Doctor Riley
1995
ER
as Lucien Dubenko
1994
Cover Story
as Julian
1993
NYPD Blue
as Zeppo
1993
The X-Files
as Jason Ludwig
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Gai
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Lovok
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Clerk
1993
Mad About You
as Professor Gittleson
1992
Eerie, Indiana
as Assistant Director
1991
Married... with Children
as Mark
1987
Married... with Children
as Director
1987
The Golden Girls
as Waiter
1985
Cheers
as Mark
1982