
Leland Orser
Biography
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).
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Known For
Acting History
2022
Amsterdam as Mr. Nevins
2022American Gigolo as Richard Stratton
2019Corporate Animals as Rescue Team Leader
2019The Art of Self-Defense as Detective McCallister
2019I Am the Night as Peter Sullivan
2018Blindspotting as Judge
2016The Devil's Candy as TV Preacher
2016Berlin Station as Robert Kirsch
2014The Gambler as Larry Jones
2014Taken 3 as Sam Gilroy
2014The Guest as Spencer Peterson
2014Faults as Ansel
2013Morning as Mark
2013Ray Donovan as Father Romero
2012Taken 2 as Sam Gilroy
2012Revolution as John Sanborn
2012Scandal as Sanders Black
2012Magic City as Mike Strauss
2012Touch as Dr. Linus
2010Pleading Guilty as Bert Kamin
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Professor Gareth Carlyle
2009Give 'em Hell, Malone as Murphy
2008Taken as Sam Gilroy
2006The Good German as Bernie Teitel
2006Shark as Brent Gilroy
2004Homeland Security as Sol Binder
2004Homeland Security as Sol Binder
2004Twisted as Edmund Cutler
2003Confidence as Lionel Dolby
2003Daredevil as Wesley Owen Welch
2003Runaway Jury as Lamb
2002Brother's Keeper as Travis Adler
200124 as Martin Collier
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dan Wyler
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as Loomis
2001Pearl Harbor as Major Jackson
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Morris Pearson
2000Wonderland as Wendall Rickle
1999The Bone Collector as Richard Thompson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kevin James Walker
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Harris Vernon
1999Resurrection as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
1998Very Bad Things as Charles Moore
1998Saving Private Ryan as Lieutenant DeWindt
1997Alien Resurrection as Purvis
1997Brooklyn South as ER Intern
1997Excess Baggage as Detective Barnaby
1996To Love, Honor and Deceive as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
1996Lifeform as Michael Perkett, NASA
1996The Pretender as Argyle
1996Back to Back as Wheelchair Guy
1996Escape from L.A. as Test Tube
1996Independence Day as Techy / Med Asst #1
1996Boston Common as Leon
1995Girl in the Cadillac as Used Car Salesman
1995Piranha as Terry Wechsler
1995Se7en as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
1995Murder One as Myron Elkins
1995Ned & Stacey as Phil
1995Red Ribbon Blues as James
1995Dead Badge as Pellman
1995The Outer Limits as Dr. Arthur Zeller
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Dejaren
1995Phoenix as Doctor Riley
1994ER as Lucien Dubenko
1993NYPD Blue as Zeppo
1993Cover Story as Julian
1993The X-Files as Jason Ludwig
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Gai
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Lovok
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Clerk
1992Mad About You as Professor Gittleson
1991Eerie, Indiana as Assistant Director
1987Married... with Children as Mark
1987Married... with Children as Director
1985The Golden Girls as Waiter
1982Cheers as Mark







