Leland Orser
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1960-08-06 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Leland Jones Orser · Lee 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).
Known For
TV Shows (35)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kevin James Walker / Harris Vernon
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Morris Pearson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Dan Wyler
24
2001
as Martin Collier
The X-Files
1993
as Jason Ludwig
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Professor Gareth Carlyle
ER
1994
as Lucien Dubenko
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Dejaren
Cheers
1982
as Mark
Married... with Children
1987
as Mark / Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Gai / Lovok
Scandal
2012
as Sanders Black
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Loomis
NYPD Blue
1993
as Zeppo
Shark
2006
as Brent Gilroy
Mad About You
1992
as Professor Gittleson
The Golden Girls
1985
as Waiter
Ray Donovan
2013
as Father Romero
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Clerk
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Arthur Zeller
The Pretender
1996
as Argyle
Murder One
1995
as Myron Elkins
Revolution
2012
as John Sanborn
Touch
2012
as Dr. Linus
Brooklyn South
1997
as ER Intern
Berlin Station
2016
as Robert Kirsch
Ned & Stacey
1995
as Phil
Eerie, Indiana
1991
as Assistant Director
Boston Common
1996
as Leon
Magic City
2012
as Mike Strauss
American Gigolo
2022
as Richard Stratton
Wonderland
2000
as Wendall Rickle
I Am the Night
2019
as Peter Sullivan
Homeland Security
2004
as Sol Binder
Safe Houses
as Sen. Douglas Patterson
Movies (40)
Se7en
1995
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Lieutenant DeWindt
Independence Day
1996
as Techy / Med Asst #1
Taken 3
2014
as Sam Gilroy
Taken
2008
as Sam Gilroy
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Major Jackson
Daredevil
2003
as Wesley Owen Welch
Taken 2
2012
as Sam Gilroy
Alien Resurrection
1997
as Purvis
The Bone Collector
1999
as Richard Thompson
The Guest
2014
as Spencer Peterson
The Gambler
2014
as Larry Jones
Amsterdam
2022
as Mr. Nevins
Twisted
2004
as Edmund Cutler
Runaway Jury
2003
as Lamb
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Test Tube
The Devil's Candy
2016
as TV Preacher
Blindspotting
2018
as Judge
The Good German
2006
as Bernie Teitel
Piranha
1995
as Terry Wechsler
Confidence
2003
as Lionel Dolby
Resurrection
1999
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
The Art of Self-Defense
2019
as Detective McCallister
Very Bad Things
1998
as Charles Moore
Corporate Animals
2019
as Rescue Team Leader
Excess Baggage
1997
as Detective Barnaby
Faults
2014
as Ansel
Back to Back
1996
as Wheelchair Guy
Give 'em Hell, Malone
2009
as Murphy
Homeland Security
2004
as Sol Binder
Lifeform
1996
as Michael Perkett, NASA
Pleading Guilty
2010
as Bert Kamin
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
as Used Car Salesman
Morning
2013
as Mark
Phoenix
1995
as Doctor Riley
Brother's Keeper
2002
as Travis Adler
Red Ribbon Blues
1995
as James
Dead Badge
1995
as Pellman
Cover Story
1993
as Julian
To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
About Leland Orser
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. DeWind… With 75 credits spanning from 1982 to 2022, Leland Orser has appeared in 40 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leland Orser Movies
- Se7en (1995) — as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) — as Lieutenant DeWindt
- Independence Day (1996) — as Techy / Med Asst #1
- Taken 3 (2014) — as Sam Gilroy
- Taken (2008) — as Sam Gilroy
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