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. 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
Credits
- 2022 · Amsterdam as Mr. Nevins
- 2022 · American Gigolo as Richard Stratton
- 2019 · The Art of Self-Defense as Detective McCallister
- 2019 · I Am the Night as Peter Sullivan
- 2018 · Blindspotting as Judge
- 2016 · The Devil's Candy as TV Preacher
- 2016 · Berlin Station as Robert Kirsch
- 2014 · The Gambler as Larry Jones
- 2014 · Taken 3 as Sam (Gilroy)
- 2014 · The Guest as Spencer Peterson
- 2014 · Faults as Ansel
- 2013 · Morning as Mark
- 2013 · Ray Donovan as Father Romero
- 2012 · Taken 2 as Sam
- 2012 · Revolution as John Sanborn
- 2012 · Scandal as Sanders Black
- 2012 · Magic City as Mike Strauss
- 2012 · Touch as Dr. Linus
- 2010 · Pleading Guilty as Bert Kamin
- 2009 · Give 'em Hell, Malone as Murphy
- 2008 · Taken as Sam Gilroy
- 2006 · The Good German as Bernie Teitel
- 2004 · Homeland Security as Sol Binder
- 2004 · Homeland Security as Sol Binder
- 2004 · Twisted as Edmund Cutler
- 2003 · Confidence as Lionel Dolby
- 2003 · Daredevil as Wesley Owen Welch
- 2003 · Runaway Jury as Lamb
- 2002 · Brother's Keeper as Travis Adler
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dan Wyler
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as Loomis
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Major Jackson
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Morris Pearson
- 2000 · Wonderland as Wendall Rickle
- 1999 · The Bone Collector as Richard Thompson
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kevin James Walker
- 1999 · Resurrection as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
- 1998 · Very Bad Things as Charles Moore
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Lieutenant DeWindt
- 1997 · Alien Resurrection as Purvis
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as ER Intern
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Detective Barnaby
- 1996 · To Love, Honor and Deceive as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
- 1996 · Lifeform as Michael Perkett, NASA
- 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
- 1995 · 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 and 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
- 1994 · ER as Lucien Dubenko
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Zeppo
- 1993 · Cover Story as Julian
- 1993 · The X-Files as Jason Ludwig
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Gai
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Lovok
- 1992 · Mad About You as Professor Gittleson
- 1991 · Eerie, Indiana as Assistant Director
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Mark
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Director
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Waiter
- 1982 · Cheers as Mark