Leland Orser
Acting
Born August 6, 1960, 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
- American Gigolo — Richard Stratton
- 2022Amsterdam — Mr. Nevins
- 2019Corporate Animals — Rescue Team Leader
- I Am the Night — Peter Sullivan
- 2019The Art of Self-Defense — Detective McCallister
- 2018Blindspotting — Judge
- Berlin Station — Robert Kirsch
- 2016The Devil's Candy — TV Preacher
- 2014Faults — Ansel
- 2014Taken 3 — Sam Gilroy
- 2014The Gambler — Larry Jones
- 2014The Guest — Spencer Peterson
- 2013Morning — Mark, Writer, Director
- Ray Donovan — Father Romero
- Magic City — Mike Strauss
- Revolution — John Sanborn
- Scandal — Sanders Black
- 2012Taken 2 — Sam Gilroy
- Touch — Dr. Linus
- 2010Pleading Guilty — Bert Kamin
- 2009Give 'em Hell, Malone — Murphy
- NCIS: Los Angeles — Professor Gareth Carlyle
- 2008Taken — Sam Gilroy
- Shark — Brent Gilroy
- 2006The Good German — Bernie Teitel
- 2004Homeland Security — Sol Binder
- Homeland Security — Sol Binder
- 2004Twisted — Edmund Cutler
- 2003Confidence — Lionel Dolby
- 2003Daredevil — Wesley
- 2003Runaway Jury — Lamb
- 2002Brother's Keeper — Travis Adler
- 24 — Martin Collier
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Dan Wyler
- 2001Pearl Harbor — Major Jackson
- Star Trek: Enterprise — Loomis
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Morris Pearson
- Wonderland — Wendall Rickle
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Kevin James Walker, Harris Vernon
- 1999Resurrection — Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
- 1999The Bone Collector — Richard Thompson
- 1998Saving Private Ryan — Lieutenant DeWindt
- 1998Very Bad Things — Charles Moore
- 1997Alien Resurrection — Purvis
- Brooklyn South — ER Intern
- 1997Excess Baggage — Detective Barnaby
- 1996Back to Back — Wheelchair Guy
- Boston Common — Leon
- 1996Escape from L.A. — Test Tube
- 1996Independence Day — Techy / Med Asst #1
- 1996Lifeform — Michael Perkett, NASA
- The Pretender — Argyle
- 1996To Love, Honor and Deceive — FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
- 1995Dead Badge — Pellman
- 1995Girl in the Cadillac — Used Car Salesman
- Murder One — Myron Elkins
- Ned & Stacey — Phil
- 1995Phoenix — Doctor Riley
- 1995Piranha — Terry Wechsler
- 1995Red Ribbon Blues — James
- 1995Se7en — Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
- Star Trek: Voyager — Dejaren
- The Outer Limits — Dr. Arthur Zeller
- ER — Lucien Dubenko
- 1993Cover Story — Julian
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Clerk
- NYPD Blue — Zeppo
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Gai, Lovok
- The X-Files — Jason Ludwig
- Mad About You — Professor Gittleson
- Eerie, Indiana — Assistant Director
- Married... with Children — Mark, Director
- The Golden Girls — Waiter
- Cheers — Mark
- Safe Houses — Sen. Douglas Patterson