Leland Orser

Leland Orser

  • Birthday: 1960-08-06
  • Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Also know as: Leland Jones 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).

Filmography

Faults

2014

As Ansel

Resurrection

1999

As Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

Morning

2013

As Mark

Taken

2008

As Sam Gilroy

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

As FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter

Brother's Keeper

2002

As Travis Adler

Cover Story

1993

As Julian

Very Bad Things

1998

As Charles Moore

Taken 2

2012

As Sam

Give 'em Hell, Malone

2009

As Murphy

The Guest

2014

As Mr. Peterson

The Good German

2006

As Bernie Teitel

The Devil's Candy

2016

As TV Preacher

Red Ribbon Blues

1995

As James

The Bone Collector

1999

As Richard Thompson

Lifeform

1996

As Michael Perkett, NASA

Homeland Security

2004

As Sol Binder

Dead Badge

1995

As Pellman

Taken 3

2014

As Sam (Gilroy)

Daredevil

2003

As Wesley Owen Welch

Excess Baggage

1997

As Detective Barnaby

Back to Back

1996

As Wheelchair Guy

Phoenix

1995

As Doctor Riley

Twisted

2004

As Edmund Cutler

Girl in the Cadillac

1995

As Used Car Salesman

Escape from L.A.

1996

As Test Tube

Alien Resurrection

1997

As Larry Purvis

Runaway Jury

2003

As Lamb

Confidence

2003

As Lionel Dolby

The Art of Self-Defense

2019

As Detective McCallister

Blindspotting

2018

As Judge

Piranha

1995

As Terry Wechsler

The Gambler

2014

As Larry Jones

Independence Day

1996

As Techy / Med Asst #1

Se7en

1995

As Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

Amsterdam

2022

As Mr. Nevins

Saving Private Ryan

1998

As Lieutenant DeWindt

Pearl Harbor

2001

As Major Jackson

Production

Morning

2013

As Director

Morning

2013

As Writer

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