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