Leland Orser

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-08-06 (64 years old)

Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As Leland Jones Orser, Lee Orser

Leland 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

Actor

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
2008
Taken

as Sam Gilroy

2006
The Good German

as Bernie Teitel

2004
Homeland Security

as Sol Binder

2004
Twisted

as Edmund Cutler

2004
Homeland Security

as Sol Binder

2003
Confidence

as Lionel Dolby

2003
Daredevil

as Wesley Owen Welch

2003
Runaway Jury

as Lamb

2002
Brother's Keeper

as Travis Adler

2001
Pearl Harbor

as Major Jackson

2001
2000
2000
Wonderland

as Wendall Rickle

1999
The Bone Collector

as Richard Thompson

1999
Resurrection

as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Kevin James Walker

1998
Very Bad Things

as Charles Moore

1998
Saving Private Ryan

as Lieutenant DeWindt

1997
1997
Excess Baggage

as Detective Barnaby

1997
Brooklyn South

as ER Intern

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
1995
Girl in the Cadillac

as Used Car Salesman

1995
Piranha

as Terry Wechsler

1995
Se7en

as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

1995
1995
Dead Badge

as Pellman

1995
Phoenix

as Doctor Riley

1995
Murder One

as Myron Elkins

1995
1995
The Outer Limits

as Dr. Arthur Zeller

1995
1994
ER

as Lucien Dubenko

1993
Cover Story

as Julian

1993
NYPD Blue

as Zeppo

1993
The X-Files

as Jason Ludwig

1992
Mad About You

as Professor Gittleson

1991
Eerie, Indiana

as Assistant Director

1987
1985
1982
Cheers

as Mark

Director

2013
Morning

as Director

Writer

2013
Morning

as Writer