Acting
Leland Orser
EN, FR cinema · 40 credits
Born
6 August 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Leland Jones Orser · Lee 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
Filmography
Amsterdam
as Mr. Nevins
The Art of Self-Defense
as Detective McCallister
Corporate Animals
as Rescue Team Leader
Blindspotting
as Judge
The Devil's Candy
as TV Preacher
Faults
as Ansel
The Guest
as Spencer Peterson
Taken 3
as Sam Gilroy
The Gambler
as Larry Jones
Morning
as Mark, Writer, Director
Taken 2
as Sam Gilroy
Pleading Guilty
as Bert Kamin
Give 'em Hell, Malone
as Murphy
Taken
as Sam Gilroy
The Good German
as Bernie Teitel
Twisted
as Edmund Cutler
Homeland Security
as Sol Binder
Runaway Jury
as Lamb
Daredevil
as Wesley
Confidence
as Lionel Dolby
Brother's Keeper
as Travis Adler
Pearl Harbor
as Major Jackson
Resurrection
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
The Bone Collector
as Richard Thompson
Very Bad Things
as Charles Moore
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant DeWindt
Alien Resurrection
as Purvis
Excess Baggage
as Detective Barnaby
Independence Day
as Techy / Med Asst #1
Escape from L.A.
as Test Tube
To Love, Honor and Deceive
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
Lifeform
as Michael Perkett, NASA
Back to Back
as Wheelchair Guy
Phoenix
as Doctor Riley
Piranha
as Terry Wechsler
Girl in the Cadillac
as Used Car Salesman
Se7en
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Red Ribbon Blues
as James
Dead Badge
as Pellman
Cover Story
as Julian