Leland Orser
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-08-06 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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).
Acting
(2022)
Amsterdam
as Mr. Nevins
(2019)
The Art of Self-Defense
as Detective McCallister
(2019)
Corporate Animals
as Rescue Team Leader
(2018)
Blindspotting
as Judge
(2016)
The Devil's Candy
as TV Preacher
(2014)
Taken 3
as Sam Gilroy
(2014)
The Guest
as Spencer Peterson
(2014)
The Gambler
as Larry Jones
(2014)
Faults
as Ansel
(2013)
Morning
as Mark
(2012)
Taken 2
as Sam Gilroy
(2010)
Pleading Guilty
as Bert Kamin
(2009)
Give 'em Hell, Malone
as Murphy
(2008)
Taken
as Sam Gilroy
(2006)
The Good German
as Bernie Teitel
(2004)
Twisted
as Edmund Cutler
(2004)
Homeland Security
as Sol Binder
(2003)
Daredevil
as Wesley Owen Welch
(2003)
Runaway Jury
as Lamb
(2003)
Confidence
as Lionel Dolby
(2002)
Brother's Keeper
as Travis Adler
(2001)
Pearl Harbor
as Major Jackson
(1999)
The Bone Collector
as Richard Thompson
(1999)
Resurrection
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
(1998)
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant DeWindt
(1998)
Very Bad Things
as Charles Moore
(1997)
Alien Resurrection
as Purvis
(1997)
Excess Baggage
as Detective Barnaby
(1996)
Independence Day
as Techy / Med Asst #1
(1996)
Escape from L.A.
as Test Tube
(1996)
Back to Back
as Wheelchair Guy
(1996)
Lifeform
as Michael Perkett, NASA
(1996)
To Love, Honor and Deceive
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
(1995)
Se7en
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
(1995)
Piranha
as Terry Wechsler
(1995)
Dead Badge
as Pellman
(1995)
Phoenix
as Doctor Riley
(1995)
Red Ribbon Blues
as James
(1995)
Girl in the Cadillac
as Used Car Salesman
(1993)
Cover Story
as Julian
Crew
(2013)
Morning
Director, Writer