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Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 06, 1960 (65)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 11 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022

as Mr. Nevins

The Art of Self-Defense

The Art of Self-Defense

2019

as Detective McCallister

Blindspotting

Blindspotting

2018

as Judge

The Devil's Candy

The Devil's Candy

2016

as TV Preacher

Faults

Faults

2014

as Ansel

The Guest

The Guest

2014

as Spencer Peterson

Taken 3

Taken 3

2014

as Sam Gilroy

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

as Larry Jones

Morning

Morning

2013

as Mark

Taken 2

Taken 2

2012

as Sam Gilroy

Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

2010

as Bert Kamin

Give 'em Hell, Malone

Give 'em Hell, Malone

2009

as Murphy

Taken

Taken

2008

as Sam Gilroy

The Good German

The Good German

2006

as Bernie Teitel

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

2004

as Sol Binder

Twisted

Twisted

2004

as Edmund Cutler

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as Lamb

Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

as Wesley Owen Welch

Confidence

Confidence

2003

as Lionel Dolby

Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

2002

as Travis Adler

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Major Jackson

Resurrection

Resurrection

1999

as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

1999

as Richard Thompson

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

1998

as Charles Moore

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Lieutenant DeWindt

Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

1997

as Detective Barnaby

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

as Purvis

To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter

Lifeform

Lifeform

1996

as Michael Perkett, NASA

Back to Back

Back to Back

1996

as Wheelchair Guy

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

as Test Tube

Independence Day

Independence Day

1996

as Techy / Med Asst #1

Red Ribbon Blues

Red Ribbon Blues

1995

as James

Dead Badge

Dead Badge

1995

as Pellman

Girl in the Cadillac

Girl in the Cadillac

1995

as Used Car Salesman

Piranha

Piranha

1995

as Terry Wechsler

Se7en

Se7en

1995

as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

Cover Story

Cover Story

1993

as Julian

Morning

Morning

2013

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Morning

Morning

2013

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Television Credits

Berlin Station

as Robert Kirsch

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Oct 16, 2016

ER

as Lucien Dubenko

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

American Gigolo

as Richard Stratton

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 11, 2022

I Am the Night

as Peter Sullivan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 28, 2019

Revolution

as John Sanborn

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 17, 2012

Touch

as Dr. Linus

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 25, 2012

Ray Donovan

as Father Romero

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

Wonderland

as Wendall Rickle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 30, 2000

Boston Common

as Leon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 21, 1996

Star Trek: Enterprise

as Loomis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2001

Star Trek: Voyager

as Dejaren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Kevin James Walker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Morris Pearson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

The X-Files

as Jason Ludwig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Arthur Zeller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Mad About You

as Professor Gittleson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1992

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Dan Wyler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Homeland Security

as Sol Binder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 2004

Magic City

as Mike Strauss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2012

Married... with Children

as Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1987

Married... with Children

as Director

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1987

Eerie, Indiana

as Assistant Director

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1991

Scandal

as Sanders Black

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

Murder One

as Myron Elkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

NYPD Blue

as Zeppo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Gai

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Lovok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1993

Brooklyn South

as ER Intern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1997

The Golden Girls

as Waiter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Cheers

as Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Ned and Stacey

as Phil

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1995

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Professor Gareth Carlyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

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