Leland Orser

Leland 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).

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Boston Common

Boston Common

6.9
Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise

7.6
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.795
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.636
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.4
American Gigolo

American Gigolo

6.8
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.722
Revolution

Revolution

6.4
Mad About You

Mad About You

6.7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.565
Homeland Security

Homeland Security

0
Berlin Station

Berlin Station

7.2
Magic City

Magic City

6.9
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

7.504
Married... with Children

Married... with Children

7.721
Married... with Children

Married... with Children

7.721
Eerie, Indiana

Eerie, Indiana

7.6
Scandal

Scandal

7.14
Murder One

Murder One

7.759
NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

7
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.883
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.883
ER

ER

7.828
Touch

Touch

6.59
I Am the Night

I Am the Night

6.518
Wonderland

Wonderland

10
Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South

9.7
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

7.5
Cheers

Cheers

7.567
Ned and Stacey

Ned and Stacey

7.2
NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.53
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

7.6

Movies

The Good German

The Good German

5.8
Independence Day

Independence Day

6.893
Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

6.266
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

5.867
Resurrection

Resurrection

6.2
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

6.156
Taken

Taken

7.395
The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

6.792
Phoenix

Phoenix

3.6
Give 'em Hell, Malone

Give 'em Hell, Malone

5.7
Piranha

Piranha

4.7
To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive

5.833
Girl in the Cadillac

Girl in the Cadillac

4.857
Taken 2

Taken 2

6.361
Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

3
Lifeform

Lifeform

5.3
Morning

Morning

4.714
Faults

Faults

6.686
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

6.922
The Guest

The Guest

6.6
Taken 3

Taken 3

6.259
Daredevil

Daredevil

5.276
Twisted

Twisted

5.565
The Gambler

The Gambler

6.016
The Devil's Candy

The Devil's Candy

6.276
Se7en

Se7en

8.376
Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

0
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

6
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6.935
Confidence

Confidence

6.266
American Yakuza II

American Yakuza II

5.395
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

8.219
Blindspotting

Blindspotting

7.339
Red Ribbon Blues

Red Ribbon Blues

4
The Art of Self-Defense

The Art of Self-Defense

6.563
Dead Badge

Dead Badge

6.75
Cover Story

Cover Story

4
Homeland Security

Homeland Security

3.8
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

6.06
Corporate Animals

Corporate Animals

4.845