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

7.558
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.796
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.636
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.378
American Gigolo

American Gigolo

6.8
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.7
Revolution

Revolution

6.416
Mad About You

Mad About You

6.67
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6
Homeland Security

Homeland Security

0
Berlin Station

Berlin Station

7.242
Magic City

Magic City

6.9
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

7.5
Married... with Children

Married... with Children

7.719
Married... with Children

Married... with Children

7.719
Eerie, Indiana

Eerie, Indiana

7.6
Scandal

Scandal

7.148
Murder One

Murder One

7.759
NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

7
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.889
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.889
ER

ER

7.824
Touch

Touch

6.592
I Am the Night

I Am the Night

6.487
Wonderland

Wonderland

10
Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South

9.7
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

7.538
Cheers

Cheers

7.6
Ned and Stacey

Ned and Stacey

7.2
NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.532
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

7.611

Movies

The Good German

The Good German

5.784
Independence Day

Independence Day

6.9
Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

6.269
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

5.9
Resurrection

Resurrection

6.166
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

6.157
Taken

Taken

7.398
The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

6.795
Phoenix

Phoenix

3.6
Give 'em Hell, Malone

Give 'em Hell, Malone

5.7
Piranha

Piranha

4.723
To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive

5.833
Girl in the Cadillac

Girl in the Cadillac

4.5
Taken 2

Taken 2

6.4
Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

3
Lifeform

Lifeform

5.3
Morning

Morning

4.7
Faults

Faults

6.667
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

6.927
The Guest

The Guest

6.643
Taken 3

Taken 3

6.3
Daredevil

Daredevil

5.279
Twisted

Twisted

5.566
The Gambler

The Gambler

6.015
The Devil's Candy

The Devil's Candy

6.3
Se7en

Se7en

8.377
Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

0
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

6.1
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6.939
Confidence

Confidence

6.264
American Yakuza II

American Yakuza II

5.4
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

6.562
Dead Badge

Dead Badge

6.75
Cover Story

Cover Story

4
Homeland Security

Homeland Security

3.8
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

6.057
Corporate Animals

Corporate Animals

4.845