Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Acting
Born Aug 06, 1960
From San Francisco, California, USA

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

Se7en
8.4

Se7en

Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Saving Private Ryan
8.2

Saving Private Ryan

Lieutenant DeWindt
Taken
7.4

Taken

Sam Gilroy
Taken 3
6.3

Taken 3

Sam Gilroy
Independence Day
6.9

Independence Day

Techy / Med Asst #1
Alien Resurrection
6.2

Alien Resurrection

Purvis
Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

Major Jackson
Daredevil
5.3

Daredevil

Wesley Owen Welch
Taken 2
6.4

Taken 2

Sam Gilroy
Runaway Jury
6.9

Runaway Jury

Lamb

Filmography — Acting

Se7en
8.4
1995

Se7en

Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Saving Private Ryan
8.2
1998

Saving Private Ryan

Lieutenant DeWindt
Taken
7.4
2008

Taken

Sam Gilroy
Taken 3
6.3
2014

Taken 3

Sam Gilroy
Independence Day
6.9
1996

Independence Day

Techy / Med Asst #1
Alien Resurrection
6.2
1997

Alien Resurrection

Purvis
Pearl Harbor
6.9
2001

Pearl Harbor

Major Jackson
Daredevil
5.3
2003

Daredevil

Wesley Owen Welch
Taken 2
6.4
2012

Taken 2

Sam Gilroy
Runaway Jury
6.9
2003

Runaway Jury

Lamb
Amsterdam
6.1
2022

Amsterdam

Mr. Nevins
The Guest
6.6
2014

The Guest

Spencer Peterson
The Bone Collector
6.8
1999

The Bone Collector

Richard Thompson
Escape from L.A.
5.9
1996

Escape from L.A.

Test Tube
The Gambler
6.0
2014

The Gambler

Larry Jones
Twisted
5.6
2004

Twisted

Edmund Cutler
Blindspotting
7.3
2018

Blindspotting

Judge
Very Bad Things
6.3
1998

Very Bad Things

Charles Moore
Confidence
6.3
2003

Confidence

Lionel Dolby
The Art of Self-Defense
6.6
2019

The Art of Self-Defense

Detective McCallister
The Devil's Candy
6.3
2016

The Devil's Candy

TV Preacher
The Good German
5.8
2006

The Good German

Bernie Teitel
Piranha
4.7
1995

Piranha

Terry Wechsler
Excess Baggage
6.1
1997

Excess Baggage

Detective Barnaby
Faults
6.7
2014

Faults

Ansel
Resurrection
6.1
1999

Resurrection

Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Give 'em Hell, Malone
5.7
2009

Give 'em Hell, Malone

Murphy
Corporate Animals
4.8
2019

Corporate Animals

Rescue Team Leader
Morning
4.2
2013

Morning

Mark
Back to Back
5.4
1996

Back to Back

Wheelchair Guy
Phoenix
3.6
1995

Phoenix

Doctor Riley
Lifeform
5.2
1996

Lifeform

Michael Perkett, NASA
Brother's Keeper
2.8
2002

Brother's Keeper

Travis Adler
Girl in the Cadillac
4.2
1995

Girl in the Cadillac

Used Car Salesman
Pleading Guilty
2010

Pleading Guilty

Bert Kamin
Dead Badge
6.8
1995

Dead Badge

Pellman
Homeland Security
3.8
2004

Homeland Security

Sol Binder
Red Ribbon Blues
3.2
1995

Red Ribbon Blues

James
Cover Story
3.3
1993

Cover Story

Julian
To Love, Honor and Deceive
5.8
1996

To Love, Honor and Deceive

FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter

Filmography — Crew

Morning

Morning

Director