
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).
65Credits35 TV · 30 films
1982–2022Years activefirst to latest
9.6 Highest ratedBrooklyn South
7.0 Average ratingacross 63 titles
Top TV shows 35best Leland Orser shows
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Brooklyn SouthER Intern · 1 ep · 1997 - 2
The X-FilesJason Ludwig · 1 ep · 1993 - 3
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKevin James Walker · 1 ep · 1999 - 4
Star Trek: Deep Space NineGai · 1 ep · 1993 - 5
ERLucien Dubenko · 26 eps · 1994 - 6
24Martin Collier · 4 eps · 2001 - 7
Star Trek: VoyagerDejaren · 1 ep · 1995 - 8
Married... with ChildrenMark · 1 ep · 1987 - 9
Murder OneMyron Elkins · 1 ep · 1995 - 10
The Outer LimitsDr. Arthur Zeller · 1 ep · 1995 - 11
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMorris Pearson · 1 ep · 2000 - 12
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanClerk · 1 ep · 1993 - 13
Eerie, IndianaAssistant Director · 1 ep · 1991 - 14
The Golden GirlsWaiter · 1 ep · 1985 - 15
Law & Order: Criminal IntentDan Wyler · 1 ep · 2001 - 16
CheersMark · 1 ep · 1982 - 17
NCIS: Los AngelesProfessor Gareth Carlyle · 1 ep · 2009 - 18
Star Trek: EnterpriseLoomis · 1 ep · 2001 - 19
Ray DonovanFather Romero · 3 eps · 2013 - 20
The PretenderArgyle · 3 eps · 1996 - 21
WonderlandWendall Rickle · 2 eps · 2000 - 22
Berlin StationRobert Kirsch · 2016–2019 · Drama - 23
ScandalSanders Black · 1 ep · 2012 - 24
Ned & StaceyPhil · 1 ep · 1995 - 25
NYPD BlueZeppo · 1 ep · 1993 - 26
Boston CommonLeon · 1 ep · 1996 - 27
Magic CityMike Strauss · 1 ep · 2012 - 28
American GigoloRichard Stratton · 8 eps · 2022 - 29
Mad About YouProfessor Gittleson · 1 ep · 1992 - 30
SharkBrent Gilroy · 1 ep · 2006 - 31
TouchDr. Linus · 3 eps · 2012 - 32
I Am the NightPeter Sullivan · 6 eps · 2019 - 33
RevolutionJohn Sanborn · 3 eps · 2012 - 34
Homeland SecuritySol Binder · 1 ep · 2004 - 35Safe HousesSen. Douglas Patterson · 1 ep
Top movies 30best Leland Orser movies
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Se7enCrazed Man in Massage Parlor · 1995 - 2
Saving Private RyanLieutenant DeWindt · 1998 - 3
TakenSam Gilroy · 2008 - 4
BlindspottingJudge · 2018 - 5
Runaway JuryLamb · 2003 - 6
Pearl HarborMajor Jackson · 2001 - 7
Independence DayTechy / Med Asst #1 · 1996 - 8
The Bone CollectorRichard Thompson · 1999 - 9
Dead BadgePellman · 1995 - 10
FaultsAnsel · 2014 - 11
The GuestSpencer Peterson · 2014 - 12
The Art of Self-DefenseDetective McCallister · 2019 - 13
Taken 2Sam Gilroy · 2012 - 14
The Devil's CandyTV Preacher · 2016 - 15
Very Bad ThingsCharles Moore · 1998 - 16
ConfidenceLionel Dolby · 2003 - 17
Taken 3Sam Gilroy · 2014 - 18
Alien ResurrectionPurvis · 1997 - 19
To Love, Honor and DeceiveFBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter · 1996 - 20
Excess BaggageDetective Barnaby · 1997 - 21
ResurrectionDet. Andrew Hollinsworth · 1999 - 22
AmsterdamMr. Nevins · 2022 - 23
The GamblerLarry Jones · 2014 - 24
Escape from L.A.Test Tube · 1996 - 25
The Good GermanBernie Teitel · 2006 - 26
Give 'em Hell, MaloneMurphy · 2009 - 27
TwistedEdmund Cutler · 2004 - 28
Back to BackWheelchair Guy · 1996 - 29
LifeformMichael Perkett, NASA · 1996 - 30
DaredevilWesley Owen Welch · 2003