Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born August 6, 1960
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).
MovieAmsterdam
2022
as Mr. Nevins
TVAmerican Gigolo
2022
as Richard Stratton
MovieCorporate Animals
2019
as Rescue Team Leader
MovieThe Art of Self-Defense
2019
as Detective McCallister
TVI Am the Night
2019
as Peter Sullivan
MovieBlindspotting
2018
as Judge
MovieThe Devil's Candy
2016
as TV Preacher
TVBerlin Station
2016
as Robert Kirsch
MovieThe Gambler
2014
as Larry Jones
MovieTaken 3
2014
as Sam Gilroy
MovieThe Guest
2014
as Spencer Peterson
MovieFaults
2014
as Ansel
MovieMorning
2013
as Mark
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Father Romero
MovieTaken 2
2012
as Sam Gilroy
TVRevolution
2012
as John Sanborn
TVScandal
2012
as Sanders Black
TVMagic City
2012
as Mike Strauss
TVTouch
2012
as Dr. Linus
MoviePleading Guilty
2010
as Bert Kamin
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Professor Gareth Carlyle
MovieGive 'em Hell, Malone
2009
as Murphy
MovieTaken
2008
as Sam Gilroy
MovieThe Good German
2006
as Bernie Teitel
TVShark
2006
as Brent Gilroy
MovieHomeland Security
2004
as Sol Binder
TVHomeland Security
2004
as Sol Binder
MovieTwisted
2004
as Edmund Cutler
MovieRunaway Jury
2003
as Lamb
MovieConfidence
2003
as Lionel Dolby
MovieDaredevil
2003
as Wesley Owen Welch
MovieBrother's Keeper
2002
as Travis Adler
TV24
2001
as Martin Collier
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Dan Wyler
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Loomis
MoviePearl Harbor
2001
as Major Jackson
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Morris Pearson
TVWonderland
2000
as Wendall Rickle
MovieThe Bone Collector
1999
as Richard Thompson
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kevin James Walker
MovieResurrection
1999
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
MovieVery Bad Things
1998
as Charles Moore
MovieSaving Private Ryan
1998
as Lieutenant DeWindt
MovieAlien Resurrection
1997
as Purvis
TVBrooklyn South
1997
as ER Intern
MovieExcess Baggage
1997
as Detective Barnaby
MovieTo Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
MovieLifeform
1996
as Michael Perkett, NASA
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Argyle
MovieBack to Back
1996
as Wheelchair Guy
MovieEscape from L.A.
1996
as Test Tube
MovieIndependence Day
1996
as Techy / Med Asst #1
TVBoston Common
1996
as Leon
MovieGirl in the Cadillac
1995
as Used Car Salesman
MoviePiranha
1995
as Terry Wechsler
MovieSe7en
1995
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
TVMurder One
1995
as Myron Elkins
TVNed & Stacey
1995
as Phil
MovieRed Ribbon Blues
1995
as James
MovieDead Badge
1995
as Pellman
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Arthur Zeller
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Dejaren
MoviePhoenix
1995
as Doctor Riley
TVER
1994
as Lucien Dubenko
MovieCover Story
1993
as Julian
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Zeppo
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Jason Ludwig
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Gai
TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Clerk
TVMad About You
1992
as Professor Gittleson
TVEerie, Indiana
1991
as Assistant Director
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Mark
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Waiter
TVCheers
1982
as Mark
Safe Houses
as Sen. Douglas Patterson
