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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-08-06 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Leland Jones Orser

Lee Orser

Leland Orser

Biography

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

Acting

The Good German

2006

The Good German

as

Bernie Teitel

Independence Day

1996

Independence Day

as

Techy / Med Asst #1

Very Bad Things

1998

Very Bad Things

as

Charles Moore

Escape from L.A.

1996

Escape from L.A.

as

Test Tube

Resurrection

1999

Resurrection

as

Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

Alien Resurrection

1997

Alien Resurrection

as

Purvis

Taken

2008

Taken

as

Sam Gilroy

The Bone Collector

1999

The Bone Collector

as

Richard Thompson

Phoenix

1995

Phoenix

as

Doctor Riley

Piranha

1995

Piranha

as

Terry Wechsler

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

To Love, Honor and Deceive

as

FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter

Girl in the Cadillac

1995

Girl in the Cadillac

as

Used Car Salesman

Taken 2

2012

Taken 2

as

Sam Gilroy

Brother's Keeper

2002

Brother's Keeper

as

Travis Adler

Lifeform

1996

Lifeform

as

Michael Perkett, NASA

Morning

2013

Morning

as

Mark

Faults

2014

Faults

as

Ansel

Runaway Jury

2003

Runaway Jury

as

Lamb

The Guest

2014

The Guest

as

Spencer Peterson

Taken 3

2014

Taken 3

as

Sam Gilroy

Daredevil

2003

Daredevil

as

Wesley Owen Welch

Twisted

2004

Twisted

as

Edmund Cutler

The Gambler

2014

The Gambler

as

Larry Jones

The Devil's Candy

2016

The Devil's Candy

as

TV Preacher

Se7en

1995

Se7en

as

Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

Pleading Guilty

2010

Pleading Guilty

as

Bert Kamin

Excess Baggage

1997

Excess Baggage

as

Detective Barnaby

Pearl Harbor

2001

Pearl Harbor

as

Major Jackson

Confidence

2003

Confidence

as

Lionel Dolby

American Yakuza II

1996

American Yakuza II

as

Wheelchair Guy

Saving Private Ryan

1998

Saving Private Ryan

as

Lieutenant DeWindt

Blindspotting

2018

Blindspotting

as

Judge

Red Ribbon Blues

1995

Red Ribbon Blues

as

James

The Art of Self-Defense

2019

The Art of Self-Defense

as

Detective McCallister

Dead Badge

1995

Dead Badge

as

Pellman

Cover Story

1993

Cover Story

as

Julian

Homeland Security

2004

Homeland Security

as

Sol Binder

Amsterdam

2022

Amsterdam

as

Mr. Nevins

Corporate Animals

2019

Corporate Animals

as

Rescue Team Leader

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Jason Ludwig

American Gigolo

American Gigolo

as

Richard Stratton

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Dr. Arthur Zeller

Revolution

Revolution

as

John Sanborn

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Professor Gittleson

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

as

Sol Binder

Berlin Station

Berlin Station

as

Robert Kirsch

Magic City

Magic City

as

Mike Strauss

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Father Romero

Eerie, Indiana

Eerie, Indiana

as

Assistant Director

Scandal

Scandal

as

Sanders Black

Murder One

Murder One

as

Myron Elkins

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Zeppo

ER

ER

as

Lucien Dubenko

Touch

Touch

as

Dr. Linus

I Am the Night

I Am the Night

as

Peter Sullivan

Wonderland

Wonderland

as

Wendall Rickle

Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South

as

ER Intern

Cheers

Cheers

as

Mark

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Professor Gareth Carlyle

Production

Crew

Directing

Morning

2013

Morning

as