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Home/People/Leland Orser
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Born
Aug 6, 1960
Age 65
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

40
Movies
38
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
Leland Jones Orser
Lee Orser
IMDb Profile

Leland Orser

Acting

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).
Amsterdam poster

Amsterdam

as Mr. Nevins
2022
Corporate Animals poster

Corporate Animals

as Rescue Team Leader
2019
The Art of Self-Defense poster

The Art of Self-Defense

as Detective McCallister
2019
Blindspotting poster

Blindspotting

as Judge
2018
The Devil's Candy poster

The Devil's Candy

as TV Preacher
2016
The Gambler poster

The Gambler

as Larry Jones
2014
Taken 3 poster

Taken 3

as Sam Gilroy
2014
The Guest poster

The Guest

as Spencer Peterson
2014
Faults poster

Faults

as Ansel
2014
Morning poster

Morning

as Mark
2013
Taken 2 poster

Taken 2

as Sam Gilroy
2012
Pleading Guilty poster

Pleading Guilty

as Bert Kamin
2010
Give 'em Hell, Malone poster

Give 'em Hell, Malone

as Murphy
2009
Taken poster

Taken

as Sam Gilroy
2008
The Good German poster

The Good German

as Bernie Teitel
2006
Homeland Security poster

Homeland Security

as Sol Binder
2004
Twisted poster

Twisted

as Edmund Cutler
2004
Confidence poster

Confidence

as Lionel Dolby
2003
Daredevil poster

Daredevil

as Wesley Owen Welch
2003
Runaway Jury poster

Runaway Jury

as Lamb
2003