Leland Orser
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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
Credits
Se7en (1995)
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as Lieutenant DeWindt
Independence Day (1996)
as Techy / Med Asst #1
Taken 3 (2014)
as Sam Gilroy
Taken (2008)
as Sam Gilroy
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Major Jackson
Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Purvis
Daredevil (2003)
as Wesley Owen Welch
Taken 2 (2012)
as Sam Gilroy
The Guest (2014)
as Spencer Peterson
The Gambler (2014)
as Larry Jones
The Bone Collector (1999)
as Richard Thompson
Runaway Jury (2003)
as Lamb
Amsterdam (2022)
as Mr. Nevins
Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Test Tube
Twisted (2004)
as Edmund Cutler
The Good German (2006)
as Bernie Teitel
Very Bad Things (1998)
as Charles Moore
Excess Baggage (1997)
as Detective Barnaby
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
as Detective McCallister
Blindspotting (2018)
as Judge
Confidence (2003)
as Lionel Dolby
Resurrection (1999)
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Corporate Animals (2019)
as Rescue Team Leader
Piranha (1995)
as Terry Wechsler
The Devil's Candy (2016)
as TV Preacher
Back to Back (1996)
as Wheelchair Guy
Faults (2014)
as Ansel
Dead Badge (1995)
as Pellman
Lifeform (1996)
as Michael Perkett, NASA
Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009)
as Murphy
Pleading Guilty (2010)
as Bert Kamin
Cover Story (1993)
as Julian
Homeland Security (2004)
as Sol Binder
Brother's Keeper (2002)
as Travis Adler
Phoenix (1995)
as Doctor Riley
Morning (2013)
as Mark
Girl in the Cadillac (1995)
as Used Car Salesman
Red Ribbon Blues (1995)
as James
To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter