
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).
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Se7en (1995)
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as Lieutenant DeWindt

Taken 3 (2014)
as Sam Gilroy

Taken (2008)
as Sam Gilroy

Independence Day (1996)
as Techy / Med Asst #1

Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Major Jackson

Daredevil (2003)
as Wesley Owen Welch

Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Purvis

Taken 2 (2012)
as Sam Gilroy

The Bone Collector (1999)
as Richard Thompson

Amsterdam (2022)
as Mr. Nevins

The Guest (2014)
as Spencer Peterson

Runaway Jury (2003)
as Lamb

Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Test Tube

The Gambler (2014)
as Larry Jones

The Good German (2006)
as Bernie Teitel

Twisted (2004)
as Edmund Cutler

The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
as Detective McCallister

Excess Baggage (1997)
as Detective Barnaby

Confidence (2003)
as Lionel Dolby

Resurrection (1999)
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

The Devil's Candy (2016)
as TV Preacher

Very Bad Things (1998)
as Charles Moore

Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009)
as Murphy

Blindspotting (2018)
as Judge

Corporate Animals (2019)
as Rescue Team Leader

Pleading Guilty (2010)
as Bert Kamin

Piranha (1995)
as Terry Wechsler

Back to Back (1996)
as Wheelchair Guy

Dead Badge (1995)
as Pellman

Lifeform (1996)
as Michael Perkett, NASA

Faults (2014)
as Ansel

Morning (2013)
as Mark

Homeland Security (2004)
as Sol Binder

Brother's Keeper (2002)
as Travis Adler

Red Ribbon Blues (1995)
as James

Cover Story (1993)
as Julian

Phoenix (1995)
as Doctor Riley

Girl in the Cadillac (1995)
as Used Car Salesman

To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter





