Leland Orser
Date of birth: 1960-08-06
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Leland Jones Orser, Lee 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).
Movie Credits
The Good German
2006-12-15
An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in
Independence Day
1996-06-25
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major
Very Bad Things
1998-09-11
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets o
Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined la
Resurrection
1999-06-05
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who
Alien Resurrection
1997-11-12
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultima
Taken
2008-02-18
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. Af
The Bone Collector
1999-11-04
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics u
Phoenix
1995-01-01
When a mining colony is taken over by genetically altered androids, an elite attack team is sent in
Give 'em Hell, Malone
2009-01-04
A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect
Piranha
1995-10-01
Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstop
To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996-12-15
Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling existen
Girl in the Cadillac
1995-10-24
A runaway teenage girl and a drifter rob a bank, hit the road to elude the Texas Rangers and find lo
Taken 2
2012-09-27
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kid
Brother's Keeper
2002-01-29
The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond, a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of
Lifeform
1996-09-24
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings wi
Morning
2013-09-27
Five days in the life of an American couple immediately following the accidental death of their chil
Faults
2014-03-06
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their
Runaway Jury
2003-01-16
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell
The Guest
2014-09-05
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died i
Taken 3
2014-12-16
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murde
Daredevil
2003-02-14
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.
Twisted
2004-02-27
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure
The Gambler
2014-12-25
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker,
The Devil's Candy
2016-12-15
A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dr
Se7en
1995-09-22
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "s
Pleading Guilty
2010-09-01
The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, w
Excess Baggage
1997-08-29
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that g
Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the
Confidence
2003-04-25
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just sw
American Yakuza II
1996-08-29
An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and
Saving Private Ryan
1998-07-24
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou
Blindspotting
2018-07-20
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He an
Red Ribbon Blues
1995-09-07
After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal
The Art of Self-Defense
2019-07-12
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and myste
Dead Badge
1995-03-28
After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fall
Cover Story
1993-09-21
Tale of erotic obsession about a man who's fixated on a deceased stripper (Tuesday Knight).
Homeland Security
2004-04-11
Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House
Amsterdam
2022-09-27
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects the
Corporate Animals
2019-09-20
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staf