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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).
The roles that explain the career.
31 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Blindspotting | Judge | Film |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | Robert Kirsch | TV |
| 2014 | Taken 3 | Sam Gilroy | Film |
| 2014 | The Guest | Spencer Peterson | Film |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Larry Jones | Film |
| 2013 | Morning | Mark | Film |
| 2013 | Morning | Director | Film |
| 2013 | Morning | Writer | Film |
| 2012 | Taken 2 | Sam Gilroy | Film |
| 2009 | Give 'em Hell, Malone | Murphy | Film |
| 2008 | Taken | Sam Gilroy | Film |
| 2006 | The Good German | Bernie Teitel | Film |
| 2004 | Twisted | Edmund Cutler | Film |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Sol Binder | Film |
| 2003 | Confidence | Lionel Dolby | Film |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Wesley Owen Welch | Film |
| 2002 | Brother's Keeper | Travis Adler | Film |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Det. Andrew Hollinsworth | Film |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Richard Thompson | Film |
| 1998 | Very Bad Things | Charles Moore | Film |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Detective Barnaby | Film |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Purvis | Film |
| 1996 | Back to Back | Wheelchair Guy | Film |
| 1996 | To Love, Honor and Deceive | FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter | Film |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Test Tube | Film |
| 1996 | Lifeform | Michael Perkett, NASA | Film |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Techy / Med Asst #1 | Film |
| 1995 | Phoenix | Doctor Riley | Film |
| 1995 | Piranha | Terry Wechsler | Film |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Used Car Salesman | Film |
| 1993 | Cover Story | Julian | Film |
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