Leland Orser

Born: 1960-08-06

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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as Sam Gilroy
Released: 2008-02-18

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter...

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Taken 3

as Sam Gilroy
Released: 2014-12-16

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a...

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as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Released: 1995-09-22

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on...

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as Lieutenant DeWindt
Released: 1998-07-24

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a...

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as Major Jackson
Released: 2001-05-21

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when...

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Taken 2

as Sam Gilroy
Released: 2012-09-27

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a...

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as Techy / Med Asst #1
Released: 1996-06-25

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's...

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The Bone Collector

as Richard Thompson
Released: 1999-11-04

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal...

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as Purvis
Released: 1997-11-12

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the...

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as Wesley Owen Welch
Released: 2003-02-14

A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.

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The Gambler

as Larry Jones
Released: 2014-12-25

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a...

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The Guest

as Spencer Peterson
Released: 2014-09-05

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who...

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Amsterdam

as Mr. Nevins
Released: 2022-09-27

In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects...

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as Test Tube
Released: 1996-08-09

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s...

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Runaway Jury

as Lamb
Released: 2003-01-16

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer...

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as Charles Moore
Released: 1998-09-11

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he...

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The Art of Self-Defense

as Detective McCallister
Released: 2019-07-12

Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and...

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Piranha

as Terry Wechsler
Released: 1995-10-01

Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually...

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Twisted

as Edmund Cutler
Released: 2004-02-27

Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels...

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Resurrection

as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Released: 1999-06-05

A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago,...

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Confidence

as Lionel Dolby
Released: 2003-04-25

What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has...

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Blindspotting

as Judge
Released: 2018-07-20

Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning....

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The Devil's Candy

as TV Preacher
Released: 2016-12-15

A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into...

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Excess Baggage

as Detective Barnaby
Released: 1997-08-29

A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car...

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Faults

as Ansel
Released: 2014-03-06

Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with...

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The Good German

as Bernie Teitel
Released: 2006-12-15

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes...

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Give 'em Hell, Malone

as Murphy
Released: 2009-01-04

A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to...

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Back to Back

as Wheelchair Guy
Released: 1996-08-29

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs...

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Lifeform

as Michael Perkett, NASA
Released: 1996-09-24

When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it...

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Phoenix

as Doctor Riley
Released: 1995-01-01

When a mining colony is taken over by genetically altered androids, an elite attack team is sent...

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Homeland Security

as Sol Binder
Released: 2004-04-11

Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White...

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Red Ribbon Blues

as James
Released: 1995-09-07

After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to...

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Brother's Keeper

as Travis Adler
Released: 2002-01-29

The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond, a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author...

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Morning

as Mark
Released: 2013-09-27

Five days in the life of an American couple immediately following the accidental death of their...

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To Love, Honor and Deceive

as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
Released: 1996-12-15

Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling...

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Girl in the Cadillac

as Used Car Salesman
Released: 1995-10-24

A runaway teenage girl and a drifter rob a bank, hit the road to elude the Texas Rangers and...

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Dead Badge

as Pellman
Released: 1995-03-28

After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a...

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Pleading Guilty

as Bert Kamin
Released: 2010-09-01

The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to...

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Cover Story

as Julian
Released: 1993-09-21

Tale of erotic obsession about a man who's fixated on a deceased stripper (Tuesday Knight).

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Kevin James Walker
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Morris Pearson
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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NCIS: Los Angeles

as Professor Gareth Carlyle
First aired: 2009-09-22

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the...

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The X-Files

as Jason Ludwig
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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Star Trek: Voyager

as Dejaren
First aired: 1995-01-16

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp...

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Married... with Children

as Mark
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Married... with Children

as Director
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Gai
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Lovok
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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Cheers

as Mark
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Dan Wyler
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Scandal

as Sanders Black
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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ER

as Lucien Dubenko
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Star Trek: Enterprise

as Loomis
First aired: 2001-09-26

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer...

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NYPD Blue

as Zeppo
First aired: 1993-09-21

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the...

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Ray Donovan

as Father Romero
First aired: 2013-06-30

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top...

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Mad About You

as Professor Gittleson
First aired: 1992-09-23

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while...

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Murder One

as Myron Elkins
First aired: 1995-09-20

Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law...

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The Golden Girls

as Waiter
First aired: 1985-09-14

Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake....

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The Outer Limits

as Dr. Arthur Zeller
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Eerie, Indiana

as Assistant Director
First aired: 1991-09-15

Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with...

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Touch

as Dr. Linus
First aired: 2012-01-25

Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic,...

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Berlin Station

as Robert Kirsch
First aired: 2016-10-16

A contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, an undercover agent at the CIA station in...

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Revolution

as John Sanborn
First aired: 2012-09-17

One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark...

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Boston Common

as Leon
First aired: 1996-03-21

After moving to Boston from Virginia, to spy on his sister who just started college, Boyd finds...

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American Gigolo

as Richard Stratton
First aired: 2022-09-11

Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy...

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Ned and Stacey

as Phil
First aired: 1995-09-11

A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's...

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Wonderland

as Wendall Rickle
First aired: 2000-03-30

Wonderland is a short-lived and controversial 2000 ABC television drama directed by Peter Berg....

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Magic City

as Mike Strauss
First aired: 2012-03-30

Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike...

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I Am the Night

as Peter Sullivan
First aired: 2019-01-28

Fauna Hodel, who was given away by her teenage birth mother, begins to investigate the secrets...

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Homeland Security

as Sol Binder
First aired: 2004-04-11

Homeland Security is a 2004 made-for-TV film, which was intended as a pilot for a series which...

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