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).
as Sen. Douglas Patterson(1 ep)
as Mr. Nevins
as Richard Stratton(8 eps)
as Rescue Team Leader
as Detective McCallister
as Peter Sullivan(6 eps)
as Judge
as TV Preacher
as Robert Kirsch(29 eps)
as Larry Jones
as Sam Gilroy
as Spencer Peterson
as Ansel
as Mark
as Father Romero(3 eps)
as Sam Gilroy
as John Sanborn(3 eps)
as Sanders Black(1 ep)
as Mike Strauss(1 ep)
as Dr. Linus(3 eps)
as Bert Kamin
as Professor Gareth Carlyle(1 ep)
as Murphy
as Sam Gilroy
as Bernie Teitel
as Brent Gilroy(1 ep)
as Sol Binder
as Sol Binder(1 ep)
as Edmund Cutler
as Lamb
as Lionel Dolby
as Wesley
as Travis Adler
as Martin Collier(4 eps)
as Dan Wyler(1 ep)
as Loomis(1 ep)
as Major Jackson
as Morris Pearson(1 ep)
as Wendall Rickle(2 eps)
as Richard Thompson
as Kevin James Walker(1 ep)
as Harris Vernon(1 ep)
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
as Charles Moore
as Lieutenant DeWindt
as Purvis
as ER Intern(1 ep)
as Detective Barnaby
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
as Michael Perkett, NASA
as Argyle(3 eps)
as Wheelchair Guy
as Test Tube
as Techy / Med Asst #1
as Leon(1 ep)
as Used Car Salesman
as Terry Wechsler
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
as Myron Elkins(1 ep)
as Phil(1 ep)
as James
as Pellman
as Dr. Arthur Zeller(1 ep)
as Dejaren(1 ep)
as Doctor Riley
as Lucien Dubenko(26 eps)
as Julian
as Zeppo(1 ep)
as Jason Ludwig(1 ep)
as Gai(1 ep)
as Lovok(1 ep)
as Clerk(1 ep)
as Professor Gittleson(1 ep)
as Assistant Director(1 ep)
as Mark(1 ep)
as Director(1 ep)
as Waiter(1 ep)
as Mark(1 ep)