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Leland Orser
San Francisco, California, USA
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 M…
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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).
Filmography
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2022
Amsterdam
Movie Mr. Nevins
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2022
American Gigolo
TV show Richard Stratton
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2019
Corporate Animals
Movie Rescue Team Leader
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2019
The Art of Self-Defense
Movie Detective McCallister
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2019
I Am the Night
TV show Peter Sullivan
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2018
Blindspotting
Movie Judge
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2016
The Devil's Candy
Movie TV Preacher
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2016
Berlin Station
TV show Robert Kirsch
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2014
The Gambler
Movie Larry Jones
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2014
Taken 3
Movie Sam Gilroy
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2014
The Guest
Movie Spencer Peterson
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2014
Faults
Movie Ansel
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2013
Morning
Movie Mark
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2013
Ray Donovan
TV show Father Romero
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2012
Taken 2
Movie Sam Gilroy
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2012
Revolution
TV show John Sanborn
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2012
Scandal
TV show Sanders Black
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2012
Magic City
TV show Mike Strauss
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2012
Touch
TV show Dr. Linus
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2010
Pleading Guilty
Movie Bert Kamin
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2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV show Professor Gareth Carlyle
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2009
Give 'em Hell, Malone
Movie Murphy
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2008
Taken
Movie Sam Gilroy
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2006
The Good German
Movie Bernie Teitel
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2006
Shark
TV show Brent Gilroy
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2004
Homeland Security
Movie Sol Binder
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2004
Homeland Security
TV show Sol Binder
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2004
Twisted
Movie Edmund Cutler
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2003
Runaway Jury
Movie Lamb
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2003
Confidence
Movie Lionel Dolby
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2003
Daredevil
Movie Wesley
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2002
Brother's Keeper
Movie Travis Adler
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2001
24
TV show Martin Collier
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2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV show Dan Wyler
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2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV show Loomis
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2001
Pearl Harbor
Movie Major Jackson
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Morris Pearson
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2000
Wonderland
TV show Wendall Rickle
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1999
The Bone Collector
Movie Richard Thompson
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Kevin James Walker
