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Leland Orser
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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 …
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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).
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Leland Orser's Filmography
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Amsterdam
as Mr. Nevins
Corporate Animals
as Rescue Team Leader
The Art of Self-Defense
as Detective McCallister
Blindspotting
as Judge
The Devil's Candy
as TV Preacher
The Gambler
as Larry Jones
Taken 3
as Sam Gilroy
The Guest
as Spencer Peterson
Faults
as Ansel
Morning
as Mark
Taken 2
as Sam Gilroy
Pleading Guilty
as Bert Kamin
Give 'em Hell, Malone
as Murphy
Taken
as Sam Gilroy
The Good German
as Bernie Teitel
Homeland Security
as Sol Binder
Twisted
as Edmund Cutler
Runaway Jury
as Lamb
Confidence
as Lionel Dolby
Daredevil
as Wesley
Brother's Keeper
as Travis Adler
Pearl Harbor
as Major Jackson
The Bone Collector
as Richard Thompson
Resurrection
as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Very Bad Things
as Charles Moore
Saving Private Ryan
as Lieutenant DeWindt
Alien Resurrection
as Purvis
Excess Baggage
as Detective Barnaby
To Love, Honor and Deceive
as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
Lifeform
as Michael Perkett, NASA
Back to Back
as Wheelchair Guy
Escape from L.A.
as Test Tube
Independence Day
as Techy / Med Asst #1
Girl in the Cadillac
as Used Car Salesman
Piranha
as Terry Wechsler
Se7en
as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Red Ribbon Blues
as James
Dead Badge
as Pellman
Phoenix
as Doctor Riley
Cover Story
as Julian