
Leland Orser
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).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.378 |
Birthday | 1960-08-06 |
Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Also Known As | Leland Jones Orser, Lee Orser, |

2006

The Good German
5.8/315
An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes...
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The Good German

1996

Independence Day
6.891/9715
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it...
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Independence Day

1998

Very Bad Things
6.27/625
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a d...
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Very Bad Things

1996

Escape from L.A.
5.867/1468
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
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Escape from L.A.

1999

Resurrection
6.2/280
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembe...
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Resurrection

1997

Alien Resurrection
6.157/5076
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises...
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Alien Resurrection

2008

Taken
7.395/11384
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let K...
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Taken

1999

The Bone Collector
6.8/3580
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and...
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The Bone Collector

1995

Phoenix
3.6/5
When a mining colony is taken over by genetically altered androids, an elite attack team is sent in to take down the android leader.
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Phoenix

2009

Give 'em Hell, Malone
5.7/120
A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to pr...
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Give 'em Hell, Malone

1995

Piranha
4.7/102
Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstoppable. Unfortunately, his assistants, Maggie and P...
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Piranha

1996

To Love, Honor and Deceive
5.6/5
Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling existence of her mysterious, non-communicative husband, M...
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To Love, Honor and Deceive

1995

Girl in the Cadillac
4.8/6
A runaway teenage girl and a drifter rob a bank, hit the road to elude the Texas Rangers and find love on the run.
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Girl in the Cadillac

2012

Taken 2
6.361/6723
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
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Taken 2

2002

Brother's Keeper
5/2
The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond, a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of a series of murders that allegedly may have commit...
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Brother's Keeper

1996

Lifeform
5/15
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien"...
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Lifeform

2013

Morning
4.7/6
Five days in the life of an American couple immediately following the accidental death of their child. An every day story of tragedy, loss, acceptance...
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Morning

2014

Faults
6.7/229
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the wor...
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Faults

2003

Runaway Jury
6.928/1326
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, w...
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Runaway Jury

2014

The Guest
6.647/1978
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into the...
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The Guest

2014

Taken 3
6.259/5826
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a sa...
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Taken 3

2003

Daredevil
5.3/5135
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.
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Daredevil

2004

Twisted
5.6/539
Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by s...
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Twisted

2014

The Gambler
6.002/1432
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangste...
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The Gambler

2016

The Devil's Candy
6.3/653
A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.
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The Devil's Candy

1995

Se7en
8.374/21481
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...
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Se7en

2010

Pleading Guilty
0/0
The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, who is assigned by his firm to track down another a...
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Pleading Guilty

1997

Excess Baggage
6/243
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
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Excess Baggage

2001

Pearl Harbor
6.9/6599
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love...
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Pearl Harbor

2003

Confidence
6.259/446
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting...
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Confidence

1996

Back to Back
5.5/17
An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by...
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Back to Back

1998

Saving Private Ryan
8.2/16112
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Joh...
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Saving Private Ryan

2018

Blindspotting
7.4/670
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles,...
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Blindspotting

1995

Red Ribbon Blues
5.5/2
After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist...
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Red Ribbon Blues

2019

The Art of Self-Defense
6.6/742
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend h...
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The Art of Self-Defense

1995

Dead Badge
8.3/3
After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fallen officer. Badge #2424 used to belong to Many Tor...
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Dead Badge

1993

Cover Story
4/2
Tale of erotic obsession about a man who's fixated on a deceased stripper (Tuesday Knight).
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Cover Story

2004

Homeland Security
4.5/4
Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House informing him that his commander in chief requires...
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Homeland Security

2022

Amsterdam
6.064/1571
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plo...
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