Leland Orser | |
Birth Name: | Leland Jones Orser |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1960 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Years Active: | 1991–present |
Children: | 1 |
Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor, director, and writer.[1] He has appeared in numerous film and television roles, notably as Lucien Dubenko in the television series ER (2004–2009) and Sam Gilroy in the Taken film series (2008–2014).
Orser made his television debut in 1991 on the series Gabriel's Fire. His next roles were small roles on The Golden Girls, Cheers, L.A. Law, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, and .
In 1999, he played Dr. Arthur Zeller in The Outer Limits episode "Descent". He appeared in Seven (1995) as a man who was involuntarily recruited to kill a prostitute. He was credited as "Crazed Man in Massage Parlour". He played Larry Purvis in Alien Resurrection (1997).
He played the antagonist Richard Thompson in the Denzel Washington thriller The Bone Collector (1999). In 2001, he had a role in Pearl Harbor as an injured officer saved by Kate Beckinsale's character. In 2003, he appeared as Wesley in the comic-turned-film Daredevil.
Orser also appeared in various roles in the Star Trek franchise, among them playing a Changeling posing as the Romulan Colonel Lovok in the episode "The Die is Cast" and in the episode "Sanctuary" playing a bit part as a member of the Skrreean race. He also played a homicidal hologram in the episode "Revulsion". In , he played the character "Loomis" in the time-travel episode "Carpenter Street".[2]
He played Ansel in the drama thriller film Faults.[3] From 2004–09, he played Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko, a recurring character, on ER. Most recently he has appeared in all three of the Taken film series as "Sam".
In 2008, Orser began filming Morning (film), his debut feature as director and writer. Released in 2010, the film starred Orser; his wife, Jeanne Tripplehorn; Laura Linney; and Elliott Gould.[4]
Orser was born in San Francisco, California on August 6, 1960.[5] He graduated from Connecticut College in 1982. He married Roma Downey in 1987; they divorced in 1989. In 2000, he married Jeanne Tripplehorn; they have one son.[6] Orser trained at the Drama Studio London.[7] [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1993 | Cover Story | Julian | ||
1995 | Baby Face Nelson | Benny Bakst | ||
Dead Badge | Pellman | |||
Phoenix | Doctor Riley | |||
Girl in the Cadillac | Used car salesman | |||
Piranha | Terry Wechsler | |||
Seven | Crazed Man in Massage Parlour | |||
1996 | Invader | Michael Perkett, NASA | ||
Escape from L.A. | Test Tube | |||
Independence Day | Tech / Medical Assistant #1 | |||
Red Ribbon Blues | James | |||
1997 | Excess Baggage | Detective Barnaby | ||
Alien Resurrection | Larry Purvis | |||
1998 | Very Bad Things | Charles Moore | ||
Saving Private Ryan | Lieutenant DeWindt | |||
1999 | Resurrection | Det. Andrew Hollinsworth | ||
The Bone Collector | Richard Thompson / Marcus Andrews | |||
2000 | Rebel Yell | Billy Idol | ||
2001 | Pearl Harbor | Major Jackson | ||
2003 | Daredevil | Wesley Owen Welch | ||
Confidence | Lionel Dolby | |||
Runaway Jury | Lamb | |||
2004 | Twisted | Edmund Cutler | ||
2006 | The Good German | Bernie | ||
2008 | Taken | Sam | ||
2009 | Give 'Em Hell, Malone | Murphy | ||
2010 | Morning | Mark | Also director and writer | |
2012 | Taken 2 | Sam | ||
2014 | The Guest | Spencer Peterson[9] | ||
Faults | Ansel Roth[10] | |||
The Gambler | Larry | |||
Taken 3 | Sam | |||
2015 | The Devil's Candy | Preacher | ||
2018 | Blindspotting | Judge | ||
2019 | The Art of Self-Defense | Detective McAllister | ||
2022 | Amsterdam | Mr. Nevins |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Golden Girls | Waiter | Episode: "The Case of the Libertine Belle" |
1992 | Cheers | Guy at table saying he needs a tune up | Episode: "Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman" |
1993 | Gai | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
1994 | The X-Files | Jason Ludwig | Episode: "Firewalker" |
NYPD Blue | Zeppo Marchansky | Episode: "Zeppo Marks Brothers" | |
1995 | Colonel Lovok/Changeling | Episode: "The Die is Cast" | |
Ned & Stacey | Phil | Episode: "Portrait of a Marriage" | |
Murder One | Myron Elkins | Episode: "Chapter 2" | |
1996 | Married... with Children | Director | Episode: "Kiss of the Coffee Woman" |
NYPD Blue | Les Treet | Episode: "He Ain't Guilty, He's My Brother" | |
1997 | NYPD Blue | John Highsmith, | Episode: "A Draining Experience" |
Dejaren | Episode: "Revulsion" | ||
1998–2000 | The Pretender | Argyle | 3 episodes: "Amnesia", "Unsinkable", "Cold Dick" |
1999 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Arthur Zeller | Episode: "Descent" |
2002 | Morris Pearson | Episode: "Stalker" | |
2003 | Loomis | Episode: "Carpenter Street" | |
Kevin Walker | Episode: "Coerced" | ||
2004–2009 | ER | Dr. Lucien Dubenko | 61 episodes |
2005 | Dr. Malcom Parker | Episode: "Gum Drops" | |
2007 | Shark | Brent Gilroy | Episode: "Porn Free" |
2009 | 24 | Martin Collier | 4 episodes |
Reverend Wyler | Episode: "Faithfully" | ||
2011 | 1 episode | ||
2012 | Magic City | Mike Strauss | 2 episodes |
A Gifted Man | Charlie Reinhart | Episode: "In Case of (Re)Birth" | |
Scandal | Sanders Black | Episode: "Enemy of the State" | |
2013 | Touch | Dr. Linus | 3 episodes: "Accused", "Fight or Flight", "Leviathan" |
Revolution | John Sanborn | 3 episodes: "The Stand", "Ghosts", "Clue" | |
2015–2016 | Ray Donovan | Father Romero | 10 episodes |
2016–2019 | Berlin Station | Robert Kirsch | 27 episodes |
2019 | I Am the Night | Peter Sullivan | TV Mini-series: 4 episodes |
2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Mike Nathans | 2 episodes |
2022 | American Gigolo | Richard Stratton | Main Cast |