Leland Orser

Leland Orser

1960-08-06 San Francisco, California, USA 41 Credits

Biography

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 Col...

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022

as Mr. Nevins

6.1
Acting

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...

Corporate Animals

Corporate Animals

2019

as Rescue Team Leader

4.8
Acting

Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico....

The Art of Self-Defense

The Art of Self-Defense

2019

as Detective McCallister

6.6
Acting

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...

Blindspotting

Blindspotting

2018

as Judge

7.3
Acting

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, ...

The Devil's Candy

The Devil's Candy

2016

as TV Preacher

6.3
Acting

A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

as Larry Jones

6.0
Acting

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...

Taken 3

Taken 3

2014

as Sam Gilroy

6.3
Acting

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...

The Guest

The Guest

2014

as Spencer Peterson

6.6
Acting

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...

Faults

Faults

2014

as Ansel

6.7
Acting

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...

Morning

Morning

2013

as Mark

4.7
Acting

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...

Morning

Morning

2013

Director, Writer

4.7
Directing Writing

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...

Taken 2

Taken 2

2012

as Sam Gilroy

6.4
Acting

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.

Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

2010

as Bert Kamin

Acting

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...

Give 'em Hell, Malone

Give 'em Hell, Malone

2009

as Murphy

5.7
Acting

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...

Taken

Taken

2008

as Sam Gilroy

7.4
Acting

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...

The Good German

The Good German

2006

as Bernie Teitel

5.8
Acting

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...

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

2004

as Sol Binder

3.8
Acting

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...

Twisted

Twisted

2004

as Edmund Cutler

5.6
Acting

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

Confidence

Confidence

2003

as Lionel Dolby

6.3
Acting

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 ...

Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

as Wesley Owen Welch

5.3
Acting

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

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as Lamb

6.9
Acting

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

Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

2002

as Travis Adler

3.0
Acting

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...

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Major Jackson

6.9
Acting

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 ...

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

1999

as Richard Thompson

6.8
Acting

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

Resurrection

Resurrection

1999

as Det. Andrew Hollinsworth

6.2
Acting

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...

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

1998

as Charles Moore

6.3
Acting

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...

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Lieutenant DeWindt

8.2
Acting

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...

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

as Purvis

6.2
Acting

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...

Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

1997

as Detective Barnaby

6.0
Acting

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

To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

as FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter

5.8
Acting

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...

Lifeform

Lifeform

1996

as Michael Perkett, NASA

5.3
Acting

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" ...

American Yakuza II

American Yakuza II

1996

as Wheelchair Guy

5.4
Acting

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 ...

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

as Test Tube

5.9
Acting

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.

Independence Day

Independence Day

1996

as Techy / Med Asst #1

6.9
Acting

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

Girl in the Cadillac

Girl in the Cadillac

1995

as Used Car Salesman

4.5
Acting

A runaway teenage girl and a drifter rob a bank, hit the road to elude the Texas Rangers and find love on the run.

Piranha

Piranha

1995

as Terry Wechsler

4.7
Acting

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

Se7en

Se7en

1995

as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

8.4
Acting

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...

Red Ribbon Blues

Red Ribbon Blues

1995

as James

4.0
Acting

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 ...

Dead Badge

Dead Badge

1995

as Pellman

6.8
Acting

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...

Phoenix

Phoenix

1995

as Doctor Riley

3.6
Acting

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

Cover Story

Cover Story

1993

as Julian

4.0
Acting

Tale of erotic obsession about a man who's fixated on a deceased stripper (Tuesday Knight).