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Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor. 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).

Leland Orser
Orser in 2016
Born	Leland Jones Orser (1960-08-06) August 6, 1960 (age 62) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Connecticut College Drama Studio London
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouses	Roma Downey ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1989)​ Jeanne Tripplehorn ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	1

Career

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, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

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 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 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 Star Trek: Voyager episode "Revulsion". In Star Trek: Enterprise, he played the character "Loomis" in the time-travel episode "Carpenter Street".[1]

He played Ansel in the drama thriller film Faults.[2] 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".

Personal life

Orser was born in San Francisco, California on August 6, 1960.[3] 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.[4] Orser studied Acting at Drama Studio London.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
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
2012	Taken 2	Sam
2014	The Guest	Spencer Peterson[7]
	Faults	Ansel Roth[8]
	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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Gai	Episode: "Sanctuary"
1994	The X-Files	Jason Ludwig	Episode: "Firewalker"
1995	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	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"
1997	NYPD Blue	Portrayed Zeppo; Carl; and John Highsmith, respectively
	Star Trek: Voyager	Dejaren	Episode: "Revulsion"
1998–2000	The Pretender	Argyle	3 episodes: "Amnesia", "Unsinkable", "Cold Dick"
1999	The Outer Limits	Dr. Arthur Zeller	Episode: "Descent"
2002	CSI:Crime Scene Investigation	Morris Pearson	Episode: "Stalker"
2003	Star Trek: Enterprise	Loomis	Episode: "Carpenter Street"
	Law & Order: SVU	Kevin Walker	Episode: "Coerced"
2004–2009	ER	Dr. Lucien Dubenko	61 episodes
2005	CSI:Crime Scene Investigation	Dr. Malcom Parker	Episode: "Gum Drops"
2007	Shark	Brent Gilroy	Episode: "Porn Free"
2009	24	Martin Collier	4 episodes
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent		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

References

External links

• Leland Orser at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Leland Orser

Leland Jones Orser (* 6. August 1960 in San Francisco, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Leland Orser

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[es] Leland Orser

Leland Jones Orser (San Francisco, California; 6 de agosto de 1960) es un actor de cine y televisión estadounidense. Es un actor de reparto que ha tenido pequeños roles en muchas películas y shows de televisión.

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[ru] Орсер, Лиленд

Лиленд Джонс Орсер (англ. Leland Orser; род. 6 августа 1960) — американский актёр.

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