# Leland Orser

Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor, director and writer. He has appeared in numerous film and television roles since his debut in 1991, notably as Lucien Dubenko on the television series ER (2004–09), Father Romero on Ray Donovan (2015–16), Richard Stratton on American Gigolo (2022–present), and Sam Gilroy in the Taken film series (2008–14). He is the husband of actress Jeanne Tripplehorn.

## Early life

Orser was born in San Francisco, California on August 6, 1960. He graduated from Connecticut College in 1982, and studied Acting at Drama Studio London.

## Career

Orser began his career as a stage actor, and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Secret Rapture in 1991. That same year, he made his television debut in 1991 on the series Gabriel's Fire, and went on to appear in programs such as 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 Owen Welch in the Marvel Comics superhero 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".
He played Ansel in the drama thriller film Faults. 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 2010, Orser made his directorial debut with the film Morning.

## Personal life

Orser married Roma Downey in 1987; they divorced in 1989. In 2000, he married Jeanne Tripplehorn; they have one son.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Cover Story | Julian | |
| 1995 | Baby Face Nelson | Benny Bakst | |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Pellman | |
| 1995 | Phoenix | Doctor Riley | |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Used car salesman | |
| 1995 | Seven | Crazed Man in Massage Parlour | |
| 1996 | Invader | Michael Perkett, NASA | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Test Tube | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Tech / Medical Assistant #1 | |
| 1996 | Red Ribbon Blues | James | |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Detective Barnaby | |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Larry Purvis | |
| 1998 | Very Bad Things | Charles Moore | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Lieutenant DeWindt | |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Det. Andrew Hollinsworth | |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Richard Thompson | |
| 2000 | Rebel Yell | Billy Idol | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Major Jackson | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Wesley Owen Welch | |
| 2003 | Confidence | Lionel Dolby | |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Lamb | |
| 2004 | Twisted | Edmund Cutler | |
| 2006 | The Good German | Bernie | |
| 2008 | Taken | Sam Gilroy | |
| 2009 | Give 'Em Hell, Malone | Murphy | |
| 2010 | Morning | Mark | Also director and screenwriter |
| 2012 | Taken 2 | Sam Gilroy | |
| 2014 | The Guest | Spencer Peterson | |
| 2014 | Faults | Ansel Roth | |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Larry | |
| 2014 | Taken 3 | Sam Gilroy | |
| 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" |
| 1994–1997 | NYPD Blue | Zeppo, Carl, John Highsmith | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Colonel Lovok/Changeling | Episode: "The Die is Cast" |
| 1995 | Ned & Stacey | Phil | Episode: "Portrait of a Marriage" |
| 1995 | Piranha | Terry Wechsler | TV movie |
| 1995 | Murder One | Myron Elkins | Episode: "Chapter 2" |
| 1996 | Married... with Children | Director | Episode: "Kiss of the Coffee Woman" |
| 1997 | 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" |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Magic City | Mike Strauss | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Charlie Reinhart | Episode: "In Case of (Re)Birth" |
| 2012 | Scandal | Sanders Black | Episode: "Enemy of the State" |
| 2013 | Touch | Dr. Linus | 3 episodes: "Accused", "Fight or Flight", "Leviathan" |
| 2013 | 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 | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Mike Nathans | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Blindspotting | Carl | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | American Gigolo | Richard Stratton | Main cast |