Leland Orser

• Name — Leland Orser • Birth Name — Leland Jones Orser • Born — 6 August 1960 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Education — Connecticut College • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1991–present • Children — 1

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.

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, The Pretender, 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 as Sam in all three of the Taken film series. In 2010, Orser made his directorial debut with the film Morning.

Orser married Roma Downey in 1987; they divorced in 1989. In 2000, he married Jeanne Tripplehorn, with whom he had co-starred in Peter Berg's dark comedy Very Bad Things; they have one son.

• 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" • Ned & Stacey — Phil — Episode: "Portrait of a Marriage" • Piranha — Terry Wechsler — TV movie • Murder One — Myron Elkins — Episode: "Chapter 2" • Married... with Children — Director — Episode: "The Naked and the Dead, But Mostly the Naked" • Married... with Children — Director — Episode: "The Two That Got Away" • 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" • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 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 — 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 • 2025 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Harris Vernon — Episode: "First Light"

Leland Orser was recorded at birth as Leland Jones Orser. The authorities additionally record the heading Leland Jones Orser. His recorded language was English. He married Roma Downey and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Leland Orser is recorded as actor and film director.