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Leland Orser
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Born
August 6
,
1960
·
San Francisco, California, USA
Birth name
Leland Jones Orser
Height
5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
Mini Bio
Leland Orser was born on August 6, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for
Taken (2008)
,
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
and
Se7en (1995)
. He has been married to
Jeanne Tripplehorn
since October 14, 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to
Roma Downey
.
Family
Spouses
Jeanne Tripplehorn
(October 14, 2000 - present) (1 child)
Roma Downey
(1987 - 1989) (divorced)
Children
August Tripplehorn Orser
Relatives
Horace Gilbert Orser
(Grandparent)
Catherine McCallie
(Grandparent)
Trademarks
Plays neurotic characters
Agonizing screams and shrieks
Trivia
Is probably best known for playing deranged and morally degenerate characters both in movies and on television, e.g. in
The Bone Collector (1999)
,
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
or the organic-hating hologram in the
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
episode
Revulsion (1997)
. Among other psychotic roles, also played the deranged blood bank technician from the
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
episode
Carpenter Street (2003)
.
The two killers from the beginning of
A History of Violence (2005)
(who meet their end in the café) are named Leland Jones and William Orser as an inside joke by
David Cronenberg
, who acted with Orser in
Resurrection (1999)
.
Attended Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco.
Eloped and married his first wife,
Roma Downey
, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Rome, Italy.
Son, August Tripplehorn Orser, born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles), 7 pounds, 8 ounces.
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