Born January 13, 1977, in Canterbury, England, Orlando Bloom was the son of South African political activist Harry Bloom (who died when Orlando was 4 years old). Although he was hampered by dyslexia, Orlando excelled in the arts as a child and joined the National Youth Theatre in London at age 16.While training at the British American Drama Academy, Bloom landed minor roles on BBC shows and had a small role in the 1997 biopic Wilde. Director Peter Jackson discovered Bloom performing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1999 and cast him as archer Legolas Greenleaf in his Lord of the Rings trilogy.
With the international success of Lord of the Rings came overnight stardom, and Bloom was in demand, playing major roles and adorning magazine covers. He portrayed a U.S. soldier in Black Hawk Down, hero Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean, and Paris in 2004's Troy.
AddKingdom of HeavenDuring the 12th century in the holy city of Jerusalem, a young peasant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) takes up the mantle of knighthood so he can help repel the army of Christian crusaders that took control of the city in the year 1099. To complicate matters even further, the young knight falls in love... Read More
AddPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndIn this final installment of the swashbuckler trilogy, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with brave Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and feisty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). And what of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)?... Read More
AddPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestDirector Gore Verbinski takes to the high seas to helm the continuing adventures of swashbuckling Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), young Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and headstrong beauty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), inspired by the famed Disney theme park attraction. The trio returns to the... Read More
AddElizabethtownFired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is on the verge of ending it all. But he gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown for his father's funeral. Along the way, he meets a quirky flight... Read More
AddLove and Other DisastersDirector Alek Keshishian unspools a charming tale that finds a young American (Brittany Murphy) attempting to play matchmaker for friends and co-workers -- with mixed results -- while interning at a major British fashion magazine. Problem is, she's so busy hooking up everyone else that she can't see... Read More
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