Orlando Bloom
Known For
Acting
Born
1977-01-13 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Biography
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series(2003–07, 2017), Paris in Troy (2004), Balian de Ibelin in the Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers(2011). Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), the Australian Western Ned Kelly (2003), the romantic comedy Elizabethtown (2005), and New York, I Love You(2007). In 2020, he gained acclaim for the Afghanistan War drama film The Outpost (2020). He also starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row (2019–2023). He debuted professionally in In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2007. He starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in 2013. He returned to the theatre in a West End revival of Tracy Letts' Killer Joe in 2018. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015, he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Peter Drinkwater
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Colbert Report
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The One Show
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Legolas
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Legolas
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Legolas