Orlando Bloom

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-13 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

Orlando Bloom

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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Troy

    Troy

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  • Carnival Row

    Carnival Row

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

  • The Cut

    The Cut

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

  • Gran Turismo

    Gran Turismo

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Unlocked

    Unlocked

  • Extras

    Extras

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Easy

    Easy

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • Romans

    Romans

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Today

    Today

  • So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

  • TRL

    TRL

  • The Outpost

    The Outpost

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Peppa's Cinema Party

    Peppa's Cinema Party

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Elizabethtown

    Elizabethtown

  • Smack the Pony

    Smack the Pony

  • Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

    Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

  • Zulu

    Zulu

  • Soccer Aid

    Soccer Aid

  • Love and Other Disasters

    Love and Other Disasters

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

    Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

  • S.M.A.R.T. Chase

    S.M.A.R.T. Chase

  • Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

    Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • Needle in a Timestack

    Needle in a Timestack

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Sympathy for Delicious

    Sympathy for Delicious

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • The Last of the Tribe

    The Last of the Tribe

  • Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

    Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Wonder Boy

    Wonder Boy

  • And We Go Green

    And We Go Green

  • Wizards!

    Wizards!

  • According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

    According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

  • Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

    Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

  • Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

    Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

  • The Path to Redemption

    The Path to Redemption

  • Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

    Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

    Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

  • A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

    A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

  • Bucking Fastard

    Bucking Fastard

  • New Zealand as Middle Earth

    New Zealand as Middle Earth

  • Life Train

    Life Train

  • Everest: A Climb for Peace

    Everest: A Climb for Peace

  • David Blaine: What Is Magic?

    David Blaine: What Is Magic?