Orlando Bloom

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-13 (48 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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • 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

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  • Troy

    Troy

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

  • Carnival Row

    Carnival Row

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Gran Turismo

    Gran Turismo

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

  • 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

  • Extras

    Extras

  • Easy

    Easy

  • The Cut

    The Cut

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

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

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

  • Haven

    Haven

  • So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

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

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

  • TRL

    TRL

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Romans

    Romans

  • The Outpost

    The Outpost

  • New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

  • Elizabethtown

    Elizabethtown

  • Unlocked

    Unlocked

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly

  • Zulu

    Zulu

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Today

    Today

  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

    Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

  • Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • Needle in a Timestack

    Needle in a Timestack

  • Love and Other Disasters

    Love and Other Disasters

  • Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

    Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • S.M.A.R.T. Chase

    S.M.A.R.T. Chase

  • Wonder Boy

    Wonder Boy

  • Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

    Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • And We Go Green

    And We Go Green

  • Smack the Pony

    Smack the Pony

  • According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

    According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

    Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

  • Soccer Aid

    Soccer Aid

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • Peppa's Cinema Party

    Peppa's Cinema Party

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

    Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

  • The Path to Redemption

    The Path to Redemption

  • Sympathy for Delicious

    Sympathy for Delicious

  • Wizards!

    Wizards!

  • New Zealand as Middle Earth

    New Zealand as Middle Earth

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

    Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

  • Everest: A Climb for Peace

    Everest: A Climb for Peace

  • Bucking Fastard

    Bucking Fastard

  • David Blaine: What Is Magic?

    David Blaine: What Is Magic?

  • Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

    Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

  • Life Train

    Life Train