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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

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

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • 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

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Carnival Row

    Carnival Row

  • Troy

    Troy

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • 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 Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Extras

    Extras

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

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

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Today

    Today

  • Gran Turismo

    Gran Turismo

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • TRL

    TRL

  • Easy

    Easy

  • Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand

  • New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

    Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

  • Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

    Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

  • So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

  • Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

    Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Unlocked

    Unlocked

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • The Cut

    The Cut

  • The Path to Redemption

    The Path to Redemption

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • Elizabethtown

    Elizabethtown

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

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

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

  • 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'

  • Romans

    Romans

  • Soccer Aid

    Soccer Aid

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • The Outpost

    The Outpost

  • Ned Kelly

    Ned Kelly

  • Needle in a Timestack

    Needle in a Timestack

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • Wizards!

    Wizards!

  • Love and Other Disasters

    Love and Other Disasters

  • And We Go Green

    And We Go Green

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • S.M.A.R.T. Chase

    S.M.A.R.T. Chase

  • Zulu

    Zulu

  • 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

  • Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

    Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • Digging for Fire

    Digging for Fire

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Wonder Boy

    Wonder Boy

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

    Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

  • The Calcium Kid

    The Calcium Kid

  • New Zealand as Middle Earth

    New Zealand as Middle Earth

  • Peppa's Cinema Party

    Peppa's Cinema Party

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

  • Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

    Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

  • Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

    Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

  • Sympathy for Delicious

    Sympathy for Delicious

  • The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

  • Bucking Fastard

    Bucking Fastard

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • David Blaine: What Is Magic?

    David Blaine: What Is Magic?

  • Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

    Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

  • Everest: A Climb for Peace

    Everest: A Climb for Peace

  • Life Train

    Life Train