Orlando Bloom is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series, a role he reprised in The Hobbit film series. He gained further acclaim by appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, most notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films, with roles such as Paris in Troy (2004) and Balian de Ibelin in the Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He currently stars in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row (2019–present). Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award
Orlando Bloom is famous for his roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films.
Orlando Bloom was born as Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom on 13 January 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His zodiac sign is Capricorn, and he has British citizenship. He has British, Iraqi, and Polish ancestry on her father's side and his religion is Buddhism. He had stepfather Harry Saul Bloom, who was a human rights activist, lawyer, and author, and a mother, Sonia Constance Josephine, ran a foreign language school. When Orlando was only four years old, his father died after suffering a stroke. At the age of thirteen, Bloom's mother revealed his biological father was Colin Stone.
He grew up with his older sister Samantha Bloom Regarding her educational background, Bloom was brought up in the Church of England. He attended St Peter's Methodist Primary School, then the junior school of the King's School before proceeding to St Edmund's School in Canterbury in 1993, he moved to London to follow a two-year A Level course in Drama, Photography and Sculpture at Fine Arts College, Hampstead. He then joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and earning a scholarship to train at the British American Drama Academy. He, at last, entered Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied acting.
Bloom began acting professionally with television roles in episodes of Casualty and Midsomer Murders and subsequently made his film debut in Wilde (1997). He was cast in his first major role, playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). At the same time, Bloom also played a brief role in Ridley Scott's war film Black Hawk Down as PFC Todd Blackburn. Both films skyrocketed his career. Lord of the rings won 2003 Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Bloom next starred opposite Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was a blockbuster hit during the summer of 2003. After the success of Pirates, Bloom next took to the screen as Paris, n the 2004 Spring blockbuster, Troy.
He subsequently played the lead roles in the Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven and Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (both 2005). In 2006, Bloom starred in sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and in the independently made Haven, of which he was also an executive producer. In the same year, he was one of the guest stars in the sitcom Extras. Bloom then again portrayed Will Turner, in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, released on 24 May 2007. In 2008 took the lead in Johnnie To's film Red Circle. Also in 2009, he was one of many stars to appear in New York, I Love You, which contained 12 short films in one. Bloom appeared in The Three Musketeers released in 2011. Bloom reprised his role as Legolas in parts two and three of The Hobbit. He made his Broadway stage debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in August 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Bloom reprised his character, Will Turner, in a supporting role in the fifth film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which was released in May 2017. Bloom starred in the Trafalgar Studios production of Killer Joe in 2018. Bloom is currently starring in the Amazon Prime TV show Carnival Row, which was filming its second season in Prague before temporarily postponing production due to COVID-19 in 2020. Bloom has won several awards, including European Film Awards, Hollywood Festival Award, Empire Awards, and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others.
He is currently in a relationship with Katy Perry. He was married to Miranda Kerr (2010-2013), who was the Australian model. But after 3 years they gave divorce. In 2015, he was in a relationship with Luisa Moraes
Orlando Bloom is an English actor who has an estimated net worth of $35 million dollars. He started his career in London's West End and then became an international star with his performance as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Bloom also earns money as a producer, product endorsements
Orlando's height is 5 feet and 11 inches a 5 feet and 11 inches and his weight is77 kg. His eye color and hair color is dark brown. He has chest 43 inches, waist 33inches and biceps is 14.5 inches.