The following year, the actor was featured as a leading man in two films: Ridley Scott 's Crusades epic Kingdom of Heaven and Cameron Crowe's drama Elizabethtown both released in Then, in , Bloom appeared with actress Zoe Saldana in the thriller Haven , which he also co-produced. Additionally, in , he returned to the stage for a London revival of In Celebration. Another cape-and-sword opportunity arose for Bloom when he was cast in a update of The Three Musketeers , which failed to catch hold at the U.
The actor then returned to working with Jackson, reprising his role as Greenleaf for portions of The Hobbit film trilogy, the first installment of which was released in December The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. In he starred in the British-Chinese thriller action flick S. Bloom pivoted from the big screen to the streaming service market with the August debut of Netflix's Carnival Row. The series has him playing Rycroft "Philo" Philostrate, a detective who investigates crimes in a city populated by people and mythological-type humanoids.
Bloom enjoys a number of athletic activities, including mountain bike riding and yoga, and once set voyage as a crewmember on a ship to Antarctica. Bloom was linked romantically to actress Kate Bosworth for some time before marrying Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr in The couple welcomed son Flynn Christopher the following year, on January 6, On October 24, , it was announced that Bloom and Kerr had separated on good terms and that year were divorced. In February , Bloom became engaged to pop singer Katy Perry.
The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political activist who fought for civil rights in South Africa. But Harry died of a stroke when Orlando was only four years old. After that, Orlando and his older sister, Samantha Bloom , were raised by their mother and family friend, Colin Stone. When Orlando was 13, Sonia revealed to him that Colin is actually the biological father of Orlando and his sister; the two were conceived after an agreement by his parents, since Harry, who suffered a stroke in , was unable to have children.
Orlando attended St. Edmund's School in Canterbury but struggled in many courses because of dyslexia. He did embrace the arts, however, and enjoyed pottery, photography and sculpturing. He also participated in school plays and was active at his local theater. As a teen, Orlando landed his first job: he was a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range. Encouraged by his mother, he and his sister began studying poetry and prose, eventually giving readings at Kent Festival.
Orlando and Samantha won many poetry and Bible reciting competitions. Then Orlando, who always idolized larger-than-life characters, gravitated towards serious acting. At the age of 16, he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and gaining a scholarship to train with the British American Drama Academy.
Like many young actors, he also auditioned for a number of television roles to further his career, landing bit parts in British television shows Casualty , Midsomer Murders and Smack the Pony He also appeared in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It was there, in , that Orlando fell three stories from a rooftop terrace and broke his back.
Despite fears that he would be permanently paralyzed, he quickly recovered and returned to the stage. As fate would have it, seated in the audience one night in was a director named Peter Jackson. After the show, he met with Orlando and asked him to audition for his new set of movies.
After graduating from Guildhall, Orlando began work on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spending 18 months in New Zealand bringing to life "Legolas", a part which made him a household name.
Today, he is one of the busiest and most sought-after actors in the industry. Sign In. Edit Orlando Bloom. Showing all items. Often plays experts in weaponry, whether they be swordsmen the Pirates of the Caribbean films or archers the Lord of the Rings films, Troy. During the filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , he fell off his horse and broke one of his ribs.
Originally auditioned to play the role of Faramir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy but lost out on that role and was instead asked to play the role of Legolas. Learned to surf during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand. Underwent a great deal of training with knives, horseback riding, canoeing and archery before his role as Legolas.
According to Screensavers. Website Ananova. He made archery a very popular sport in the United Kingdom. Many youngsters saw him with a bow in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and decided to join archery schools. Chosen as Teen People magazine's 1 Hottie for the October issue.
Chosen as the sexiest male movie star by Empire magazine. Overall, he was 3rd; ahead of him were Keira Knightley 1st and Angelina Jolie 2nd. He used to be a vegetarian, but he had to go back to eating meat when he was filming The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Received a great amount of "stage combat" training while at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as part of the drama program in conjunction with the British Academy of Stage and Theatre Combat , which helped prepare him a great deal in the characters he has chosen to play, that fight with swords, bows and knives.
Has received an invitation to join the Royal Shakespeare Company RSC in Stratford Upon Avon, which he plans to do in the near future when he has some time off from working on film.
Voted 1 star most women would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies. Has an older sister: Samantha Bloom. Attended and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Amusingly enough, his guest appearance in the television show, Midsomer Murders references and discusses J.
Found his dog, Sidi, while filming Kingdom of Heaven Wears a replica of the One Ring that says "To wherever it may lead. Has three A-Levels. His first job was as a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range when he was First concert he attended was in Canterbery watching Jamiroquai. He used to smoke, but quit in , which started making him bite his nails instead.
Was listed as a potential nominee on both the and Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category on the ballot for his performance in the film Troy And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Actor category for his performances in the films Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven He failed to receive either nomination.
Is 18 months younger than Judy Greer but still plays her older brother in Elizabethtown September 5, Split with girlfriend Kate Bosworth. Voted 4 in Elle France magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. Voted to be on the top 10 list of worst autograph signers by "Autograph Collector" magazine.
Is one of only three actors who appear in two of the seven movies that grossed over one billion dollars in the box office: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest MH Staff.
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