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Orlando Bloom

Born January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK44 films

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).

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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.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King posterFirst watchThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King20038.5as LegolasAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl poster7.8Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster7.6The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster7.4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster7.3The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Troy poster7.2Troy2004

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBAWizards!Rog
  2. TBAThe Last of the Tribe
  3. 2026Bucking FastardGareth Mulroney
  4. 2025The CutThe Boxer
  5. 2025Deep CoverMarlon
  6. 2024Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!Mr. Racoon (voice)
  7. 2024Red Right HandCash
  8. 2024Peppa's Cinema PartyMr Raccoon (voice)
  9. 2023Gran TurismoDanny Moore
  10. 2021Needle in a TimestackTommy Hambleton
  11. 2020The OutpostCPT. Benjamin D. Keating
  12. 2017RomansMalky
  13. 2017S.M.A.R.T. ChaseDanny Stratton
  14. 2017Tour de PharmacyJuJu Pepe
  15. 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesWill Turner
  16. 2017UnlockedJack Alcott
  17. 2015Digging for FireBen
  18. 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesLegolas
  19. 2014Romeo and JulietRomeo
  20. 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugLegolas
  21. 2013ZuluBrian Epkeen
  22. 2011The Three MusketeersDuke of Buckingham
  23. 2011The Good DoctorDr. Martin Blake
  24. 2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedCarwasher
  25. 2011LA Phil LiveRomeo
  26. 2010Main StreetHarris Parker
  27. 2010Sympathy for DeliciousThe Stain
  28. 2008New York, I Love YouDavid
  29. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndWill Turner
  30. 2006Love and Other DisastersPaolo
  31. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestWill Turner
  32. 2005Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut)Balian de Ibelin
  33. 2005ElizabethtownDrew Baylor
  34. 2005Kingdom of HeavenBalian de Ibelin
  35. 2004HavenShy
  36. 2004TroyParis
  37. 2004The Calcium KidJimmy Connelly
  38. 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingLegolas
  39. 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlWill Turner
  40. 2003Ned KellyJoseph Byrne
  41. 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersLegolas
  42. 2001Black Hawk DownBlackburn
  43. 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingLegolas
  44. 1997WildeRent Boy