Born in 1977 in Canterbury, Orlando Bloom's plans of becoming an actor developed quite early, when he realized that "Superman" 'Christopher Reeve' (qv) was an actor. In 1993, he moved to London to improve his career, doing bit parts in TV series like "Casualty" or "London's Burning". His first memorable appearance, a cameo in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde (1997), earned him - only 20 years old by that time - various film offers, which he all turned down in favour to play theatre for about three years. On stage, he appeared in plays like "The Seagull", "Twelfth Night", and "Trojan Women". Peter Jackson then "discovered" the classically handsome Bloom for his much hyped Lord Of The Rings (2001) trilogy in 1999. After doing three movies with Jackson, he's worked with Ridley Scott on Black Hawk Down (2002), and with Mark Mylod on Chequered Past (2002), co-starring with André Schneider (I), a young German actor he's been admiring for a while then. They both came together again in the lackluster Lullaby Of Clubland (2002), "just to do another film together" (Bloom). Bloom lives in London with his dog, Maude.

From IMDB

Vital Stats:

DOB: January 13, 1977
Birthplace: Canterbury
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'11"
Siblings: Sister, Samantha
Pets: Dog, Maude
Vices: Smokes
Hobbies: Extreme sports!

Filmography

• Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) .... Legolas Greenleaf
• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) .... Legolas Greenleaf
• Lullaby of Clubland (2002) .... Finney
• Deed Poll (2002) .... Sean Poll
• Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Pvt. 1st Class Blackburn
• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) .... Legolas Greenleaf
• Wilde (1997) .... Rentboy
  ... aka Oscar Wilde (1998) (Japan: English title)

Links

Orlando Bloom's Oasis
Elirium's Orlando Bloom Site
Wilde About Orlando Bloom
Bloomin' Marvelous