Orlando Bloom

Actor, Celebrity

1977 –

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Who is Orlando Bloom?

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven. He appeared in the ensemble films Black Hawk Down; Troy; New York, I Love You; Sympathy for Delicious; and Main Street. Bloom made his professional stage debut in West End's In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, which ended its run on 15 September 2007. On 12 October 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He reprised his role as Legolas in parts two and three of The Hobbit film trilogy.

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Born
Jan 13, 1977
Canterbury
Also known as
  • Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
  • OB
  • Orli
  • オーランド・ジョナサン・ブランチャード・ブルーム
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Buddhism
Ethnicity
  • English people
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama
    ( - 1999)
  • St Edmund's School
  • The King's School, Canterbury
  • Fine Arts College
  • University of Kent
Lived in
  • Los Angeles
  • London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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