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Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13, 1977) is an English actor. He
had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord
of the Rings and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy of
films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including
Troy, Elizabethtown, and Kingdom of Heaven.
Bloom most recently appeared in the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's
Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and is scheduled to appear in a
stage play during the summer of 2007.
Bloom's first appearance on the screen was a small role as a rent boy in the 1997
film Wilde. Shortly after graduating from Guildhall in 1999, he was cast in his
first major role, playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). He had
originally tried out for the part of Faramir, who doesn't appear until the 2nd
movie but the director, Peter Jackson, cast him as Legolas instead. While shooting
a scene, he broke a rib after falling off a horse, but eventually recovered and
continued shooting.
The success of the trilogy transformed Bloom from an unknown actor into one of
world's best-known celebrities. In 2002, he was chosen as one of the Teen People
"25 Hottest Stars Under 25" and was named People's hottest Hollywood bachelor in
the magazine's 2004 list. All members of the cast of the Rings films were nominated
for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a
row, finally winning in 2003 for the third film, The Return of the King. Bloom has
also won other awards, including European Film Awards, Hollywood Festival Award,
Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for many others. Most
of Bloom's box office successes have been as part of an ensemble cast, with his
leading roles not having performed as well.
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. He subsequently played the lead roles in Kingdom of Heaven and
Elizabethtown (both 2005). In 2006, Bloom starred in sequel Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the independently made Haven, and was one of the guest
stars in the sitcom Extras, in which he portrayed an arrogant, narcissistic version
of himself who had a great loathing for Johnny Depp (his co-star in Pirates of the
Caribbean).
Bloom's most recent film role is in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, set
to be released on May 25, 2007.
Bloom, who had intended to become a stage actor after graduating from the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, has stated that he would like to leave films
for a time and instead appear in stage roles, and is "avidly looking for the right
sort of material that can do something with" and go "back to basics".
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