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Orlando Bloom Biography

Birth Name:
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
Birth Place:
Canterbury, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Despite auditioning for the smaller part of Faramir, was cast as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • He and the other eight actors comprising the Fellowship of the Ring got matching tattoos of the Elvish word for "nine" while filming The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand
  • Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2009
  • House was broken into in 2009; the event was shown in the 2013 film The Bling Ring
  • Made his Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of Romeo and Juliet, opposite Condola Rashad as Juliet
  • Received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award in 2015
  • Is influenced by the philosophies of Nichiren Buddhism

Awards

  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2003Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated

Relationships