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