Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloomis a British actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Paris in Troy, and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 January 1977
CityCanterbury, England
Legolas is fantastic to dress up in - of course he is - and I've had the best time playing him.
Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death.
My first priority is trying to protect my family.
My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.'
When I finished the trilogy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, I had a gear shift and thought, 'I need to take a moment to smell the roses.'
Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor.
My childhood was kind of complicated. I have an older sister, but my father, my mother's husband, died when I was four years old. So I only had my mum and sister, really.
Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
What's weird is having your mother fly in on an aeroplane with your face on the side of it.
When you work in such a surreal environment as movies, just listening to some tunes or hanging out with friends is what you crave. Even time alone.
When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
Yeah, I'm kind of fit. And I'm quite careful about my diet.
You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.