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
I want to do work that has a message and casts a light over an area that's dark. But I'm fun and jovial, too.
I still like to walk around and take photographs, but it's hard to do that if a lot of people are looking at you.
I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
I generally travel with my laptop, a couple of great books, and my iPod.
I don't like to talk about girlfriend stuff. It's not necessary. I try to keep my relationships separate from everything else.
I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film.
Believing you're something that you're not excites the mind and the imagination. And it's hopeful.
Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.
Be comfortable. I think if you're comfortable, you exude confidence, and that leads to good style.
Actors don't really get into their stride until they're in their late 30s and 40s.
There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
I found myself doing all these action-adventure movies, and it's been a fantastic experience, and I've learnt a lot.
I don't want to be a pretty boy.
I am very different to how people think I am. It's the characters I play that they are responding to.