Orlando Bloom
Acting Born Jan 13, 1977 Canterbury, Kent, England, UK 118 credits
Biography
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom is an English actor born on January 13, 1977, in Canterbury, Kent, England. Known professionally as Orlando Bloom, he has established a significant career in the film industry with 109 known acting credits. He is recognized for his contributions to epic fantasy, historical, and adventure cinema. Often compared to Errol Flynn, Bloom has maintained a consistent presence in Hollywood productions since the early 2000s. His work spans various genres, including war films and westerns, solidifying his status as a prominent figure in international film. He continues to be identified by his full name, Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom, in various professional records.
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Career overview
Orlando Bloom achieved his professional breakthrough portraying Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series between 2001 and 2003, a role he later reprised for The Hobbit film series from 2013 to 2014. His early career also included an appearance in the 2001 war film Black Hawk Down. Throughout the 2000s, Bloom gained further recognition for his work in major adventure and historical films. He is widely known for playing Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, appearing in entries released between 2003 and 2007, and again in 2017.
His filmography features several notable historical roles, including Paris in the 2004 film Troy and Balian de Ibelin in the 2005 production Kingdom of Heaven. In 2011, he portrayed the Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers. Beyond these epic fantasy and historical projects, his body of work includes appearances in various Hollywood features, such as an Australian Western. With over one hundred acting credits to his name, Bloom has built a diverse portfolio that highlights his versatility across multiple genres of film.
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Career timeline
Deep CoverThe CutThe Cut · Producer
Life TrainRed Right HandPeppa's Cinema PartyOrlando Bloom: To the EdgeOrlando Bloom: To the Edge · Executive Producer
Gran Turismo100 Years of Warner Bros.
If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF · Executive Producer
The PrinceNeedle in a TimestackBillie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
Reunited ApartThe Outpost
Carnival RowCarnival Row · Executive ProducerWonder BoyAnd We Go Green
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesUnlockedTour de PharmacyRomansS.M.A.R.T. Chase
Easy
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Late Show with James CordenThe Late Late Show with James CordenDigging for Fire
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesRomeo and JulietThe Greasy Hands Preachers · Executive Producer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugZulu
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
The Three MusketeersThe Good DoctorThe Good Doctor · ProducerFight for Your Right Revisited
ConanMain StreetSympathy for DeliciousDavid Blaine: What Is Magic?
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
New York, I Love You
The Graham Norton ShowPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndEverest: A Climb for Peace
The One ShowPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestSoccer AidThe Armenian GenocideLove and Other Disasters
The Colbert ReportThe Reichen ShowKingdom of HeavenExtrasElizabethtown
TroyHavenHaven · Co-ProducerThe Calcium KidA Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersV Graham NortonThe Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptThe Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthThe Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBlack Hawk DownQuest for the RingBeyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingPassage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
The Early ShowSmack the Pony
TRLSo Graham Norton
Midsomer MurdersThe ViewWilde
The Daily Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Full filmography
- Deep Cover (2025) as Marlon
- The Cut (2025) as The Boxer
- The Cut (2025) Producer
- Life Train (2024) as Self
- Red Right Hand (2024) as Cash
- Peppa's Cinema Party (2024) as Mr Raccoon (voice)
- Orlando Bloom: To the Edge (2024) as Self
- Orlando Bloom: To the Edge (2024) Executive Producer
- Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! (2024) as Mr. Racoon (voice)
- Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime (2024) as Self
- Gran Turismo (2023) as Danny Moore
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) as Self
- If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF (2022) Executive Producer
- The Prince (2021) as Prince Harry (voice)
- Needle in a Timestack (2021) as Tommy Hambleton
- Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) as Self
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- The Outpost (2020) as CPT. Benjamin D. Keating
- Carnival Row (2019) as Rycroft 'Philo' Philostrate
- Carnival Row (2019) Executive Producer
- Wonder Boy (2019) as Self
- And We Go Green (2019) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Will Turner
- Unlocked (2017) as Jack Alcott
- Tour de Pharmacy (2017) as JuJu Pepe
- Romans (2017) as Malky
- S.M.A.R.T. Chase (2017) as Danny Stratton
- Easy (2016) as Tom
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Digging for Fire (2015) as Ben
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Legolas
- Romeo and Juliet (2014) as Romeo
- The Greasy Hands Preachers (2014) Executive Producer
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) as Legolas
- Zulu (2013) as Brian Epkeen
- Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012) as Self
- The Three Musketeers (2011) as Duke of Buckingham
- The Good Doctor (2011) as Dr. Martin Blake
- The Good Doctor (2011) Producer
- Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) as Carwasher
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Main Street (2010) as Harris Parker
- Sympathy for Delicious (2010) as The Stain
- David Blaine: What Is Magic? (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- New York, I Love You (2008) as David
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Will Turner
- Everest: A Climb for Peace (2007) as Narrator
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Will Turner
- Soccer Aid (2006)
- The Armenian Genocide (2006) as Auguste Berneau (voice)
- Love and Other Disasters (2006) as Paolo
- The Path to Redemption (2006) as Self
- According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self - Guest
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Balian de Ibelin
- Extras (2005) as Orlando Bloom
- Elizabethtown (2005) as Drew Baylor
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) as Self
- Troy (2004) as Paris
- Haven (2004) as Shy
- Haven (2004) Co-Producer
- The Calcium Kid (2004) as Jimmy Connelly
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Legolas
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Will Turner
- Ned Kelly (2003) as Joseph Byrne
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2003)
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003) as Self
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003) as Self
- Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Legolas
- V Graham Norton (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002) as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002) as Self
- New Zealand as Middle Earth (2002) as Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Legolas
- Black Hawk Down (2001) as PFC Todd Blackburn
- Quest for the Ring (2001) as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001) as Self
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- Smack the Pony (1999) as (uncredited)
- TRL (1998)
- So Graham Norton (1998) as Self - Guest
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Peter Drinkwater
- The View (1997) as Self
- Wilde (1997) as Rent Boy
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Casualty (1986) as Noel Harrison
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- The Last of the Tribe
- Reset
- Reset Producer
- Bucking Fastard as Gareth Mulroney
- Wizards!