Born January 13, 1977 year , film and theater actor. It was named after the 17th-century composer, Orlando Gibbons . He made his name known for his engagement in The Lord of the Rings , which he received just two days after graduating from acting school.
It was not his film debut, however, as he had starred in the biopic “Wilde” four years earlier. In Peter Jackson’s trilogy, he initially tried to play the role of Faramir , but the director decided that he was a better elf than some human. It turned out that it was a good decision, because performance Bloom appreciated not only the audience, but critics – Legolas brought him 9 awards at the 16 nomination and , among others, Empire Awards for the best debut and the Screen Actors Guild Award for the cast ‘s outstanding performance in the film.
Next Part ± large role, which only increased the popularity of the actor, Will Turner was in the series “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Orlando Bloom played the shoes of a would-be blacksmith / pirate captain four times, not returning to the role only in the part of “On unknown waters”. Other famous films in which the actor starred are “Troy” from 2004 and “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005) .
He played also in “The Three Musketeers” series at the ” Easy ” and broadwa yowskiej adaptation of “Rome and and Juliet , and ” . In 2011, his son, Flynn, was born, which slowed down the development of Bloom’s career . However, he returned to the role of an elven prince in the second and third parts of “The Hobbit”, and from 2019 he can be seen in the series ” Carnival R ow”.
As a thank you for great roles, there is only one thing left – wish the birthday boy all the best!