Orlando Bloom
Month: January 03
Movies
Ned Kelly (2003) .... Joe Byrne
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... Legolas Greenleaf
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002) .... Legolas Greenleaf
Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Private 1st Class Todd Blackburn
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)....Legolas Greenleaf
Wilde (1997) .... Rentboy
TV
"So Graham Norton" playing "Himself" 3/8/2002
"So Graham Norton" playing "Himself 3/1/2002
"Johnny Vaughan Film Show" playing "Himself" 1/16/2002
"The Saturday Show" playing "Himself" 12/8/2001
"The Office" playing "Tony (uncredited)" 8/13/2001
"The Big Brekfast" playing "Himself" 2001
"Smack the Pony"(uncredited) 5/26/2000
"Midsomer Murders" playing "Peter Drinkwater" in 1/29/2000
"The Ben Elton Show" playing "Himself" 1998
"Casualty" playing "Bit Part" 1994
Mini Bio
Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England on January 13th, 1977. He has an older sister (by two years) named Samantha. His father, Harry, died when Orlando was only four years old.
Apparently, Orlando's dreams of becomming an actor developed quite early when he found out "Superman" Christopher Reeve was an actor. Orlando's first memorable appearance (in Wilde) got him various film offers which he turned down in order to be in theater for about three years. On stage, he appeared in many plays, some of which were: "The Seagull," "Twelfth Night," and "Trojan Women."
Peter Jackson quote-unquote discovered Orlando when he was cast in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Legolas Greenleaf (the elf that Orlando plays) got lots of hype--mostly with women.
While on the set of Lord the Rings, Orlando became great friends with his co-stars and fellow Fellowship members, Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Samwise), Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry). Such great friends, in fact, that most of the nine fellowship members got tatoos--an elvish symbol for nine. Orlando also learned to surf while in New Zealand filming the trilogy. Also during filming, Orlando fell off a horse and broke one of his ribs.
Orlando originally auditioned to play the role of "Faramir" in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but was instead asked to play the role of Legolas.
Next up for Orlando: He is filming for Ned Kelly in Victoria, Australia. Plus, the releases of "The Two Towers" (2002) and "Return of the King" (2003).
Quick Facts
-5'11"
-Was one of Teen People's 25 Hottest Under 25
-Appeared in Gap television commerical with Kate Beckinsale
-Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London
-Spent two years at the National Youth Theatre
Quotes
(on salary) "I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all."
On his character Legolas and the way Legolas moves: "Legolas doesn't speak a lot - he prefers to let his actions speak for him. Legolas' moves are smooth and elegant, like a cat. You know how cats can jump and land steadily on their paws? That's what I'm trying to do. There's a strength in that, but it's very balletic. It's also bloody hard to do without falling over!"
"It's all very surreal. I've had two very fantastic experiences. In Lord of the Rings and in Black Hawk Down. I feel very lucky. I'm sort of doubly excited."
"I'm rather accident-prone, I have to admit. I've broken my back, my ribs, my nose, both my legs, my arm, my wrist, a finger and a toe and cracked my skull three times."
On how he got the part in Black Hawk Down - "My character breaks his back, and I had mentioned I had done that when I was up for the part. Who knows why one actor gets a job and another doesn't? I think it was just good timing that I happened to be there and I had had the experience - I mean, I was lucky."
"I broke my back. I fell out of a window... some friends had a roof terrace on the landing before their apartment, and I fell off the drain pipe. It gave way, actually, and I fell three floors. I was told I might not walk again. So, for about four days,I was contemplating that as a serious part of reality. Then they operated, and I walked out of the hospital in about twelve days."
"Vig used to call me 'elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails."
On his 2002 Empire Award: "I think my mum will have [my award] in pride of place somewhere beside my grandmother on the mantelpiece."
"We have these digs at each other. Viggo will go on about Elves and how they're always doing their nails and brushing their long, blonde hair, and being all prissy. And I just say: Well, at least I'm going to live forever! Got that? LIVE FOREVER!"
"You have to be quite serious about tattoos [because] they're there forever."
"For a young actor like me to have the oportunity to work with the genre of actors and directors on 'Lord Of The Rings' is unbelievable. There was no, should I should I not. It was like, where do I sign up! It was just bonkers. It was like here, have a life."
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