Biography:After having his breakthrough by starring in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he rose through fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic and fantasy adventure films.
His most famous roles include Legolas in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the "The Hobbit" trilogy, Will Turner in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, Paris in "Troy" and Balian de Ibelin in "Kingdom of Heaven".
2010-07-21 Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr (27) weds British actor Orlando Bloom (33) in a secret ceremony
Historical Events
2003-06-28 "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland
2006-06-24 "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland - becomes fastest film to gross over 1 billion
2007-05-19 "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", directed by Gore Verbinksi, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom premieres in Anaheim - most expensive film ($300 million) made at the time