Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
Early life
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, on January 13, 1977. Sonia Constance Josephine (née Copeland), his mother, was born in India and grew up in Australia and Japan with her family. Bloom held the belief that his mother’s husband, the anti-Apartheid South African novelist Harry Saul Bloom, was his biological father until he was thirteen years old. In reality, he died when he was just four years old. He learned later from his mother that Colin Stone, a friend of the family and his mother’s partner, was actually his biological father.
Bloom went to St. Edmund’s School in Canterbury before moving to London in 1993 to attend Fine Arts College, Hampstead. There, he took an A-level course in drama, photography, and sculpture that took two years to complete. After that, he got a scholarship to the British American Drama Academy and joined the National Youth Theatre. His first roles as an actor were in episodes of the television series “Casualty” and “Midsomer Murders” as well as the 1997 film “Wilde.”He began studying acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London following these projects.
Career
Bloom got his first big role just two days after he graduated from Guildhall in 1999. He was chosen to play Legolas, an elf, The entire cast of the “Rings” films was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Acting Award for three consecutive years, and in 2003, for the third “Ring” movie, they won the award. He also made an appearance in the 2001 Ridley Scott film “Black Hawk Down.”
Orlando Bloom starred in Disney’s blockbuster hit “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Last Crusade” following this successful trilogy. Will Turner starred in “The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) alongside Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp. After that, Bloom appeared in two additional “Pirates of the Caribbean” films: Another successful franchise was this one.
“The Black Pearl’s Legend: “The Legend of the Black Pearl: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) and “At the End of the World.” He also had a brief supporting role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: ” as Will Turner. Dead Men Tell No Stories” Bloom was the most searched-for person on Google News in 2006, in part due to his roles in the highly successful “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. He had starred in four of the fifteen highest-grossing films of all time by May 2007 (at the time).
as Legolas in “The Fellowship of the Ring” In The Hobbit: The films “The Desolation of Smaug” (2013) and “The Battle Between the Five Armies” are prequels to “The Hobbit.”In the historical war drama “Troy,” Bloom also starred alongside Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Peter O’Toole. Kingdom of Heaven, directed by Ridley Scott, which came out in 2005; “Elizabethtown” (2005), starring Kirsten Dunst; “New York, I Love You,” which came out in 2009, is actually a collection of twelve short films. “Zulu” and “The Three Musketeers” are romantic comedy-drama films that were released in 2017 and “Unlocked” is a collection of “Romans,” the movie
Networth and salary
The English actor Orlando Bloom has a net worth of $40 million. His roles in the “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” films have earned him the most recognition.
| Net Worth: | $40 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Jan 13, 1977 (45 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
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