Orlando Bloom: filmography, roles, biography, personal life

In 2014, a new star appeared on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her name was Orlando Bloom. The filmography of this British actor dates back to the 90s of the last century, but he gained world fame in the 2000s and for 15 years managed to firmly put his name in the history of world cinema. He certainly can not be called an actor of one role, Bloom's characters are always diverse, he tried himself both in large-scale projects, and in low-budget author's paintings. Very few people know, but the Hollywood handsome man has proved himself excellent on the theatrical stage.

Creative childhood

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born in the English town of Canterbury on January 13, 1977 in the family of the famous writer and journalist Harry Bloom and Sonya Copeland, who named their son after the composer Orlando Gibbons. When the boy was only 4 years old, his father disappeared. Little Orlando and his older sister Samantha were brought up by the mother and close friend of the family Colin Stone. Later, by the way, it turned out that he was the biological father of Bloom. Mother tried to instill in her children aesthetic qualities and love of art in all its manifestations. Orlando was not a confident child, the blame for this was congenital dysgraphy. The boy was fond of theater, studied foreign languages, mastered riding and already at the age of 9 decided that he would become an actor. This was motivated by the desire to be Superman to win the girl, and when it came to realize that the superhero was played by a person, the actor's profession won the heart of a British kid forever.

First theatrical steps

Young Bloom began with the school theater, where he participated in many productions. When he was sixteen, the provincial guy went to conquer the English capital and he succeeded. The National Youth Theater opened its doors to a talented young man for two seasons, and thanks to this, Orlando received a grant to study and went to the British Academy of Dramatic Art. A year later, the prospective actor has already received a role in the staging "A Walk in the Vienna Woods". The question was only one: how quickly the large star on the big screen named Orlando Bloom will light up? Filmography of the British began with an episodic role in the biographical drama "Wilde" in 1997. Despite the sharp criticism of the picture itself, the young actor was noticed and began to offer new roles. But Bloom himself developed career skills, preferring to sharpen his professional skills, for which he chose the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Theater, where, as a result of diligent training, he got rid of his childhood ailment - dysgraphy. Improving his skills as an actor, Orlando Bloom during the training played in various productions of Chekhov, Shakespeare and many other classics.

Enchanting debut

At the end of his training Bloom decided to try to get into the grandiose project of Peter Jackson - the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings". He liked the role of Faramir, but the director invited the beginning actor to play a more important character, the elf of Legolas. Before the start of the long process of filming kinotrilogii Bloom flashed in the episode of the series "Purely English Murder" and for a year and a half left for New Zealand, where he immersed himself in the process of creating the "Lord of the Rings". And so much so that almost all the tricks in the first part of the saga performed himself. Orlando Bloom, whose biography has been full of various injuries, including serious back injury in 1998, managed to break the rib in the process of filming. After such adventures, the actor went on a long vacation to India, and on his return therefrom he was already waiting for the grand success that the film brought him. Overnight, the Briton became a world-class star with an army of fans and the "Empire" award, which he received for his best debut. So in 2001 he got a role from the famous director Ridley Scott in a military drama based on real events. "Black Hawk" once again proved the excellent acting skills of Bloom.

Epic roles. And not only...

The release of the second part of "The Lord of the Rings" only confirmed that a new star appeared in Hollywood - Orlando Bloom. The filmography of the actor in 2003 was replenished with three pictures at once. In addition to the third part of the film adaptation of Tolkien, along with Heath Ledger, the Briton starred in a criminal fighter "Banda Kelly" and tried on a new romantic image of Will Turner in the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." It was the second grandiose project of such a commercial scale in the biography of Bloom, and in a very short time. The success of the picture was so great that the creators immediately decided to withdraw the sequel and the actors signed contracts for two more films, including Orlando Bloom. The roles he played in 2004 surprise with their diversity: they are the milkman in the comedy "Guy from Calcium", and the handsome Paris in the new blockbuster with Brad Pitt "Troy", and the worker named Shai in the criminal drama "Harbor". In the latter, the British actor also acted as a producer. But 2005 brought to Bloom's box two more incredibly diverse, and at the same time high-profile films - is "The Kingdom of Heaven", where Orlando once again worked with Ridley Scott, and the comedy "Elizabethtown", where his partner on the site was Kirsten Dunst.

Experiments and return to basics

In 2006 and 2007, there are continued "Pirates of the Caribbean", where Orlando Bloom plays. The filmography of the actor in 2006 was supplemented by another romantic comedy - "Love and Other Disasters", and then the British handsome man decided to take a break and relax from the movie, returning to the bosom of the London theater. Until 2013, Bloom experimented: he played in well-known successful films - "New York, I Love You" (2009), "Musketeers" (2011), and in a low-budget movie, which can be called a failure: "Main Street" (2010), The Good Doctor (2011), The Conspiracy Theory (2013). The actor returned to the role of Legolas to participate in two films "The Hobbit: Smaug's Heath" (2013) and "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies" (2014), which can be called the prehistory of "The Lord of the Rings." There are rumors that he will have to be embodied again on the screen of Will Turner in 2017.

Women in his life

Orlando Bloom, whose personal life is always in the focus of the interests of the paparazzi, for four years, met with actress Kate Bosworth, from 2002 to 2006. At various times, ubiquitous journalists attributed to him the most incredible novels, with Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Bill, Jennifer Aniston and many others. And this is not surprising, because the British handsome more than once recognized as the sexiest man on the planet and the most enviable bachelor. But his second official novel, with the top model Miranda Kerr, lasted from 2007 and ended in marriage in 2010, and a year later the actor became the happy father of a boy named Flynn. In 2013, the couple had a conflict in the relationship, but officially they are still spouses.