He was born in Canterbury, England, the son of novelist and political activist, Harry Bloom. Orlando was named after the leading character in the novel by Virginia Woolf and is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He made his film debut in 1997 in Wilde, opposite Stephen Fry. Shortly afterwards, he was seriously injured in a fall, and it was briefly feared that he would never walk again, but he made a complete recovery.

His first major role (he was still in drama school during the casting) was in the movie version of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003), where he played Legolas. He has also had a part in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

Filmography

• • Wilde (1997) - Rent boy
  • ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Legolas Greenleaf
  • Black Hawk Down (2001) - Pfc. Todd Blackburn
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Legolas Greenleaf
  • Ned Kelly (2003) - Joe Byrne
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Will Turner
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Legolas Greenleaf
  • The Calcium Kid (2004) - Jimmy
  • Troy (2004) - Prince Paris
  • Haven (2004) - Shy - also co-producer
  • Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (2005) (announced) - Will Turner
  • Elizabethtown (2005) (announced) - Drew Baylor
  • Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (announced) - Balian of Ibelin

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