Orlando Bloom - A Blockbuster Star

Orlando Bloom debuted in the year 1997 as a rent boyother award giving bodies such as Hollywood Festival
in the film Wilde. And just two days after hisAwards, Teen Choice Awards, Empire Awards and
graduation at Guildhall, he took one of his most popularEuropean Film Awards.
movie roles to date, Legolas from Lord of the RingsHis success did not stop with these blockbuster hits
trilogy. This would not have happened if he got the roleand overwhelming awards, for in the summer of 2003,
he auditioned for, the role of Faramir, who becomeshe got hold of a role in another highly anticipated trilogy,
part of the story only on the second part. The directorPirates of the Caribbean, along with equally loved
of the Lord of the Rings had Bloom play the role ofactors, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp. As expected,
Legolas instead. Another unfortunate thing that couldthe film rose to fame and garnered love and
have ruined his role as Legolas is his accident duringappreciation not just by the fans but also from critics.
the filming. Thankfully, Bloom recovered soon enoughThe release of the second and third installment also
for him to go on with the rest of the film.proved to be a success, making Bloom an even more
The second movie that contributed to Orlando Bloom'spopular actor.
immense popularity is Black Hawk Down. In this film,Other than Pirates, LOTR and Black Hawk Down,
Bloom played the role of Todd Blackburn. Though hisOrlando Bloom also participated in other
role in Black Hawk Down may have been brief, it didcritically-acclaimed films. He became a part of the film,
not stop fans from noticing his looks and acting skills.Troy, in the spring of 2004 where Bloom shared the
After starring in these flicks, Bloom managed to belimelight with other actors such as Brad Pitt, Peter
included in Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars under theO'Toole and Eric Bana.
age of 25 list. Successively, he was also named asHe proved to be not just one of the most good looking
People magazine's hottest bachelor in Hollywood foractors in the industry but also one of the most talented
the year 2004.as well as he played lead roles in Elizabethtown and
Because of the incredible success of Lord of theKingdom of Heaven both in the year 2005. He does
Rings, he also received nominations from Screennot limit his roles in mainstream movies for he also took
Actors Guild Awards together with his co-actors. Thepart in the production of an independent film, Haven, in
cast continued to be nominees for three years untilwhich he was the executive producer. And quite
they were finally given the Best Ensemble Actingobviously, Bloom has not done a single film that did not
award officially on their third nomination in a row. Othermake it big. He can indeed turn any movie into a
than the SAGs, Bloom also received recognitions fromblockbuster hit.