| Orlando Bloom debuted in the year 1997 as a rent boy | | | | other award giving bodies such as Hollywood Festival |
| in the film Wilde. And just two days after his | | | | Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Empire Awards and |
| graduation at Guildhall, he took one of his most popular | | | | European Film Awards. |
| movie roles to date, Legolas from Lord of the Rings | | | | His success did not stop with these blockbuster hits |
| trilogy. This would not have happened if he got the role | | | | and overwhelming awards, for in the summer of 2003, |
| he auditioned for, the role of Faramir, who becomes | | | | he got hold of a role in another highly anticipated trilogy, |
| part of the story only on the second part. The director | | | | Pirates of the Caribbean, along with equally loved |
| of the Lord of the Rings had Bloom play the role of | | | | actors, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp. As expected, |
| Legolas instead. Another unfortunate thing that could | | | | the film rose to fame and garnered love and |
| have ruined his role as Legolas is his accident during | | | | appreciation not just by the fans but also from critics. |
| the filming. Thankfully, Bloom recovered soon enough | | | | The 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's | | | | popular 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 his | | | | Orlando Bloom also participated in other |
| role in Black Hawk Down may have been brief, it did | | | | critically-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 be | | | | limelight with other actors such as Brad Pitt, Peter |
| included in Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars under the | | | | O'Toole and Eric Bana. |
| age of 25 list. Successively, he was also named as | | | | He proved to be not just one of the most good looking |
| People magazine's hottest bachelor in Hollywood for | | | | actors 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 the | | | | Kingdom of Heaven both in the year 2005. He does |
| Rings, he also received nominations from Screen | | | | not limit his roles in mainstream movies for he also took |
| Actors Guild Awards together with his co-actors. The | | | | part in the production of an independent film, Haven, in |
| cast continued to be nominees for three years until | | | | which he was the executive producer. And quite |
| they were finally given the Best Ensemble Acting | | | | obviously, Bloom has not done a single film that did not |
| award officially on their third nomination in a row. Other | | | | make it big. He can indeed turn any movie into a |
| than the SAGs, Bloom also received recognitions from | | | | blockbuster hit. |