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Born
Born as Orlando Bloom in Canterbury, Kent to Sonia J. Copeland and Harry Bloom. -
His Father died
Harry Bloom died -
A new discovery
Discovers Harry Bloom wasn't his real father. Colin Stone, a friend of the family, is his father. -
His beginings
Struggling with dyslexia, Orlando quits St. Edmund's School in Canterbury to begin his quest to be an actor. Moves to London and becomes a member of the National Youth Theatre and spends two seasons there. -
He gets a scholarship
Gets a scholarship at the National Youth Theatre and begins studying at the British American Drama Academy in London. -
New School
Attends London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama -
He debuts
Debuts as a male prostitute in Wilde. -
An important fall
to relearn to walk after falling three stories and breaking his back -
The Lord of the Rings
: Not long after graduating drama school, he gets his big break and lands the part of Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. -
Other movie
Plays Pfc. Todd Blackburn in Ridley Scott's Blackhawk Down with Josh Hartnett -
The Lord of the Rings(2)
Plays Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with Elijah Wood, Christopher Lee, and Ian McKellen. -
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Plays Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. -
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Stars as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. -
Movie(2)
Stars as Paris in Troy with Brad Pitt and Peter O'Toole -
He breaks up with his girlfriend
Breaks up with Kate Bosworth. -
Back Together
Mar.15, 2005: Back together with Kate Bosworth -
Codplay's concert
Goes to a Coldplay concert with his dog but refuses to go backstage because security won't let his dog attend as well.