- Originally auditioned to play the role of Faramir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy but lost out on that role and was instead asked to play the role of Legolas.
- Wears a replica of the One Ring that says "To wherever it may lead." It was given to him by one of the makeup artists on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Underwent a great deal of training with knives, horseback riding, canoeing and archery before his role as Legolas.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 2, 2014.
- Found his dog, Sidi, while filming Kingdom of Heaven (2005).
- During the filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), he fell off his horse and broke one of his ribs.
- He made archery a very popular sport in the United Kingdom. Many youngsters saw him with a bow in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and decided to join archery schools.
- Is one of only three actors who appear in two of the seven movies that grossed over one billion dollars in the box office: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). The others are Johnny Depp and Bernard Hill.
- Has 2 children: son, Flynn Bloom (b. January 6, 2011) with ex-wife, Miranda Kerr & daughter, Daisy Bloom (b. August 26, 2020) with fiancée, Katy Perry.
- He used to smoke, but quit in 2002, which started making him bite his nails instead.
- Learned to surf during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand.
- His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine (Copeland), was born in India, to an English family. During his early years, Orlando had believed that his biological father was Harry Bloom, a South African Jewish journalist and novelist, who was an anti-apartheid writer. As Harry was then unable to have children, Orlando's mother conceived him and his sister with a family friend, Colin Stone.
- Good friends with Lord of the Rings co-star Liv Tyler.
- Was nominated with the entire The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) cast for "Best Ensemble Acting" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- (October 12, 2009) Was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
- Has received an invitation to join the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, which he plans to do in the near future when he has some time off from working on film. His goal is to perform "Hamlet" on the Swan stage (RSC main), one of Shakespeare's most challenging works.
- Engaged to Katy Perry since February 14, 2019: Valentine's Day 2019.
- His first job was as a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range when he was 13.
- He used to be a vegetarian, but he had to go back to eating meat when he was filming The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
- Amusingly enough, his 2000 guest appearance in the television show, Midsomer Murders (1997) references and discusses J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" (Particularly "Lothlorien"), for which he was eventually cast (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)).
- Has three A-Levels. One A in Art, one A in Photography and one C in Religious Studies.
- Although he played Lee Pace's son in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), he is more than two years his senior in real life.
- Received a great amount of "stage combat" training while at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (as part of the drama program in conjunction with the British Academy of Stage and Theatre Combat), which helped prepare him a great deal in the characters he has chosen to play, that fight with swords, bows and knives.
- (2007/08) Nomination for London Newcomer of the Year, for his theatre role in "In Celebration", Theatregoers' Choice Awards.
- Named as one of nine "off the charts" sexy superstars by People magazine in 2004, along with Jake Gyllenhaal, Usher, Colin Farrell, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis and Johnny Depp.
- Is a supporter of the English football team Manchester United.
- Gets name-checked in the theme song to the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana (2006) when Hannah sings, "Is that Orlando Bloom?".
- Is 18 months younger than Judy Greer but still plays her older brother in Elizabethtown (2005).
- Attended and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1999.
- Has an older sister: Samantha Bloom.
- Won the award at the 2002 Empire Awards for "Best Debut".
- Voted to be on the top 10 list of worst autograph signers by "Autograph Collector" magazine. (October 2003)
- His first car was a dark green VW Golf that cost £160.
- Good friends with Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Aniston and Johnny Depp.
- He was rumored to be a contender for the role of Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016). The role eventually went to Ben Affleck.
- (June 16, 2009) Was involved in a car collision in Los Angeles, which occurred a few miles from his 2007 car collision.
- (April 3, 2020) Expecting a baby girl with fiancé Katy Perry this summer.
- Voted #1 star most women would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies.
- Chosen as the sexiest male movie star by Empire magazine. Overall, he was 3rd; ahead of him were Keira Knightley (1st) and Angelina Jolie (2nd). (September 2004)
- Was involved in a minor car collision in Hollywood on October 12, 2007. His childhood friend was hospitalized with a minor neck injury.
- One of People (USA) magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2004).
- (June 21, 2010) Engaged to Miranda Kerr.
- Was named Empire magazine's #21 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars.
- He won the 2002 MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Male".
- (March 5, 2020) Revealed that Katy Perry is pregnant in the music video for her new song "Never Worn White". The baby on the way will be the first for Katy with him, she's due in the summer.
- Has appeared twice on the cover of GQ magazine: January 2004 and November 2005.
- According to Screensavers.com, Orlando Bloom replaced Britney Spears at the top of the website's celebrity download index in January 2004.
- Has two tattoos and his left ear pierced.
- First concert he attended was in Canterbery watching Jamiroquai.
- Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2005 and 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category on the 2005 ballot for his performance in the film Troy (2004). And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Actor category for his performances in the films Elizabethtown (2005) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He failed to receive either nomination.
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