Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in
The Lord of the Rings film series (2001â03). He reprised his role in
The Hobbit film series (2013â14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the
Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Paris in
Troy (2004), Balian de Ibelin in
Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the Duke of Buckingham in
The Three Musketeers (2011).