Orlando Bloom

During the filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , he fell off his horse and broke one of his ribs.

Chosen as one of Teen People magazines "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" .

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.

Learned to surf during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand.

He won the 2002 MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Male".

Was nominated with the entire The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring cast for "Best Ensemble Acting" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Won the award at the 2002 Empire Awards for "Best Debut".

Underwent a great deal of training with knives, horseback riding, canoeing and archery before his role as Legolas.

According to Screensavers.com, Orlando Bloom replaced Britney Spears at the top of the websites celebrity download index in January 2004.

One of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in the World .

Website Ananova.com chose him as the sexiest actor in Britain.

One of People magazines "Hottest Bachelors" in 2004.

His cousin, the photographer/director Sebastian Copeland , is Brigitte Nielsen s ex-husband.

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.

Chosen as Teen People magazines #1 Hottie for the October 2004 issue.

(September 2004) 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).

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 .

Named as one of nine "off the charts" sexy superstars by People magazine in 2004, along with Jake Gyllenhaal , Usher Raymond , Colin Farrell , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Ben Affleck , Bruce Willis and Johnny Depp.

Was visited by Baroness, Maria Von Ritchie Lopez during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King .

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.

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 Shakespeares most challenging works.

Voted #1 star most women would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies.

Has an older sister: Samantha Bloom.

Attended and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1999.

Amusingly enough, his 2000 guest appearance in the television show, "Midsomer Murders" 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 ).

Found his dog, Sidi, while filming Kingdom of Heaven .

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.

Is "mildly dyslexic".

Has three A-Levels. One A in Art, one A in Photography and one C in Religious Studies.

Speaks French fluently.

His first car was a dark green VW Golf that cost 160.

His first job was as a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range when he was 13.

First concert he attended was in Canterbery watching Jamiroquai.

Is a supporter of the English football team Manchester United.

He used to smoke, but quit in 2002, which started making him bite his nails instead.

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 . And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Actor category for his performances in the films Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven . He failed to receive either nomination.

Ranked 76 on VH1s 100 Hottest Hotties.

Is 18 months younger than Judy Greer but still plays her older brother in Elizabethtown .

(September 5, 2006) Split with girlfriend Kate Bosworth.

(June 2006) Voted #4 in Elle (France) magazines "15 Sexiest Men" poll.

(October 2003) Voted to be on the top 10 list of worst autograph signers by "Autograph Collector" magazine.

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 and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest . The others are Johnny Depp and Bernard Hill.

Was involved a minor car collision in Hollywood on October 12, 2007. His childhood friend was hospitalized with a minor neck injury.

(2007/08) Nomination for London Newcomer of the Year, for his theatre role in "In Celebration", Theatregoers Choice Awards.

Was named Empire magazines #21 in the list of 100 Sexiest Stars.

Gets name-checked in the theme song to the Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana" when Hannah sings, "Is that Orlando Bloom?".

(February 21, 2008) Boyfriend of Miranda Kerr.

(June 16, 2009) Was involved in a car collision in Los Angeles, which occurred a few miles from his 2007 car collision.

(October 12, 2009) Was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Lives in Los Angeles, California.

(June 21, 2010) Engaged to Miranda Kerr.

Became a father for the 1st time at age 34 when his wife Miranda Kerr gave birth to their son Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom on January 6, 2011.

Has appeared twice on the cover of GQ magazine: January 2004 and November 2005.

Good friends with Lord of the Rings co-star Liv Tyler.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 2, 2014.

Although he played Lee Pace s son in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies , he is more than two years his senior in real life.

Has two tattoos and his left ear pierced.

He was rumored to be a contender for the role of Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. The role eventually went to Ben Affleck.

I broke my back. I fell out of a window. . . some friends had a roof,terrace on the landing before their apartment, and I fell off the drain,pipe. It gave way, actually, and I fell three floors. I was told I,might not walk again. So, for about four days, I was contemplating that,as a serious part of reality. Then they operated, and I walked out of,the hospital in about twelve days.

On his 2002 Empire Award: I think my mum will have [my award] in pride,of place somewhere beside my grandmother on the mantelpiece.

For a young actor like me to have the opportunity to work with the genre,of actors and directors on The Lord of the Rings is unbelievable. There,was no, should I should I not. It was like, where do I sign up! It was,just bonkers. It was like here, have a life.

Fame and celebrity were not something that I contemplated because they,were too far ahead to imagine.

Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.

The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?,The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.

Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.

I generally travel with my laptop, a couple of great books, and my iPod.

I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.

I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.