What is Orlando Bloom's Net Worth and Salary?
Orlando Bloom is an esteemed English actor with a net worth of $40 million. He ascended to global fame following his role as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, a part he secured just two days after graduating from theater school. His immense success continued with major roles in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and films such as "Troy," "Kingdom of Heaven," "Elizabethtown," and "The Three Musketeers." Furthermore, he starred on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet." Bloom has also made notable appearances on television and received several acting awards. He was married to supermodel Miranda Kerr, now divorced, and is currently married to singer Katy Perry. In April 2014, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Early Life
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977, in Canterbury, Kent. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine (née Copeland), originally from India, later lived in Australia and Japan. Up until age thirteen, Bloom believed his mother's husband, anti-Apartheid novelist Harry Saul Bloom, was his biological father. However, he later learned that his actual father was a family friend, Colin Stone.
Bloom attended St Edmund's School in Canterbury before moving to London in 1993 to study at Fine Arts College, Hampstead. His early professional roles included appearances in "Casualty" and "Midsomer Murders," as well as in the film "Wilde" (1997). He later joined the National Youth Theatre and earned a scholarship to the British American Drama Academy before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Career
Two days after graduating from Guildhall in 1999, Bloom landed his breakout role as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-2003), appearing in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), "The Two Towers" (2002), and "The Return of the King" (2003). The trilogy's success garnered the entire cast a Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Acting Award in 2003 for the final film. During this period, he also appeared in Ridley Scott's film "Black Hawk Down" (2001).
Bloom's career soared with his starring role as Will Turner in the Disney blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003), alongside Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp. This led to his roles in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006) and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007). He briefly reprised his role in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017). Thanks to these roles, Bloom was the most-searched man on Google News in 2006.
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Bloom returned as Legolas in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013) and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014). Additional film credits include "Troy" (2004), "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), "Elizabethtown" (2005), "New York, I Love You" (2009), "The Three Musketeers" (2011), "Zulu" (2013), "Unlocked" (2017), and "Romans" (2017). More recent films include "The Outpost" (2021), "Needle in a Timestack" (2021), and "Gran Turismo" (2023).
Bloom's aspirations initially focused on theater. He starred in the 2007 London revival of "In Celebration," made his Broadway debut in 2013's "Romeo and Juliet," and appeared in the 2018 Trafalgar Studios production of "Killer Joe."
He has also made several television appearances, including a guest role in "Extras" (2006) as a narcissistic version of himself. Other TV credits include "LA Phil Live" (2011), "Easy" (2016), "Carnival Row" (2019), voicing Prince Harry in "The Prince" (2021), and appearing on "CBeebies Bedtime Story" (2021).
Other Work
Bloom starred opposite Kate Beckinsale in a 2002 Gap TV advertisement and featured in a 2007 Japanese commercial for Shiseido. In 2009, he was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has continued to advocate for children's education, including during Ukraine's conflict with Russia.
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Personal Life
From 2003 to 2006, Bloom had an on-and-off relationship with actress Kate Bosworth. He started dating Miranda Kerr in late 2007; they married in 2010 and have a son, born in January 2011. They separated in October 2013 and divorced shortly thereafter. Bloom began dating Katy Perry in January 2016, and after a brief separation in 2017, they reunited in April 2018. They got engaged in February 2019, and in March 2020, their pregnancy was announced. Their daughter was born in August 2020.
Real Estate
In March 2019, Bloom listed his Beverly Hills mansion for $9 million, having purchased it in 2017 for $7 million. In October 2020, Bloom and Perry acquired a $14.2 million, 9-acre estate in Montecito, CA, which became embroiled in a legal dispute with the home's former owner, Carl Westcott, over the validity of the sale. Here is a video tour of the estate:
