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Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born on January 13,1977 is an English actor. Through her, Bloom is a cousin of photographer Sebastian Copeland. He was encouraged by his mother to take art and drama classes. He joined the National Youth Theatre Is a, where in two seasons and earning a scholarship to train at the British American Drama Academy.

Bloom's first appearance on screen was a small part that rent boy in the 1997 film Wilde. He had originally auditioned for the role of Faramir, who appears before the second movie, but director Peter Jackson, cast him as Legolas instead.

Bloom met American actress Kate Bosworth outside a coffee shop in 2002 when he was introduced to her by a mutual friend. Bloom began dating Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr. Kerr gave birth to a baby boy, Jan. 7, 2011.