Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom born 13 January 1977 is an English actor He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series a role he reprised in The Hobbit film series He gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy historical and adventure films notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as Paris in Troy 2004 and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven 2005 He stars in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row 2019present He made his professional stage debut in In Celebration at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in the West End in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of Romeo and Juliet in 2013 In 2009 Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award