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A valiant elf who joins the quest and represents the Elves
in the Fellowship, Legolas hails from Mirkwood and is a
great archer.
Orlando Bloom, who makes his major feature film debut in
The Fellowship of The Ring, graduated from Guildhall School
of Music and Drama, London. During his time at Guildhall,
Bloom performed in the productions "Little Me,"
"A Month in the City," "Peer Gynt,"
"Mephisto," "Twelfth Night," "Trojan
Women," "The Seagull," "Three Sisters,"
"Recruiting Officer," "Antigone," "Uncle
Vanya," "A Night Out" and "Mystery Plays."
Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent. At 16, he moved to
London where he joined the National Youth Theatre for two
seasons and then gained a scholarship to train with the
British American Drama Academy. On completion of his scholarship,
Bloom played the lead in "A Walk in the Vienna Woods."
Bloom’s screen debut was in the feature film Wilde.
He was then accepted to Guildhall and chose to put his screen
career on hold for the opportunity to further his education.
After graduating from Guildhall, Bloom performed in the
television series "Midsomer Murders."
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