Orlando Bloom in Focus

The Carnival Row actor on his ever-changing fashion perspective and how he’s look at the world through a new lens. By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Nov 22, 2021 Orlando Bloom embraces his craft seriously, choosing chameleonic roles that make great use of the UK-born actor’s natural charisma. Over the past two decades, he has delivered iconic performances in the silken elf wigs, swashbuckling pantaloons and steampunk chapeaux of fantasy and sci fi epics; his comfort and craft with the otherworldly is as focused as when he is taking on the most serious of dramas and action films. Perhaps his most intriguing trait is his ability to fulfill the character demands of a particular project while projecting a certain classic Hollywood leading-man je ne sais quoi: debonair, sophisticated, worldly, and an aura of mystery—a quality made disarming with his cheeky sense of humor. I’ve dedicated a lot of time making sure that I’ve maintained a sense of being grounded. Bloom has evolved throughout his remarkable career and in his personal life—a father twice over and the soon-to-be-husband of an American pop icon—and he’s come to exemplify a contemporary version of masculinity that is sensitive and resourceful, earnest and true. He adores his dog Buddy, advocates for UNICEF, and… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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