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Raised in Canterbury, England. |
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At age 16, joined the National Youth Theatre. |
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1997 Made feature acting debut as a rent boy in "Wilde", the biopic of playwright Oscar Wilde. |
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Right after graduation from drama school, cast in major supporting role
in Peter Jackson's tripartite feature adapation of the J.R.R. Tolkien
classic "The Lord of the Rings" (filmed 1999-2000). |
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2001 Feature acting debut as blond warrior Legolas in "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". |
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2001 Was featured in the ensemble of the war drama "Black Hawk Down", directed by Ridley Scott. |
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2002 Reprised role of Legolas in "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". |
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2003 Co-starred with Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". |
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2003 Again played Legolas in "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King". |
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2004 Cast as Greek warrior Paris, abductor of Helen of Troy, in director Wolfgang Petersen's epic "Troy". |
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2004 Co-starred with Heath Ledger in "Ned Kelly," played Joe Byrne a memeber of the Kelly gang. |
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--- Will play a suicidal Southern young man in Cameron Crowe's upcoming drama "Elizabethtown" (lensed 2005). |
