No, Luke Evans and Orlando Bloom are not related.
They are not brothers, cousins, or otherwise family. The resemblance is a coincidence, and it is easy to see why people notice it: both are British actors with strong jawlines, dark hair in many roles, and blue eyes.
They also crossed paths in the same fantasy world. That overlap made the comparison stick.
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Why People Compare Them
- Both are British actors who have led big fantasy and action films.
- Both have played archers in Middle-earth stories.
- Both were cast in The Three Musketeers (2011).
- Both have worked in period drama, action, and musical theatre or film.
The key difference is simple. Bloom played an Elf. Evans played a Man.
Bloom returned as Legolas, the Elf prince, in The Hobbit films. Evans played Bard the Bowman, a human archer from Lake-town.
Who Is Luke Evans?
Luke George Evans was born on 15 April 1979 in Pontypool, Wales, and was brought up in Aberbargoed.
He began his career on stage. From 2000 to 2008, he appeared in London West End productions including La Cava, Taboo, Rent, Miss Saigon, and Avenue Q.
His film breakthrough came as Apollo in Clash of the Titans (2010). After that, he built a wide screen career across action, fantasy, and drama.
Luke Evans: Key Roles
- Aramis in The Three Musketeers (2011)
- Zeus in Immortals (2011)
- Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
- Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
- Vlad in Dracula Untold (2014)
- Gaston in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- William Moulton Marston in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
- John Moore in The Alienist (2018-2020)
- Lars Lee in Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
- Bambi in Echo 3 (2022-2023)
Evans is also a singer. He released his debut album, At Last, in November 2019.
Who Is Orlando Bloom?
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on 13 January 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
His breakthrough came as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001-2003). He returned to the role in the second and third Hobbit films (2013-2014).
Bloom then became widely known for a second major franchise role: Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Orlando Bloom: Key Roles
- Legolas in The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and The Hobbit (2013-2014)
- Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2007, 2017)
- Paris in Troy (2004)
- Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- The Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers (2011)
- Ben Keating in The Outpost (2019)
- Cash in Red Right Hand (2024)
- Marlon in Deep Cover (2025)
- A retired boxer in The Cut (2025)
Deep Cover, released on Prime Video on 12 June 2025, casts Bloom as Marlon, an improv actor recruited for an undercover police operation in London.
The Hobbit Mix-Up, Corrected
A common error is to place Evans in the first Hobbit film.
Evans did not appear as Bard in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Bard is not in that film.
Evans first appears as Bard in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). He returns in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
Bloom, by contrast, was already established in Middle-earth. He had played Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy years earlier, then returned for the last two Hobbit films.
Does Luke Evans Have a Twin?
No. Luke Evans does not have a twin.
He is the only child of Yvonne and David Evans.
Was Luke Evans in The Lord of the Rings?
No. Luke Evans was not in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
His Middle-earth role is Bard in the Hobbit films. Bloom is the actor who played Legolas in both trilogies.
Is Orlando Bloom Married to Miranda Kerr?
No, not now.
Bloom and Miranda Kerr married in 2010 and have a son, Flynn, born in 2011. They announced their separation in 2013, and their divorce was finalised after that.
Bloom later began a relationship with singer Katy Perry in 2016. They became engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2019 and welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, in August 2020.
They never married. In July 2025, their representatives confirmed that the engagement had ended and that Bloom and Perry were focusing on co-parenting Daisy.
What Are They Doing Now?
Evans returned to the stage in a major way in 2026. He made his Broadway debut as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a revival of The Rocky Horror Show, a performance that earned him a Tony Award nomination.
In October 2026, he starred as journalist Martin Gilmour in the ITV drama The Party, a five-part adaptation of Elizabeth Day’s novel. He plays opposite Tom Cullen as politician Ben Fitzmaurice.
Bloom’s recent screen work has leaned toward action and comedy. After Gran Turismo (2023) and Red Right Hand (2024), he appeared in Deep Cover and The Cut in 2025.
How to Tell Them Apart
| Luke Evans | Orlando Bloom | |
|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1979, Pontypool, Wales | 13 January 1977, Canterbury, England |
| Started in | West End stage musicals | Screen acting after Guildhall training |
| Middle-earth role | Bard, a human | Legolas, an Elf |
| Best-known franchise | The Hobbit, Fast & Furious | The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Signature strength | Stage singing plus action roles | Fantasy and adventure leading roles |
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Luke Evans and Orlando Bloom related?
No. There is no family relationship between them. They share a similar look and a similar professional world, not a family tree.
Did Luke Evans and Orlando Bloom play brothers?
No. They have not played brothers. In The Hobbit films, their characters are not related: Legolas is an Elf, and Bard is a Man.
Why do people think Orlando Bloom played two roles in The Hobbit?
Because Bloom and Evans look alike, and both appear as archers in the same films. Viewers sometimes mistake Evans for Bloom. They are two different actors.
Is Diego Luna Orlando Bloom’s lookalike?
Diego Luna is a Mexican actor, not a confirmed Bloom lookalike in the way the old article suggested. He played Cassian Andor in the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), not a television show called Rogue One.
There is no verified report of Luna and Bloom being photographed side by side at a premiere for a Bloom film called Romeo and Juliet in the form the old article described, so that claim has been removed.
