9 Famous Actors In Real Danger Of Becoming Irrelevant

In the early part of the 21st Century, Orlando Bloom enjoyed a rapid ascension from complete unknown to one of the biggest breakout stars in the entire business in just three years. Unfortunately, the 41 year-old actor has struggled to recapture the success of those halcyon days since.

The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises, along with Troy, may have generated countless billions in box office revenue but didn't exactly give the English actor much of a chance to stretch his yet-unproven acting muscles. When finally given the chance to carry a big-budget movie entirely on his own back, the result was a bland performance in box office disappointment Kingdom of Heaven. Ever since then, the momentum of Bloom's early career has never been regained.

In recent years, Bloom has flitted from genre to genre with varying degrees of success but is still yet to deliver that career-defining performance that proves his chops as a serious dramatic actor.

While he should be commended for not being pigeonholed as 'just a pretty face', it is telling of the actor's status in the industry that his only hit movies in recent years have seen him return to the franchises that made his name as Legolas and Will Turner respectively.