<P> In Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy ( 2001 -- 2003 ) , Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom . He is presented as an unstoppable fighter , performing various feats or stunts in battle scenes ; in the book Legolas 's exploits in battle are not presented in great detail . The character 's relationship with Gimli is shown to have moved from brief hostility as seen in The Fellowship of the Ring to respect and friendship in The Two Towers . This is first seen when Éomer tells Gimli that he would cut off the dwarf 's head `` if it but stood a little higher off the ground '' . Legolas drew an arrow on Éomer immediately afterwards , claiming , `` You would die before your stroke fell . '' During the battle of Helm 's Deep , the two engage in a contest to see who can slay the most enemies , as they do in the novel , though the films depict Legolas constantly being at least one kill ahead of Gimli . In The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King , Legolas and Gimli continue their friendly competition , which usually ( and comically ) leaves Gimli on the losing side . Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom 's contact lenses , in the films Legolas ' eye colour sometimes changes between brown , purple , and blue . ( In the director 's commentary of the Extended Edition , Peter Jackson admitted that they forgot to put Bloom 's contacts in several times . ) </P>
<P> In Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy ( 2001 -- 2003 ) , Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom . He is presented as an unstoppable fighter , performing various feats or stunts in battle scenes ; in the book Legolas 's exploits in battle are not presented in great detail . The character 's relationship with Gimli is shown to have moved from brief hostility as seen in The Fellowship of the Ring to respect and friendship in The Two Towers . This is first seen when Éomer tells Gimli that he would cut off the dwarf 's head `` if it but stood a little higher off the ground '' . Legolas drew an arrow on Éomer immediately afterwards , claiming , `` You would die before your stroke fell . '' During the battle of Helm 's Deep , the two engage in a contest to see who can slay the most enemies , as they do in the novel , though the films depict Legolas constantly being at least one kill ahead of Gimli . In The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King , Legolas and Gimli continue their friendly competition , which usually ( and comically ) leaves Gimli on the losing side . Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom 's contact lenses , in the films Legolas ' eye colour sometimes changes between brown , purple , and blue . ( In the director 's commentary of the Extended Edition , Peter Jackson admitted that they forgot to put Bloom 's contacts in several times . ) </P>
orlando bloom character in lord of the rings
orlando bloom character in lord of the rings
Legolas
Legolas