Orlando Bloom, 25, hit the big time in Lord of the Rings playing an elf-but luckily the ears came off.

Bankability: He's fairly new to the acting game, but with a few sequels lined up, it won't be long before Orlando's up to his ears in cash.

Emotional baggage: The son of an anti-apartheid activist who died when he was a child, Orlando was once engaged to model Jemma Kidd and has been linked to Christina Ricci.