Long silver hair and cloaks don't typically come across as sexy, but on Orlando Bloom? Sorry, they just are. The newly single Brit, 37—who starred in a stage version of Romeo and Juliet last year and whose final installment of The Hobbit is in theaters December 17—talked to Glamour about his current main squeeze: four-year-old son Flynn.
GLAMOUR: There's no getting around it: You're a tabloid favorite. But it seems like you escaped the paparazzi while filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit series in New Zealand.
ORLANDO BLOOM: That was one of the things I loved about being in New Zealand. But in the U.S. I tend to keep my hat on and my eyes down.
GLAMOUR: Does Flynn travel with you while you're overseas filming?
OB: Yeah, he was on set for a while [in New Zealand]. Hopefully, travel broadens the horizons. I want to have an impact on my son. The most important thing in my life is to nurture, respect, and grow that relationship. I have a great relationship with his mum [model Miranda Kerr].
We're very lucky that we're great coparents.
GLAMOUR: Now that you can toss the elf ears, what's up next for you?
OB: I'd love to return to theater. [Flynn] is based in Los Angeles, so I've thought about doing something there.
GLAMOUR: Will you miss the sword fights?
OB: I'll still sword-fight, but it'll be with my son on the beach, in fields—wherever!
GLAMOUR: If you hadn't become an actor, what do you think you'd be doing?
OB: I would have done something with my hands. Sculpture was my thing, and I was very passionate about documentary photography too. I still like to walk around and take photographs, but it's hard to do that if a lot of people are looking at you.