The Shanghai Job

About this Broadcast

A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai, but is ambushed during the journey. Action thriller, starring Orlando Bloom, Lei Wu and Simon Yam

2017

Movie/Drama Thriller

Cast & Crew

Orlando Bloom (Actor) .. Danny Stratton

Lei Wu (Actor) .. Ding Dong Tang

Simon Yam (Actor) .. Mach Ren

Hannah Quinlivan (Actor) .. J Jae An

Lynn Hung (Actor) .. Ling Mo

Jing Liang (Actor) .. Tara Yen

Charles Martin (Director)

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Did You Know..

Orlando Bloom (Actor) .. Danny Stratton

Born: January 13, 1977 in Canterbury

Early-life: Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury. He has a sister, Samantha. At a young age, he was encouraged by his mother to take art and drama classes. In 1993, he moved to London to study a course in drama, photography and sculpture at Fine Arts College, Hampstead. He then spent two seasons at the National Youth Theatre, where he earned a scholarship to train at the British American Dance Academy. He made his professional acting debut on Casualty.

Career: In 1999, two days after graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he landed the role of Legolas in Peter Jackson's hugely successful The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bloom's other film credits include Black Hawk Dawn (2001), Ned Kelly (2003), The Calcium Kid (2004), Troy (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), The Three Musketeers (2011), Zulu (2013) and Romeo and Juliet (2014). He reprised the role of Legolas in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014).

Quote: "Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top."

Trivia: He learned to surf during the filming of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand.

Best Known For: A string of Hollywood movies.