United Kingdom, June 12 -- Orlando Bloom has admitted he took himself "too seriously" early in his career.

The 48-year-old actor - who rose to fame as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings before taking on the role of Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise - has admitted he's enjoyed being able to explore his comedic side in his new film Deep Cover.

He told Extra: "I'd love to swim in that space, but I didn't feel like I was, like, performing comedy. I felt like I was just playing truth.

"Taking fun at the serious actor is low-hanging fruit. I've never been guilty of being [serious]... I think actors taking themselves too seriously is comedic."

His co-star Bryce Dallas Howard quickly interjected, pointing out that he showed ...