Elijah Wood
Biography
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He rose to international fame for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Wood made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with multiple roles such as Avalon (1990) and The Good Son (1993). As a teenager, he starred in several films including North (1994), Flipper (1996), and The Ice Storm (1997). Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Paris, je t'aime (2006), and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017). Wood's voice roles include Mumble in the Happy Feet film franchise (2006–2011), the title protagonist in 9 (2009), Spyro the Dragon in the Legend of Spyro video game trilogy (2006–2008), Beck on Disney XD's Tron: Uprising (2012–2013), Sigma in Season 10 of Red vs. Blue, and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). He played Ryan Newman on the FX dark comedy series Wilfred (2011–2014), for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor, and Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017).
Known For
Patrick
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Frodo
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Frodo
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Frodo
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Video Game Boy
Back to the Future Part II
Kevin
Sin City
Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything Is Illuminated
Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Paris, je t'aime
Michael Kaye
Avalon
Nat Cooper
Forever Young
William Avary
Bobby
Sean Stretch
Internal Affairs
Mikey
Chain of Fools
Mike
Radio Flyer
North
North
Leo Biederman
Deep Impact
Matt Buckner
Green Street Hooligans
Sean Sullivan
Ash Wednesday
#9 (voice)
9
Martin
The Oxford Murders
The Guy
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Mark Evans
The Good Son
Casey Connor
The Faculty
Mumble (voice)
Happy Feet
Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Chip
The Romantics
Sandy Ricks
Flipper
Jones
Try Seventeen
Tom Thumb (voice)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Aaron Feller
Day Zero
Little Boy
The Witness
Frodo Baggins
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Mumble (voice)
Happy Feet Two
The Artful Dodger
Oliver Twist
Willard Young
Paradise
Mikey Carver
The Ice Storm
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Stu Simmons
The War
Self
The Heart is a Drum Machine
Self
Operation Filmmaker
Scott
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Barney Snow
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
Frank Zito
Maniac
L.A. Rush
Strawn Wise
Bookworm
Nick Chambers
Open Windows
Henry
Luke
Child in the Night
Self
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Thomas
Revenge for Jolly!
Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Johnny Shaw
Pawn Shop Chronicles
Tom Selznick
Grand Piano
Clint
Cooties
Reuben Stein
Setup, Punch
Self
Nightmare Factory
Day-O
Day-O
Dolan 37th
The Last Witch Hunter
John M. Brinnin
Set Fire to the Stars
Trevor
This Must Be the Only Fantasy
Self (voice)
Made in Japan
Wirt (voice)
Tome of the Unknown
Self
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Pinocchio
Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels
Andy Rooney (voice)
WWII in HD: The Air War
David Waters
The Trust
Ted
The Monkey
Mundos virtuales
Wren
Black and White
William Merriwether
The Narrative of Victor Karloch
Mouse
The Ballad Of Danko Jones
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Elijah Wood
Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas
Tony
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Self
78/52
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
John Doe (voice)
The Panama Papers
Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin
Beyond All Boundaries
Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Norval Greenwood
Come to Daddy
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
James
Boobie
Animation VO (voice)
Why Horror?
Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Bill Hagmaier
No Man of God
Self
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Self (archive footage)
El ruido solar
Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
Self
A Band Called Death
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Postman Dreams 2
The Lawyer
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Frodo Baggins
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Ben Gunn
Treasure Island
Self
Alien Yuri ASMR: The Movie (Kissing, Time Travel, Death)
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-01-28
Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
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