Actor Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood
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Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known 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 roles in Avalon (1990), Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992), Forever Young (1992), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), and The Good Son (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as North (1994), The War (1994), Flipper (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact (1998), and The Faculty (1998). Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City (2005), Green Street Hooligans (2005), Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Paris, je t'aime (2006), Bobby (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Maniac (2012), Grand Piano, Cooties, The Last Witch Hunter (2015), The Trust (2016), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), and Come to Daddy (2019). Wood's voice roles include Mumble in Happy Feet (2006) and its sequel (2011), the title character 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), and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). He also 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).
Place of birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Date of birth
28th January 1981
Movies that starred Elijah Wood (20 in total)
The Toxic Avenger poster

The Toxic Avenger [2023]

Fritz Garbinger
No Man of God poster

No Man of God [2021]

Bill Hagmaier
The Panama Papers poster

The Panama Papers [2018]

John Doe (voice)
The Trust poster

The Trust [2016]

David Waters
The Last Witch Hunter poster

The Last Witch Hunter [2015]

Dolan 37th
Cooties poster

Cooties [2014]

Clint
Grand Piano poster

Grand Piano [2013]

Tom Selznick
Happy Feet Two poster

Happy Feet Two [2011]

Mumble (voice)
Happy Feet poster

Happy Feet [2006]

Mumble (voice)
Green Street Hooligans poster

Green Street Hooligans [2005]

Matt Buckner
Everything Is Illuminated poster

Everything Is Illuminated [2005]

Jonathan Safran Foer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [2004]

Patrick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003]

Frodo
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [2002]

Frodo
Ash Wednesday poster

Ash Wednesday [2002]

Sean Sullivan
Try Seventeen poster

Try Seventeen [2002]

Jones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [2001]

Frodo
Deep Impact poster

Deep Impact [1998]

Leo Biederman
The Faculty poster

The Faculty [1998]

Casey Connor
The Good Son poster

The Good Son [1993]

Mark Evans
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