Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Date of Birth:

Jan 28, 1981

Place of Birth:

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

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).

Wood founded the record label Simian Records in 2005, which was dissolved in 2015. He directed the 2007 music video "Energy" for The Apples in Stereo. In 2010, Wood co-founded a film production company for horror films, The Woodshed, renamed SpectreVision in 2013. Wood is a disc jockey, and has toured globally with his friend Zach Cowie as the duo Wooden Wisdom.

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filmography:

The Elephant 6 Recording Co. The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

2023

Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels

1970

Tome of the Unknown Tome of the Unknown

2013

Made in Japan Made in Japan

2015

This Must Be the Only Fantasy This Must Be the Only Fantasy

2013

WWII in HD: The Air War WWII in HD: The Air War

2010

The Trust The Trust

2016

The Narrative of Victor Karloch The Narrative of Victor Karloch

2012

Black and White Black and White

1999

Mundos virtuales Mundos virtuales

2013

The Monkey The Monkey

2025

Set Fire to the Stars Set Fire to the Stars

2014

The Last Witch Hunter The Last Witch Hunter

2015

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

2003

Maniac: The Making of Documentary Maniac: The Making of Documentary

2013

Revenge for Jolly! Revenge for Jolly!

2012

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

2004

Pawn Shop Chronicles Pawn Shop Chronicles

2013

Grand Piano Grand Piano

2013

Day-O Day-O

1992

Nightmare Factory Nightmare Factory

2011

Setup, Punch Setup, Punch

2013

Cooties Cooties

2014

The Ballad Of Danko Jones The Ballad Of Danko Jones

2012

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

1970

No Man of God No Man of God

2021

Behind Over the Garden Wall Behind Over the Garden Wall

2015

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust

2005

Why Horror? Why Horror?

2014

Boobie Boobie

2011

Solar Noise Solar Noise

2020

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Dominic Monaghan Interviews Elijah Wood Dominic Monaghan Interviews Elijah Wood

2004

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

A Band Called Death A Band Called Death

2013

The Toxic Avenger The Toxic Avenger

2023

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Come to Daddy Come to Daddy

2019

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

2017

Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas

2023

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

2003

78/52 78/52

2017

Quest for the Ring Quest for the Ring

2001

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003

Beyond All Boundaries Beyond All Boundaries

2009

The Panama Papers The Panama Papers

2018

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

2001

Child in the Night Child in the Night

1990

Henry Henry

2015

Deep Impact Deep Impact

1998

Green Street Hooligans Green Street Hooligans

2005

North North

1994

Radio Flyer Radio Flyer

1992

Chain of Fools Chain of Fools

2001

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday

2002

9 9

2009

The Faculty The Faculty

1998

The Good Son The Good Son

1993

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

The Oxford Murders The Oxford Murders

2008

Internal Affairs Internal Affairs

1990

Bobby Bobby

2006

Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part II

1989

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

2003

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

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Sin City Sin City

2005

Everything Is Illuminated Everything Is Illuminated

2005

Forever Young Forever Young

1992

Avalon Avalon

1990

Paris Je T'aime Paris Je T'aime

2006

The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002 The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002

2002

Happy Feet Happy Feet

2006

The Adventures of Huck Finn The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

Operation Filmmaker Operation Filmmaker

2008

The Heart is a Drum Machine The Heart is a Drum Machine

2010

The War The War

1994

Ringers: Lord of the Fans Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

Celeste & Jesse Forever Celeste & Jesse Forever

2012

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

2000

Open Windows Open Windows

2014

Bookworm Bookworm

2024

L.A. Rush L.A. Rush

1970

Maniac Maniac

2012

The Ice Storm The Ice Storm

1997

Paradise Paradise

1991

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003

Try Seventeen Try Seventeen

2002

Flipper Flipper

1996

The Romantics The Romantics

2010

Fight for Your Right Revisited Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011

Day Zero Day Zero

2007

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

1997

Happy Feet Two Happy Feet Two

2011

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

The Witness The Witness

1992

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

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