Elijah Wood
Acting
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).
Born: January 28, 1981
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Frodo Baggins
as Adult Wilbur (voice)
as Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
as Ted
as Strawn Wise
as Elijah Wood
as Self
as Studious Guy
as 'Yasper'
as Walter (voice only)
as Bill Hagmaier
as Self (archive footage)
as Prince Humperdinck
as Self
as Norval Greenwood
as Self
as Jace Rucklin (voice)
as John Doe (voice)
as Saxophone (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Todd Brotzman
as David Waters
as Dolan 37th
as Self
as Self (voice)
as Self
as John M. Brinnin
as Wirt (voice)
as Clint
as Animation VO (voice)
as Nick Chambers
as Self
as Self
as Trevor
as Wirt (voice)
as Tom Selznick
as Johnny Shaw
as Self
as Reuben Stein
as Frank Zito
as Frodo Baggins
as Mouse
as William Merriwether
as Scott
as Thomas
as Beck
as Himself
as Ben Gunn
as Mumble (voice)
as Self
as Ryan Newman
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
as James
as Andy Rooney (voice)
as Self
as Chip
as Self
as Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin
as #9 (voice)
as Chester Chislehurst
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Martin
as Aaron Feller
as Self
as Mumble (voice)
as Freak Mart Squirrel
as William Avary
as Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
as Self
as Matt Buckner
as Jonathan Safran Foer
as Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)
as Kevin
as Ethan (voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Patrick
as Tom Thumb (voice)
as The Guy
as Sigma
as Self
as Self
as Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")
as Sean Sullivan
as Jones
as Self
as Self
as Mikey
as Barney Snow
as Wren
as Elijah Wood (voice)
as Casey Connor
as Leo Biederman
as The Artful Dodger
as Mikey Carver
as The Artful Dodger
as self
as Jason (voice)
as Icarus (voice)
as Self
as Sandy Ricks
as Stu Simmons
as North
as self
as Mark Evans
as Ethan (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Huck Finn
as Nat Cooper
as Day-O
as Mike
as Willard Young
as Michael Kaye
as Luke
as Sean Stretch
as Video Game Boy
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self
as Green (voice)