Elijah Wood

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).

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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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-01-28

Place of birth

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Images

Cast

Sin City

Sin City

2005

7.46

Avalon

Avalon

1990

6.63

Bobby

Bobby

2006

6.42

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

1992

7.00

North

North

1994

4.97

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998

6.20

9

9

2009

6.93

The Good Son

The Good Son

1993

6.77

The Faculty

The Faculty

1998

6.55

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

2006

6.20

Flipper

Flipper

1996

5.49

Day Zero

Day Zero

2007

5.00

The Witness

The Witness

1992

6.50

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997

6.20

Paradise

Paradise

1991

6.20

The War

The War

1994

6.70

Maniac

Maniac

2012

6.03

Bookworm

Bookworm

2024

6.65

Open Windows

Open Windows

2014

5.10

Henry

Henry

2015

5.50

Grand Piano

Grand Piano

2013

5.93

Cooties

Cooties

2014

5.88

Setup, Punch

Setup, Punch

2013

0.00

Day-O

Day-O

1992

4.70

The Trust

The Trust

2016

5.17

The Monkey

The Monkey

2025

5.90

78/52

78/52

2017

7.23

Boobie

Boobie

2011

10.00

Why Horror?

Why Horror?

2014

5.90

Solar Noise

Solar Noise

2020

6.33