
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).
Acting (94 movies)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

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

Back to the Future Part II
1989

Sin City
2005

Everything Is Illuminated
2005

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

Paris Je T'aime
2006

Avalon
1990

Forever Young
1992

Bobby
2006

Internal Affairs
1990

Chain of Fools
2001

Radio Flyer
1992

North
1994

Deep Impact
1998

Green Street Hooligans
2005

Ash Wednesday
2002

9
2009

The Oxford Murders
2008

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003

The Good Son
1993

The Faculty
1998

Happy Feet
2006

The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993

The Romantics
2010

Flipper
1996

Try Seventeen
2002

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003

Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011

Day Zero
2007

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012

Happy Feet Two
2011

Oliver Twist
1997

Paradise
1991

The Ice Storm
1997

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005

The War
1994

The Heart is a Drum Machine
2010

Operation Filmmaker
2008

Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000

Maniac
2012

Bookworm
2024

Open Windows
2014

Henry
2015

Child in the Night
1990

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004

Revenge for Jolly!
2012

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
2003

Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013

Grand Piano
2013

Cooties
2014

Setup, Punch
2013

Nightmare Factory
2011

Day-O
1992

The Last Witch Hunter
2015

Set Fire to the Stars
2014

This Must Be the Only Fantasy
2013

Made in Japan
2015

Tome of the Unknown
2013

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2023

WWII in HD: The Air War
2010

The Trust
2016

The Monkey
2025

Black and White
1999

The Ballad Of Danko Jones
2012

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003

Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas
2023

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017

78/52
2017

Quest for the Ring
2001

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001

The Panama Papers
2018

Beyond All Boundaries
2009

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003

Come to Daddy
2019

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001

Boobie
2011

Why Horror?
2014

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005

No Man of God
2021

Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015

Solar Noise
2020

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
2002

The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025

A Band Called Death
2013

The Making of The Two Towers
2003

The Making of the Return of the King
2004

The Postman Dreams 2
2017

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| LFO | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Toad Road | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Open Windows | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Cooties | 2014 | Producer |
| A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Made in Japan | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| The Boy | 2015 | Producer |
| The Greasy Strangler | 2016 | Producer |
| Bitch | 2017 | Producer |
| Mandy | 2018 | Producer |
| Daniel Isn't Real | 2019 | Producer |
| Color Out of Space | 2020 | Producer |
| Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | 2020 | Producer |
| Archenemy | 2020 | Producer |
| No Man of God | 2021 | Producer |
| Welcome Space Brothers | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Bookworm | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Ebony & Ivory | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Rabbit Trap | 2025 | Producer |
| Dawning | 2025 | Executive Producer |