
Acting
Born January 28, 1981 · 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).

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027

Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026

The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025

The Monkey
2025

Bookworm
2024

Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas
2023

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2023

No Man of God
2021

Solar Noise
2020

Come to Daddy
2019

The Panama Papers
2018

The Postman Dreams 2
2017

78/52
2017

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

The Trust
2016

The Last Witch Hunter
2015

Henry
2015

Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015

Made in Japan
2015

It's Better in Italian
2015

Set Fire to the Stars
2014

Cooties
2014

Why Horror?
2014

Open Windows
2014

This Must Be the Only Fantasy
2013

Mundos virtuales
2013

Tome of the Unknown
2013

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013

Grand Piano
2013

Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013

A Band Called Death
2013

Setup, Punch
2013

Maniac
2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012

The Ballad Of Danko Jones
2012
The Narrative of Victor Karloch
2012

Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012

Revenge for Jolly!
2012

Treasure Island
2012

Happy Feet Two
2011

Nightmare Factory
2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011

Boobie
2011

WWII in HD: The Air War
2010

The Romantics
2010

The Heart is a Drum Machine
2010

Beyond All Boundaries
2009

9
2009

Operation Filmmaker
2008

The Oxford Murders
2008

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007

Day Zero
2007

Happy Feet
2006

Bobby
2006

Paris Je T'aime
2006

Green Street Hooligans
2005

Everything Is Illuminated
2005

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

Sin City
2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005

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

A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

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

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003

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

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003

From Book to Script: Finding the Story
2003

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
2003

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

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

Ash Wednesday
2002

Try Seventeen
2002

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001

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

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

Quest for the Ring
2001

Chain of Fools
2001

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000

Black and White
1999

The Faculty
1998

Deep Impact
1998

The Ice Storm
1997

Oliver Twist
1997

Flipper
1996

The War
1994

North
1994

The Good Son
1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993

Forever Young
1992

Day-O
1992

Radio Flyer
1992
The Witness
1992

Paradise
1991

Avalon
1990

Child in the Night
1990

Internal Affairs
1990

Back to the Future Part II
1989