Elijah Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-01-28 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

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).

Known For

  • The Toxic Avenger Unrated

    The Toxic Avenger Unrated

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Yellowjackets

    Yellowjackets

  • Red vs. Blue

    Red vs. Blue

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • The Afterparty

    The Afterparty

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Star Wars Resistance

    Star Wars Resistance

  • 9

    9

  • Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

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

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

  • Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the Future Part II

  • TRON: Uprising

    TRON: Uprising

  • TRL

    TRL

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • I'm a Virgo

    I'm a Virgo

  • Green Street Hooligans

    Green Street Hooligans

  • Yo Gabba Gabba!

    Yo Gabba Gabba!

  • The Faculty

    The Faculty

  • The Last Witch Hunter

    The Last Witch Hunter

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

    Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • Happy Feet

    Happy Feet

  • Sin City

    Sin City

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

  • Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs

  • Glenn Martin, DDS

    Glenn Martin, DDS

  • The Ice Storm

    The Ice Storm

  • Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

    Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

  • Revenge for Jolly!

    Revenge for Jolly!

  • The Osbournes

    The Osbournes

  • Bookworm

    Bookworm

  • Happy Feet Two

    Happy Feet Two

  • The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

    The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • North

    North

  • The Panama Papers

    The Panama Papers

  • Day Zero

    Day Zero

  • Operation Filmmaker

    Operation Filmmaker

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

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

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

  • E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

    E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

  • The Oxford Murders

    The Oxford Murders

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

  • Maniac

    Maniac

  • Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday

  • The Narrative of Victor Karloch

    The Narrative of Victor Karloch

  • The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Ballad Of Danko Jones

    The Ballad Of Danko Jones

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Adventures from the Book of Virtues

    Adventures from the Book of Virtues

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

    Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

  • Henry

    Henry

  • Try Seventeen

    Try Seventeen

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Child in the Night

    Child in the Night

  • The War

    The War

  • Celeste & Jesse Forever

    Celeste & Jesse Forever

  • No Man of God

    No Man of God

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn

    The Adventures of Huck Finn

  • Open Windows

    Open Windows

  • Talking with Chris Hardwick

    Talking with Chris Hardwick

  • Come to Daddy

    Come to Daddy

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • Pawn Shop Chronicles

    Pawn Shop Chronicles

  • 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

  • 78/52

    78/52

  • Everything Is Illuminated

    Everything Is Illuminated

  • Grand Piano

    Grand Piano

  • Maniac: The Making of Documentary

    Maniac: The Making of Documentary

  • Set Fire to the Stars

    Set Fire to the Stars

  • Radio Flyer

    Radio Flyer

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • The Good Son

    The Good Son

  • WWII in HD: The Air War

    WWII in HD: The Air War

  • Paradise

    Paradise

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

    I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

  • Chain of Fools

    Chain of Fools

  • Cooties

    Cooties

  • Freak Show

    Freak Show

  • This Must Be the Only Fantasy

    This Must Be the Only Fantasy

  • Day-O

    Day-O

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

    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

  • Mundos virtuales

    Mundos virtuales

  • A Band Called Death

    A Band Called Death

  • Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie

    Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie

  • The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

    The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Beyond All Boundaries

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Among Us

    Among Us

  • The Trust

    The Trust

  • Behind Over the Garden Wall

    Behind Over the Garden Wall

  • Double Fine Adventure

    Double Fine Adventure

  • Ready or Not: Here I Come

    Ready or Not: Here I Come

  • The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

    The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

  • Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

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

  • Nightmare Factory

    Nightmare Factory

  • L.A. Rush

    L.A. Rush

  • Boobie

    Boobie

  • The Romantics

    The Romantics

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

  • Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

    Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

  • The Postman Dreams 2

    The Postman Dreams 2

  • Peter Panzerfaust

    Peter Panzerfaust

  • The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

  • Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas

    Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas

  • Why Horror?

    Why Horror?

  • TRON: Uprising

    TRON: Uprising

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • Tome of the Unknown

    Tome of the Unknown

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Setup, Punch

    Setup, Punch

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Solar Noise

    Solar Noise

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

    The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002

  • The Heart is a Drum Machine

    The Heart is a Drum Machine

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Made in Japan

    Made in Japan

  • 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