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Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Acting1981Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

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

Acting History

2025
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
as Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
I Love LA
TVas Elijah Wood1 eps
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TVas Adult Wilbur (voice)
Rabbit Trap
Producer
Ebony & Ivory
Executive Producer
Dawning
Executive Producer
2024
Bookworm
as Strawn Wise
Bookworm
Executive Producer
2023
Yellowjackets
TVas Walter (voice only)14 eps
I'm a Virgo
TVas Studious Guy1 eps
The Afterparty
TVas 'Yasper'1 eps
Welcome Space Brothers
Executive Producer
2021
No Man of God
as Bill Hagmaier
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
2020
Solar Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
TVas Self1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TVas Prince Humperdinck1 eps
Archenemy
Producer
2019
Come to Daddy
as Norval Greenwood
2018
The Panama Papers
as John Doe (voice)
Summer Camp Island
TVas Saxophone (voice)6 eps
Star Wars Resistance
TVas Jace Rucklin (voice)10 eps
Mandy
Producer
2016
The Trust
as David Waters
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
TVas Todd Brotzman18 eps
2015
2014
Cooties
as Clint
Open Windows
as Nick Chambers
Why Horror?
as Animation VO (voice)
Set Fire to the Stars
as John M. Brinnin
Over the Garden Wall
TVas Wirt (voice)10 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self3 eps
Open Windows
Executive Producer
Cooties
Producer
2013
Hustlers
as Johnny Shaw
Grand Piano
as Tom Selznick
Setup, Punch
as Reuben Stein
Tome of the Unknown
as Wirt (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest2 eps
Toad Road
Executive Producer
LFO
Executive Producer
2012
Maniac
as Frank Zito
The Narrative of Victor Karloch
as William Merriwether
Treasure Island
as Ben Gunn
Red vs. Blue
TVas Sigma41 eps
Treasure Island
TVas Ben Gunn2 eps
TRON: Uprising
TVas Beck18 eps
2011
Boobie
as James
Happy Feet Two
as Mumble (voice)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
Wilfred
TVas Ryan Newman49 eps
Conan
TVas Self2 eps
2010
WWII in HD: The Air War
as Andy Rooney (voice)
Family Guy
TVas Elijah Wood (voice)1 eps
2009
9
as #9 (voice)
Beyond All Boundaries
as Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin
Glenn Martin, DDS
TVas Chester Chislehurst40 eps
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)1 eps
2008
The Friday Night Project
TVas Self - Host1 eps
2006
Bobby
as William Avary
Paris Je T'aime
as Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Happy Feet
as Mumble (voice)
Punk'd
TVas Self1 eps
Freak Show
TVas Freak Mart Squirrel1 eps
American Dad!
TVas Ethan (voice)1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self1 eps
2000
1999
1998
Deep Impact
as Leo Biederman
The Faculty
as Casey Connor
1997
Oliver Twist
as The Artful Dodger
The Ice Storm
as Mikey Carver
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas The Artful Dodger1 eps
1996
Flipper
as Sandy Ricks
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas McPhee Broadman1 eps
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
TVas Icarus (voice)1 eps
1994
North
as North
The War
as Stu Simmons
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Frasier
TVas Ethan (voice)1 eps
1993
1992
The Witness
as Little Boy
Forever Young
as Nat Cooper
Day-O
as Day-O
1991
Paradise
as Willard Young
1990
Avalon
as Michael Kaye
Internal Affairs
as Sean Stretch
1989

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/28/1981(45 years old)
Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
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