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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Filmography
all 169
Movies 116
TV Shows 53
self 48
Producer 18
Voice 13
Narrator 1
Director 1
Bookworm (2024)
Welcome Space Brothers (2023)
Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas (2023)
The Toxic Avenger (2023)
The Afterparty (2022)
Yellowjackets (2021)
No Man of God (2021)
Archenemy (2020)
Solar Noise (2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
Come to Daddy (2019)
Star Wars Resistance (2018)
The Panama Papers (2018)
Mandy (2018)
Summer Camp Island (2018)
Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
Bitch (2017)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
The Greasy Strangler (2016)
The Trust (2016)
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
The Boy (2015)
Henry (2015)
Deep Web (2015)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Set Fire to the Stars (2014)
Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Cooties (2014)
Why Horror? (2014)
Open Windows (2014)
Toad Road (2013)
Grand Piano (2013)
LFO (2013)
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
Setup, Punch (2013)
Maniac (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Narrative of Victor Karloch (2012)
Treasure Island (2012)
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Wilfred (2011)
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
Boobie (2011)
WWII in HD: The Air War (2010)
The Romantics (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
9 (2009)
Glenn Martin, DDS (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Day Zero (2007)
Happy Feet (2006)
Freak Show (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)
American Dad! (2005)
The Long and Short of It (2003)
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002)
Ash Wednesday (2002)
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (2000)
Family Guy (1999)
The Faculty (1998)
Deep Impact (1998)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Oliver Twist (1997)
Taff (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
Flipper (1996)
The War (1994)
North (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Forever Young (1992)
The Witness (1992)
Paradise (1991)
Avalon (1990)
Internal Affairs (1990)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Land of Nod
L.A. Rush
Among Us
Rabbit Trap
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1981-01-28 (43 years old)
Birth NameElijah Jordan Wood
Birth PlaceCedar Rapids, United States
LifestyleVegetarianism
ReligionCatholicism
ChildrenEvan Kongsved-Wood
SiblingsHannah Wood
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesAustin, United States of America
Also Known As일라이저 우드, 伊利亚·伍德, 伊莱贾·伍德, 伊莱贾·乔丹·伍德, イライジャ・ウッド
AwardsTime Machine Award
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