Elijah Wood
Born: 1981-01-28 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2027
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum as Frodo Baggins
2026
- Ready or Not 2: Here I Come as The Lawyer
2025
- The Toxic Avenger Unrated as Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
- The Monkey as Ted
- I Love LA as Elijah Wood
- Rabbit Trap ... (Producer)
- Dawning ... (Executive Producer)
- Ebony & Ivory ... (Executive Producer)
- E.B. White's Charlotte's Web as Adult Wilbur (voice)
2024
- Bookworm as Strawn Wise
2023
- I'm a Virgo as Studious Guy
- Welcome Space Brothers ... (Executive Producer)
- The Elephant 6 Recording Co. as Self
- Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas as Elijah Wood
2022
- The Afterparty as 'Yasper'
2021
- Yellowjackets as Walter (voice only)
- No Man of God as Bill Hagmaier
2020
- Archenemy ... (Producer)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Color Out of Space ... (Producer)
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss ... (Producer)
- Solar Noise as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Come to Daddy as Norval Greenwood
- Daniel Isn't Real ... (Producer)
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Saxophone (voice)
- Star Wars Resistance as Jace Rucklin (voice)
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- The Panama Papers as John Doe (voice)
- Mandy ... (Producer)
2017
- I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore as Tony
- 78/52 as Self
- Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Bitch ... (Producer)
- The Postman Dreams 2
2016
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency as Todd Brotzman
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- The Trust as David Waters
- The Greasy Strangler ... (Producer)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Deep Web ... (Thanks)
- The Last Witch Hunter as Dolan 37th
- Behind Over the Garden Wall as Self
- The Boy ... (Producer)
- Henry
- Made in Japan as Self (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Over the Garden Wall as Wirt (voice)
- Cooties as Clint
- Set Fire to the Stars as John M. Brinnin
- A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night ... (Executive Producer)
- Open Windows as Nick Chambers
- Why Horror? as Animation VO (voice)
2013
- Grand Piano as Tom Selznick
- LFO ... (Executive Producer)
- Toad Road ... (Executive Producer)
- Pawn Shop Chronicles as Johnny Shaw
- Inside Llewyn Davis ... (Thanks)
- A Band Called Death as Self
- Maniac: The Making of Documentary as Self
- This Must Be the Only Fantasy as Trevor
- Mundos virtuales
- Tome of the Unknown as Wirt (voice)
- Peter Panzerfaust as Peter
- Setup, Punch as Reuben Stein
2012
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Frodo Baggins
- TRON: Uprising as Beck
- Celeste & Jesse Forever as Scott
- Revenge for Jolly! as Thomas
- Treasure Island as Ben Gunn
- Treasure Island as Ben Gunn
- The Ballad Of Danko Jones as Mouse
- The Narrative of Victor Karloch as William Merriwether
- Maniac as Frank Zito
- Double Fine Adventure as Himself
2011
- Happy Feet Two as Mumble (voice)
- Wilfred as Ryan Newman
- Nightmare Factory as Self
- Boobie as James
- Fight for Your Right Revisited as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
2010
- Conan as Self
- WWII in HD: The Air War as Andy Rooney (voice)
- The Romantics as Chip
- The Heart is a Drum Machine as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 9 as #9 (voice)
- Glenn Martin, DDS as Chester Chislehurst
- Beyond All Boundaries as Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin
2008
- The Oxford Murders as Martin
- Operation Filmmaker as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Day Zero as Aaron Feller
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
2006
- Bobby as William Avary
- Happy Feet as Mumble (voice)
- Paris Je T'aime as Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
- Freak Show as Freak Mart Squirrel
2005
- American Dad! as Ethan (voice)
- The Colbert Report
- Sin City as Kevin
- Made in Hollywood as Self
- Green Street Hooligans as Matt Buckner
- Everything Is Illuminated as Jonathan Safran Foer
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust as Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)
- Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
- The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
2004
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Frodo
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Red vs. Blue as Sigma
- Punk'd as Self
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as The Guy
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
- The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' as Self
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Tom Thumb (voice)
- The Long and Short of It ... (First Assistant Director)
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision as Self
- The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Frodo
- Ash Wednesday as Sean Sullivan
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- The Osbournes as Self
- Try Seventeen as Jones
- The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002 as Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")
2001
2000
- The Bumblebee Flies Anyway as Barney Snow
1999
- Family Guy as Elijah Wood (voice)
- Black and White as Wren
1998
- Deep Impact as Leo Biederman
- The Faculty as Casey Connor
- TRL
1997
- King of the Hill as Jason (voice)
- Taff as self
- Oliver Twist as The Artful Dodger
- The Wonderful World of Disney as The Artful Dodger
- The Ice Storm as Mikey Carver
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as Icarus (voice)
- Flipper as Sandy Ricks
1994
- North as North
- Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin as self
- The War as Stu Simmons
1993
- Frasier as Ethan (voice)
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Adventures of Huck Finn as Huck Finn
- The Good Son as Mark Evans
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Forever Young as Nat Cooper
- Day-O as Day-O
- Radio Flyer as Mike
- The Witness as Little Boy
1991
- Paradise as Willard Young
1990
- Internal Affairs as Sean Stretch
- Avalon as Michael Kaye
- Child in the Night as Luke
1989
- Back to the Future Part II as Video Game Boy
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self