Elijah Wood
Acting

Elijah Wood

January 28, 1981 (45 years old) Cedar 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

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 • Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 • Movie

Movie Credits (72)

Acting

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Frodo

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Frodo

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Frodo

2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as Frodo Baggins

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

as Patrick

2009

9

as #9 (voice)

1994

North

as North

1989

Back to the Future Part II

as Video Game Boy

2006

Happy Feet

as Mumble (voice)

2005

Sin City

as Kevin

1990

Child in the Night

as Luke

2008

The Oxford Murders

as Martin

2005

Green Street Hooligans

as Matt Buckner

2006

Bobby

as William Avary

1997

The Ice Storm

as Mikey Carver

2012

Celeste & Jesse Forever

as Scott

1998

Deep Impact

as Leo Biederman

2005

Everything Is Illuminated

as Jonathan Safran Foer

2011

Happy Feet Two

as Mumble (voice)

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as Self

Crew

2025

Rabbit Trap

Producer

2016

The Greasy Strangler

Producer

2014

Open Windows

Executive Producer

2014

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Executive Producer

2015

The Boy

Producer

2014

Cooties

Producer

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Producer

2018

Mandy

Producer

2013

Toad Road

Executive Producer

2017

Bitch

Producer

TV Credits (50)

Acting

1999

Family Guy

as Elijah Wood (voice)

1 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Ethan (voice)

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

3 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

1997

King of the Hill

as Jason (voice)

1 episodes

1993

Frasier

as Ethan (voice)

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

1 episodes

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street

as McPhee Broadman

1 episodes

2015

Hot Ones

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

4 episodes

2018

Summer Camp Island

as Saxophone (voice)

6 episodes

2014

Over the Garden Wall

as Wirt (voice)

10 episodes

2021

Yellowjackets

as Walter (voice only)

14 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 28, 1981 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Popularity
4.6

Career Stats

72
Movies
50
TV Shows