Elijah Wood
Born January 28, 1981 (Age: 45)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
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as Frodo Baggins
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Age: 46
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025
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as Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
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Age: 44
The Monkey
2025
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as Ted
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Age: 44
Come to Daddy
2019
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as Norval Greenwood
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Age: 38
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
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as Dolan 37th
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Age: 34
Cooties
2014
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as Clint
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Age: 33
Open Windows
2014
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as Nick Chambers
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Age: 33
Maniac
2012
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as Frank Zito
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Age: 31
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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as Frodo Baggins
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Age: 31
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012
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as Scott
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Age: 31
Treasure Island
2012
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as Ben Gunn
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Age: 30
Happy Feet Two
2011
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as Mumble (voice)
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Age: 30
The Romantics
2010
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as Chip
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Age: 29
9
2009
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as #9 (voice)
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Age: 28
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
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as Self
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Age: 26
Day Zero
2007
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as Aaron Feller
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Age: 26
Happy Feet
2006
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as Mumble (voice)
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Age: 25
Paris Je T'aime
2006
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as Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
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Age: 25
Green Street Hooligans
2005
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as Matt Buckner
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Age: 24
Everything Is Illuminated
2005
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as Jonathan Safran Foer
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Age: 24
Sin City
2005
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as Kevin
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Age: 24
A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
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as
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Age: 23
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
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as Patrick
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Age: 23
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Frodo
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Age: 22
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
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as The Guy
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Age: 22
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Frodo
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Age: 21
Ash Wednesday
2002
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as Sean Sullivan
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Age: 21
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Frodo
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Age: 20
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000
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as Barney Snow
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Age: 18
Black and White
1999
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as Wren
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Age: 18
The Faculty
1998
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as Casey Connor
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Age: 17
Deep Impact
1998
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as Leo Biederman
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Age: 17
The Ice Storm
1997
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as Mikey Carver
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Age: 16
Flipper
1996
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as Sandy Ricks
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Age: 15
The War
1994
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as Stu Simmons
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Age: 13
North
1994
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as North
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Age: 13
The Good Son
1993
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as Mark Evans
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Age: 12
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
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as Huck Finn
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Age: 12
Forever Young
1992
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as Nat Cooper
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Age: 11
Radio Flyer
1992
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as Mike
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Age: 11
Paradise
1991
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as Willard Young
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Age: 10
Internal Affairs
1990
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as Sean Stretch
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Age: 8
Back to the Future Part II
1989
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as Video Game Boy
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Age: 8