Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
168
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 28, 1981 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Elijah Jordan Wood
Elijah Wood
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 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
—
L.A. Rush
—
Disney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheels
as
Pinocchio
—
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
as
Frodo
—
Among Us
as
Green (voice)
1 episode
2027
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as
Frodo Baggins
2026
Ready or Not: Here I Come
as
The Lawyer
2025
I Love LA
as
Elijah Wood
1 episode
2025
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
as
Adult Wilbur (voice)
3 episode
s
2025
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
as
Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother
2025
The Monkey
as
Ted
2024
Bookworm
as
Strawn Wise
2023
Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas
as
Elijah Wood
2023
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
as
Self
2023
I'm a Virgo
as
Studious Guy
1 episode
2022
The Afterparty
as
'Yasper'
1 episode
2021
Yellowjackets
as
Walter (voice only)
14 episode
s
2021
No Man of God
as
Bill Hagmaier
2020
Solar Noise
as
Self (archive footage)
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as
Prince Humperdinck
1 episode
2020
Reunited Apart
as
Self
1 episode
2019
Come to Daddy
as
Norval Greenwood
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as
Self
2 episode
s
2018
Star Wars Resistance
as
Jace Rucklin (voice)
10 episode
s
2018
The Panama Papers
as
John Doe (voice)
2018
Summer Camp Island
as
Saxophone (voice)
6 episode
s
2017
The Postman Dreams 2
2017
78/52
as
Self
2017
Talking with Chris Hardwick
as
Self
1 episode
2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as
Tony
2016
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
as
Todd Brotzman
18 episode
s
2016
The Trust
as
David Waters
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
1 episode
2015
The Last Witch Hunter
as
Dolan 37th
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as
Self
1 episode
2015
Henry
2015
Behind Over the Garden Wall
as
Self
2015
Made in Japan
as
Self (voice)
2015
Hot Ones
as
Self
1 episode
2015
It's Better in Italian
as
Self
2014
Set Fire to the Stars
as
John M. Brinnin
2014
Over the Garden Wall
as
Wirt (voice)
10 episode
s
2014
Cooties
as
Clint
2014
Why Horror?
as
Animation VO (voice)
2014
Open Windows
as
Nick Chambers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as
Self
3 episode
s
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as
Self
1 episode
2013
This Must Be the Only Fantasy
as
Trevor
2013
Mundos virtuales
2013
Tome of the Unknown
as
Wirt (voice)
2013
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
as
Self
2013
Grand Piano
as
Tom Selznick
2013
Pawn Shop Chronicles
as
Johnny Shaw
2013
Drunk History
as
Percy Shelley
1 episode
2013
A Band Called Death
as
Self
2013
Setup, Punch
as
Reuben Stein
2013
Peter Panzerfaust
as
Peter
1 episode
2012
Maniac
as
Frank Zito
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as
Frodo Baggins
2012
The Ballad Of Danko Jones
as
Mouse
2012
The Narrative of Victor Karloch
as
William Merriwether
2012
Celeste & Jesse Forever
as
Scott
2012
Revenge for Jolly!
as
Thomas
2012
TRON: Uprising
as
Beck
18 episode
s
2012
Double Fine Adventure
as
Himself
1 episode
2012
Treasure Island
as
Ben Gunn
2 episode
s
2011
Happy Feet Two
as
Mumble (voice)
2011
Nightmare Factory
as
Self
2011
Wilfred
as
Ryan Newman
49 episode
s
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as
Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
2011
Boobie
as
James
2010
WWII in HD: The Air War
as
Andy Rooney (voice)
2010
Conan
as
Self
2 episode
s
2010
The Romantics
as
Chip
2010
The Heart is a Drum Machine
as
Self
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
as
Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin
2009
9
as
#9 (voice)
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
as
Chester Chislehurst
40 episode
s
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
2008
Operation Filmmaker
as
Self
2008
The Oxford Murders
as
Martin
2007
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
as
Self
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!
1 episode
2007
Day Zero
as
Aaron Feller
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
2 episode
s
2006
Happy Feet
as
Mumble (voice)
2006
Freak Show
as
Freak Mart Squirrel
1 episode
2006
Bobby
as
William Avary
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as
Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)
2005
The Colbert Report
1 episode
2005
The Colbert Report
as
Self (uncredited)
1 episode
2005
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
1 episode
2005
Made in Hollywood
as
Self
1 episode
2005
Green Street Hooligans
as
Matt Buckner
2005
Everything Is Illuminated
as
Jonathan Safran Foer
2005
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
as
Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)
2005
Sin City
as
Kevin
2005
American Dad!
as
Ethan (voice)
1 episode
2005
The Friday Night Project
as
Self - Host
1 episode
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as
Self
2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as
Self
2004
A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as
Self
2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as
Self
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as
Patrick
2003
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as
Self
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as
Frodo
2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as
Self
2003
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
as
Self
2003
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
as
Self
2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as
Tom Thumb (voice)
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as
The Guy
2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Red vs. Blue
as
Sigma
41 episode
s
2003
Punk'd
as
Self
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self
1 episode
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as
Frodo
2002
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
as
Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")
2002
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
as
Self
2002
Ash Wednesday
as
Sean Sullivan
2002
Try Seventeen
as
Jones
2002
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
as
Self
2002
The Osbournes
as
Self
1 episode
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as
Self
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as
Frodo
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as
Self
2001
Quest for the Ring
as
Self
2001
Primetime Glick
1 episode
2001
Chain of Fools
as
Mikey
2000
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
as
Barney Snow
1999
Black and White
as
Wren
1999
Family Guy
as
Elijah Wood (voice)
1 episode
1998
The Faculty
as
Casey Connor
1998
TRL
1 episode
1998
Deep Impact
as
Leo Biederman
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
as
The Artful Dodger
1 episode
1997
The Ice Storm
as
Mikey Carver
1997
Oliver Twist
as
The Artful Dodger
1997
Taff
as
self
1 episode
1997
King of the Hill
as
Jason (voice)
1 episode
1996
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
as
Icarus (voice)
1 episode
1996
The Daily Show
as
Self
1 episode
1996
Flipper
as
Sandy Ricks
1994
The War
as
Stu Simmons
1994
North
as
North
1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
as
self
1 episode
1993
The Good Son
as
Mark Evans
1993
Frasier
as
Ethan (voice)
1 episode
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as
Self - Guest
4 episode
s
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as
Huck Finn
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
as
McPhee Broadman
1 episode
1992
Forever Young
as
Nat Cooper
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
1992
Day-O
as
Day-O
1992
Radio Flyer
as
Mike
1992
The Witness
as
Little Boy
1991
Paradise
as
Willard Young
1990
Avalon
as
Michael Kaye
1990
Child in the Night
as
Luke
1990
Internal Affairs
as
Sean Stretch
1989
Back to the Future Part II
as
Video Game Boy
1981
Wetten, dass..?
as
Self
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Host
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 episode
1953
The Oscars
as
Self
1 episode
