Actor
Elijah Wood
Born 28 January 1981 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Elijah Wood (born 1981) is an American actor and producer who began as a child performer in the late 1980s and 1990s. He is best known worldwide as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and he has since built a varied career in independent film, voice work and television.
Key films
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Made him an international star as Frodo Baggins in the first part of Peter Jackson's landmark fantasy trilogy.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Concluded Frodo's journey in the trilogy's final film, which won the Best Picture Oscar.
The Ice Storm (1997)
Early teenage role in Ang Lee's acclaimed drama showed his range beyond family films.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
A supporting part in a celebrated, inventive romance that signalled his move into adult, offbeat projects.
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Shows his later indie work, co-starring in a dark comedy-thriller that won a Sundance jury prize.
Key awards
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 115
- 1989Back to the Future Part II · as Video Game BoyActor
- 1990Internal Affairs · as SeanActor
- 1990Avalon · as Michael KayeActor
- 1990Child in the Night · as LukeActor
- 1991Paradise · as Willard YoungActor
- 1992Forever Young · as Nat CooperActor
- 1992Radio Flyer · as MikeActor
- 1992Day-O · as Day-OActor
- 1992The Witness · as Little BoyActor
- 1993The Good Son · as Mark EvansActor
- 1993The Adventures of Huck Finn · as Huck FinnActor
- 1994North · as NorthActor
- 1994The War · as Stu SimmonsActor
- 1996Flipper · as Sandy RicksActor
- 1997The Ice Storm · as Mikey CarverActor
- 1997Oliver Twist · as The Artful DodgerActor
- 1998Deep Impact · as Leo BiedermanActor
- 1998The Faculty · as CaseyActor
- 1999Black and White · as WrenActor
- 2000The Bumblebee Flies Anyway · as Barney SnowActor
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as FrodoActor
- 2001Chain of Fools · as MikeyActor
- 2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring · as SelfActor
- 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' · as SelfActor
- 2001Quest for the Ring · as SelfActor
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as FrodoActor
- 2002Try Seventeen · as JonesActor
- 2002Ash Wednesday · as Sean SullivanActor
- 2002The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Of Videos 1992-2002 · as Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")Actor
- 2002A Day in the Life of a Hobbit · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale · as SelfActor
- 2002The Soundscapes of Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as FrodoActor
- 2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over · as The GuyActor
- 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina · as Tom Thumb (voice)Actor
- 2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · as SelfActor
- 2003The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision · as SelfActor
- 2003From Book to Script: Finding the Story · as SelfActor
- 2003The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' · as SelfActor
- 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · as PatrickActor
- 2004A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindActor
- 2004Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! · as SelfActor
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2004Dominic Monaghan Interviews Elijah Wood · as SelfActor
- 2005Sin City · as KevinActor
- 2005Green Street Hooligans · as Matt BucknerActor
- 2005Everything Is Illuminated · as Jonathan Safran FoerActor
- 2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as SelfActor
- 2005I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust · as Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)Actor
- 2006Happy Feet · as Mumble (voice)Actor
- 2006Paris Je T'aime · as Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)Actor
- 2006Bobby · as William AvaryActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers' · as SelfActor
- 2007Day Zero · as Aaron FellerActor
- 2007Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm · as SelfActor
- 2008The Oxford Murders · as MartinActor
- 2008Operation Filmmaker · as SelfActor
- 20099 · as #9 (voice)Actor
- 2009Beyond All Boundaries · as Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. ChapinActor
- 2010The Romantics · as ChipActor
- 2010The Heart is a Drum Machine · as SelfActor
- 2010WWII in HD: The Air War · as Andy Rooney (voice)Actor
- 2011Happy Feet Two · as Mumble (voice)Actor
- 2011Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)Actor
- 2011Nightmare Factory · as SelfActor
- 2011Boobie · as JamesActor
- 2011The Death and Return of Superman · as Cyborg Superman/Hank HenshawActor
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Frodo BagginsActor
- 2012Maniac · as Frank ZitoActor
- 2012Celeste & Jesse Forever · as ScottActor
- 2012Revenge for Jolly! · as ThomasActor
- 2012The Narrative of Victor Karloch · as William MerriwetherActor
- 2012The Ballad Of Danko Jones · as MouseActor
- 2012Treasure Island · as Ben GunnActor
- 2013Grand Piano · as Tom SelznickActor
- 2013Pawn Shop Chronicles · as Johnny ShawActor
- 2013A Band Called Death · as SelfActor
- 2013Tome of the Unknown · as Wirt (voice)Actor
- 2013This Must Be the Only Fantasy · as TrevorActor
- 2013Maniac: The Making of Documentary · as SelfActor
- 2013Mundos virtualesActor
- 2013Setup, Punch · as Reuben SteinActor
- 2014Cooties · as ClintActor
- 2014Open Windows · as Nick ChambersActor
- 2014Set Fire to the Stars · as John M. BrinninActor
- 2014Why Horror? · as Animation VO (voice)Actor
- 2015The Last Witch Hunter · as Dolan 37thActor
- 2015Made in Japan · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2015Behind Over the Garden Wall · as SelfActor
- 2015HenryActor
- 2015It's Better in Italian · as SelfActor
- 2016The Trust · as David WatersActor
- 2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore · as TonyActor
- 201778/52 · as SelfActor
- 2017The Postman Dreams 2Actor
- 2018The Panama Papers · as John Doe (voice)Actor
- 2019Come to Daddy · as Norval GreenwoodActor
- 2020Solar Noise · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021No Man of God · as Bill HagmaierActor
- 2023The Elephant 6 Recording Co. · as SelfActor
- 2023Tony Pizzas Tony Pizzas · as Elijah WoodActor
- 2024Bookworm · as Strawn WiseActor
- 2025The Monkey · as TedActor
- 2025The Toxic Avenger Unrated · as Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy BrotherActor
- 2026Ready or Not: Here I Come · as The LawyerActor
- 2026The Story of Wilfred · as SelfActor
- 2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum · as Frodo BagginsActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.