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Elijah Wood
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn January 28, 1981 (45 years)
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).
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Elijah Wood 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 | E.B. White's Charlotte's Web (TV Series) · as Adult Wilbur (voice) |
| 2025 | The Monkey · as Ted |
| 2025 | Among Us (TV Series) · as Green (voice) |
| 2024 | Bookworm · as Strawn Wise |
| 2023 | The Toxic Avenger · as Fritz Garbinger, His Creepy Brother |
| 2023 | I'm a Virgo (TV Series) · as Studious Guy |
| 2022 | The Afterparty (TV Series) · as 'yasper' |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets (TV Series) · as Walter (voice Only) |
| 2021 | No Man of God · as Bill Hagmaier |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as Prince Humperdinck |
| 2019 | Come to Daddy · as Norval Greenwood |
| 2018 | Star Wars Resistance (TV Series) · as Jace Rucklin (voice) |
| 2018 | The Panama Papers · as John Doe (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Saxophone (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV Series) · as Todd Brotzman |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Last Witch Hunter · as Dolan 37th |
| 2014 | Set Fire to the Stars · as John M. Brinnin |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall (TV Series) · as Wirt (voice) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Why Horror? · as Animation Vo (voice) |
| 2014 | Open Windows · as Nick Chambers |
| 2013 | Grand Piano · as Tom Selznick |
| 2013 | Tome of the Unknown · as Wirt (voice) |
| 2013 | Knife Fight (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises · as Sone |
| 2013 | Pawn Shop Chronicles · as Johnny Shaw |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as John Raines |
| 2013 | Peter Panzerfaust (TV Series) · as Peter |
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| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Frodo Baggins |
| 2012 | The Narrative of Victor Karloch · as William Merriwether |
| 2012 | Celeste & Jesse Forever · as Scott |
| 2012 | Revenge for Jolly! · as Thomas |
| 2012 | Tron: Uprising (TV Series) · as Beck |
| 2012 | Treasure Island (2012) (TV Series) · as Ben Gunn |
| 2012 | Treasure Island · as Ben Gunn |
| 2011 | The Death and Return of Superman · as Cyborg Superman |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two · as Mumble (voice) |
| 2011 | Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Ryan Newman |
| 2011 | Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Ad-Rock (b-Boys 1) |
| 2010 | WWII in HD: The Air War · as Andy Rooney (voice) |
| 2010 | The Romantics · as Chip |
| 2010 | Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) · as James (segment: Boobie) |
| 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries · as Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin |
| 2009 | Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen · as Frodo Baggins |
| 2009 | 9 · as #9 (voice) |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Chester Chislehurst |
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| 2008 | The Oxford Murders · as Martin |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Day Zero · as Aaron Feller |
| 2006 | Bobby · as William Avary |
| 2006 | Happy Feet · as Mumble (voice) |
| 2006 | Freak Show (TV Series) · as Freak Mart Squirrel |
| 2006 | Paris, Je T'aime · as Le Garçon (quartier De La Madeleine) |
| 2005 | Everything Is Illuminated · as Jonathan Safran Foer |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Green Street Hooligans · as Matt Buckner |
| 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 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Bailiff |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Ethan (voice) |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · as Patrick |
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| 2003 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over · as The Guy |
| 2003 | Red vs. Blue (TV Series) · as Sigma |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Frodo |
| 2002 | The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 · as Boy With Hearphones (segment "ridiculous Thoughts") |
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| 2002 | Ash Wednesday · as Sean Sullivan |
| 2002 | Try Seventeen · as Jones |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina · as Tom Thumb (voice) |
| 2002 | Lord of the Piercing · as Frodo |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Chain of Fools · as Mikey |
| 1999 | The Bumblebee Flies Anyway · as Barney Snow |
| 1999 | Black & White · as Wren |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Elijah Wood (voice) |
| 1998 | The Faculty · as Casey Connor |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Deep Impact · as Leo Biederman |
| 1997 | Oliver Twist · as The Artful Dodger |
| 1997 | Franklin (TV Series) · as Coyote |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as The Artful Dodger |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm · as Mikey Carver |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Jason (voice) |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Icarus (voice) |
| 1996 | Flipper · as Sandy Ricks |
| 1994 | The War · as Stu Simmons |
| 1994 | North · as North |
| 1993 | The Good Son · as Mark Evans |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Ethan (voice) |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn · as Huck Finn |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Mcphee Broadman |
| 1992 | Forever Young · as Nat Cooper |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Mumble |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Day-O · as Day-O |
| 1992 | Radio Flyer · as Mike |
| 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 |
| 2025 | I Love LA (TV Series) · as Elijah Wood |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | Bluey Book Reads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Faccende complicate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Cannes - A Film makers story · as Self |
| 2023 | Double Fine PsychOdyssey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Elephant 6 Recording Co. · as Self |
| 2020 | Solar Noise · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Come to Daddy: Beyond Fest Egyptian Theatre Q&A · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Core (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Talking with Chris Hardwick (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The Star Wars Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Made in Japan · as Self (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The IMDb Studio at Sundance (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Screen Junkies: Movie Fights (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Cameo #05 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Nerdist (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | A Band Called Death · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Comic Con 2012 Live · as Self |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Double Fine Adventure (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2011 | Nightmare Factory · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Scream Awards 2009 · as Self |
| 2009 | The Heart Is a Drum Machine · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Operation Filmmaker · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero · as Self |
| 2005 | 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up · as Self |
| 2005 | Star Wait · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Sin City: The Premiere · as Self |
| 2005 | The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as Self |
| 2005 | Buenafuente (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Cameras in Middle-Earth · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! · as Self |
| 2004 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' · as Self |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | DNZ: The Real Middle Earth · as Self |
| 2004 | The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | On Air With Ryan Seacrest (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Designing Middle-Earth · as Self |
| 2003 | Cameras in Middle-Earth · as Self |
| 2003 | Get Out (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | G-Phoria · as Self |
| 2003 | 2003 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2003 | Punk'd (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Cameras in Middle-Earth · as Self - Frodo |
| 2002 | Tinseltown TV (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Storyline Online (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2002 | The Osbournes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Silenci? (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2002 | The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Quest for the Ring · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Rank (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | SM:TV Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Seventeen: The Faces for Fall · as Self |
| 1997 | The Electric Playground (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Good evening, Norway! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | SMAP×SMAP (TV Series) · as Self - Skit Guest |
| 1996 | E! News Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Cartelera (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1994 | Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Paula Abdul: Straight Up · as Elijah Wood |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Seitenblicke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Dawning · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | Ebony and Ivory · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Bookworm · as Executive Producer |
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| 2015 | Made in Japan · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Set Fire to the Stars · as Co-Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Open Windows · as Executive Producer |
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| 2003 | The Long and Short of It · as First Assistant Director |



































