Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood found early fame as a child actor before becoming a lasting part of film history by playing Frodo Baggins in the acclaimed "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he relocated to Los Angeles as a youngster in order to break into acting. He made his film debut with a small part in "Back to the Future II" (1989) and had a small supporting role in the Richard Gere drama "Internal Affairs" (1990). He soon starred with JoBeth Williams and Tom Skerritt in the TV movie "Child in the Night" (CBS, 1990) as a young murder witness. His film roles quickly expanded with sizable parts in Barry Levinson's "Avalon" (1990), the Don Johnson-Melanie Griffith drama "Paradise" (1991), and Richard Donner's "Radio Flyer" (1992). He went on to star with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in the J.J. Abrams-penned "Forever Young" (1992). After starring in the Disney remake of "The Adventures of Huck Finn" (1993), Wood was firmly established as a screen actor. He joined Macaulay Caulkin for the thriller "The Good Son" (1993) and played the namesake character in Rob Reiner's fantasy "North" (1994). He appeared as Kevin Costner's son in "The War" (1994) and starred alongside Paul Hogan in a big screen remake of the 1960s television show "Flipper" (1996). He then joined fellow young stars Tobey Maguire and Christina Ricci in Ang Lee's family drama "The Ice Storm" (1997). While the actor's main recognition came from the big screen, he did make occasional TV appearances on shows like "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004) and "The Wonderful World of Disney" (ABC, 1997- ). He joined an all-star cast for the big budget disaster film "Deep Impact" (1998), but then started moving into more mature roles with an appearance in James Toback's indie drama "Black & White" (1999). His transition to adulthood was aided significantly when Peter Jackson cast the actor as J.R.R. Tolkien's hobbit hero Frodo Baggins for "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" (2001). The film was a hit with audiences and critics alike. Wood went on to star in the two other legs of the trilogy "The Two Towers" (2002) and "The Return of the King" (2003), the latter of which earned 11 Academy Awards. Outside of the "Lord of the Rings" films, he appeared in Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" (2003) and with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). He would team with Rodriguez again for the stylish noir thriller "Sin City" (2005). He also starred in Liev Schrieber's film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel "Everything is Illuminated" (2005) and joined an all-star cast for Emilio Estevez's "Bobby" (2006). He then starred in the drama "Day Zero" (2007) and the thriller "The Oxford Murders" (2008). He went to television for the cult hit "Wilfred" (FX, 2011-14) playing a man who interacts with his neighbor's dog, who he sees as a man in a canine costume. On the big screen, he starred with Vin Diesel in "The Last Witch Hunter" (2015) and Nicolas Cage in "The Trust" (2016). He joined Melanie Lynskey for the streaming movie "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" (2017). He then returned to television for "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (BBC America, 2016-17) based on the Douglas Adams novel. Wood later starred in the comic thriller "Come to Daddy" (2019).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Monkey | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Monkey | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
91% | No Score Yet | Bookworm |
Strawn Wise (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ebony and Ivory | Executive Producer | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome Space Brothers | Executive Producer | - | 2023 |
92% | No Score Yet | The Toxic Avenger | Fritz Garbinger (Character) | - | 2023 |
100% |
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The Elephant 6 Recording Co. | Self | - | 2022 |
81% |
|
No Man of God |
Bill Hagmaier (Character), Producer |
- | 2021 |
76% |
|
Archenemy | Producer | $119.4K | 2020 |
87% |
|
Come to Daddy | Norval Greenwood (Character) | $61.4K | 2019 |
86% |
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Color Out of Space | Producer | $677.3K | 2019 |
84% |
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Daniel Isn't Real | Producer | - | 2019 |
65% |
|
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh | Producer | - | 2018 |
100% |
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The Panama Papers | John Doe (Voice) | - | 2018 |
90% |
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Mandy | Producer | $1.2M | 2018 |
66% |
|
Bitch | Producer | - | 2017 |
88% |
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78/52 | Self | $30.3K | 2017 |
89% |
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Tony (Character) | - | 2017 |
62% |
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The Greasy Strangler | Producer | $41.7K | 2016 |
62% |
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The Trust | David Waters (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Japan |
Narrator, Executive Producer |
- | 2015 |
18% |
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The Last Witch Hunter | Dolan 37th (Character) | $27.4M | 2015 |
46% |
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Cooties |
Clint (Character), Producer |
$33.0K | 2014 |
57% |
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Set Fire to the Stars | John M. Brinnin (Character) | $4.3K | 2014 |
40% |
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Open Windows |
Nick Chambers (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2014 |
100% |
|
LFO | Executive Producer | - | 2013 |
79% |
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Grand Piano | Tom Selznick (Character) | $22.4K | 2013 |
88% |
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The Wind Rises | Sone (Voice) | - | 2013 |
19% |
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Pawn Shop Chronicles | Johnny Shaw (Character) | $4.9K | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tome of the Unknown | Wirt (Voice) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Narrative of Victor Karloch | William Merriwether (Voice) | - | 2012 |
67% |
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Toad Road | Executive Producer | - | 2012 |
94% |
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A Band Called Death | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
53% |
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Maniac | Frank (Character) | $12.8K | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge for Jolly! | Thomas (Character) | - | 2012 |
64% |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Frodo (Character) | $303.0M | 2012 |
71% |
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Celeste and Jesse Forever | Scott (Character) | $3.1M | 2012 |
45% |
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Happy Feet Two | Mumble (Voice) | $64.0M | 2011 |
14% |
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The Romantics | Chip (Character) | $103.3K | 2010 |
57% |
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9 | 9 (Voice) | $31.7M | 2009 |
17% |
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The Oxford Murders | Martin (Character) | $3.6K | 2008 |
50% |
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Christmas on Mars | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
24% |
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Day Zero | Aaron Feller (Character) | $12.1K | 2007 |
86% |
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Paris, je t'aime | Le garçon (Character) | $4.9M | 2006 |
47% |
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Bobby | William (Character) | $11.2M | 2006 |
76% |
|
Happy Feet | Mumble (Voice) | $198.0M | 2006 |
45% |
|
Green Street Hooligans | Matt Buckner (Character) | $345.8K | 2005 |
65% |
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Everything Is Illuminated | Jonathan (Character) | $1.7M | 2005 |
76% |
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Sin City | Kevin (Character) | $74.1M | 2005 |
92% |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Patrick (Character) | $34.1M | 2004 |
94% |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Frodo Baggins (Character) | $377.8M | 2003 |
45% |
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Spy Kids 3: Game Over | The GUY (Character) | $111.8M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lord of Rings 3 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
27% |
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Ash Wednesday | Sean Sullivan (Character) | $2.9K | 2002 |
0% |
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Try Seventeen | Jones (Character) | - | 2002 |
95% |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Frodo Baggins (Character) | $342.6M | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | Tom Thumb (Voice) | - | 2002 |
92% |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Frodo (Character) | $315.5M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Chain of Fools | Mikey (Character) | - | 2001 |
39% |
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Black and White | Wren (Character) | $5.2M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Bumblebee Flies Anyway | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
58% |
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The Faculty | Casey Connor (Character) | $40.1M | 1998 |
45% |
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Deep Impact | Leo Beiderman (Character) | $140.4M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Oliver Twist | The Artful Dodger (Character) | - | 1997 |
86% |
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The Ice Storm | Mikey Carver (Character) | $7.9M | 1997 |
30% |
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Flipper | Sandy (Character) | $20.0M | 1996 |
25% |
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The War | Stu Simmons (Character) | $16.5M | 1994 |
14% |
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North | North (Character) | $6.6M | 1994 |
25% |
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The Good Son | Mark Evans (Character) | $44.4M | 1993 |
75% |
|
The Adventures of Huck Finn | Huck Finn (Character) | $23.8M | 1993 |
35% |
|
Radio Flyer | Mike (Character) | $4.0M | 1992 |
54% |
|
Forever Young | Nat Cooper (Character) | $55.0M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Dayo | Dayo (Character) | - | 1992 |
33% |
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Paradise | Willard Young (Character) | $18.6M | 1991 |
86% |
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Avalon | Michael Kaye (Character) | $14.9M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Child in the Night | Luke (Character) | - | 1990 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Ones | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Treasure Island | Ben Gunn (Character) | 2012 2020 |
No Score Yet | 55% | Late Night With Seth Meyers |
Music Performer, Guest |
2014-2016 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011-2017 2020 |
92% | 45% | Star Wars Resistance | Jace Rucklin (Guest Voice) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Percy Shelley (Guest Star) | 2019 |
85% | 94% | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Todd (Character) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vice Guide to Film | Unknown (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Over the Garden Wall | Wirt (Voice) | 2014 |
94% | 98% | Over the Garden Wall | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
83% | 88% | Wilfred | Ryan (Character) | 2011-2014 |
No Score Yet | 92% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2013 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Tron: Uprising | Beck (Voice) | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2007 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2006 2011 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2011 |
36% | No Score Yet | Glenn Martin, DDS | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live |
Unknown (Guest Star), Host |
2003 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Ethan (Guest Voice) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 77% | King of the Hill | Jason (Guest Voice) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2001 2004 |
91% | 90% | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
95% | 95% | Frasier | Ethan (Guest Voice) | 1994 |