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Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Actor·b. 1981·Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

29 horror credits

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).

Actor19 films

Ready or Not: Here I Come

Ready or Not: Here I Come

The Lawyer

2026 3.3
The Toxic Avenger Unrated

The Toxic Avenger Unrated

Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother

2025 3.8
The Monkey

The Monkey

Ted

2025 2.9
Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

Norval Greenwood

2019 4.0
78/52

78/52

Self

2017 4.5
The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

Dolan 37th

2015 2.0
Cooties

Cooties

Clint

2014
Why Horror?

Why Horror?

Animation VO (voice)

2014
Maniac: The Making of Documentary

Maniac: The Making of Documentary

Self

2013
Maniac

Maniac

Frank Zito

2012 4.0
The Narrative of Victor Karloch

The Narrative of Victor Karloch

William Merriwether

2012
9

9

#9 (voice)

2009 3.5
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)

2006
Sin City

Sin City

Kevin

2005 3.2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Patrick

2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Frodo

2001 4.0
The Faculty

The Faculty

Casey Connor

1998 3.5
The Good Son

The Good Son

Mark Evans

1993
Child in the Night

Child in the Night

Luke

1990

Producer11 films

Dawning

Dawning

Executive Producer

2025
Rabbit Trap

Rabbit Trap

Producer

2025
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

Producer

2020
Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

Producer

2020 3.2
Daniel Isn't Real

Daniel Isn't Real

Producer

2019 3.5
Mandy

Mandy

Producer

2018 3.9
The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler

Producer

2016 4.0
The Boy

The Boy

Producer

2015
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Executive Producer

2014 3.5
Cooties

Cooties

Producer

2014
Toad Road

Toad Road

Executive Producer

2013

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