Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known 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 roles in Avalon (1990), Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992), Forever Young (1992), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), and The Good Son (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as North (1994), The War (1994), Flipper (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact (1998), and The Faculty (1998). Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City (2005), Green Street Hooligans (2005), Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Paris, je t'aime (2006), Bobby (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Maniac (2012), Grand Piano, Cooties, The Last Witch Hunter (2015), The Trust (2016), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), and Come to Daddy (2019). Wood's voice roles include Mumble in Happy Feet (2006) and its sequel (2011), the title character 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), and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). He also 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).
Movie | L.A. Rush | 2025 | |
Movie | Bookworm | Strawn Wise | 2025 |
Movie | The Elephant 6 Recording Co. | Self | 2023-08-25 |
Movie | The Toxic Avenger | Fritz Garbinger | 2023-09-21 |
Series | The Afterparty | 'Yasper' | 2022-01-28 |
Movie | No Man of God | Bill Hagmaier | 2021-08-19 |
Series | Yellowjackets | Self - Walter | 2021-11-14 |
Movie | Solar Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2020-09-19 |
Series | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | 2020-06-29 |
Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self | 2020-07-14 |
Movie | Come to Daddy | Norval Greenwood | 2019-04-25 |
Series | Summer Camp Island | Saxophone (voice) | 2018-07-07 |
Series | Star Wars Resistance | Jace Rucklin (voice) | 2018-10-07 |
Movie | The Panama Papers | John Doe (voice) | 2018-10-06 |
Series | Eli Roth's History of Horror | Unknown | 2018-10-14 |
Movie | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Tony | 2017-01-19 |
Series | Talking with Chris Hardwick | Self | 2017-04-09 |
Movie | 78/52 | Self | 2017-10-13 |
Series | Join or Die with Craig Ferguson | Himself | 2016-02-18 |
Series | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Todd Brotzman | 2016-10-22 |
Movie | The Trust | David Waters | 2016-04-29 |
Series | Hot Ones | Self | 2015-03-12 |
Movie | Made in Japan | Himself (voice) | 2015-03-17 |
Movie | The Last Witch Hunter | Dolan 37th | 2015-10-21 |
Movie | Behind Over the Garden Wall | Himself | 2015-07-08 |
Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
Movie | Henry | 2015-07-28 | |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014-02-06 |
Movie | Open Windows | Nick Chambers | 2014-07-04 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | Why Horror? | Animation VO (voice) | 2014-10-03 |
Movie | Set Fire to the Stars | John M. Brinnin | 2014-11-07 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Frodo | 2014-12-10 |
Series | Over the Garden Wall | Wirt (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
Movie | Cooties | Clint | 2014-10-10 |
Movie | A Band Called Death | Self | 2013-06-27 |
Movie | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Johnny Shaw | 2013-07-12 |
Series | Peter Panzerfaust | Peter | 2013-04-04 |
Movie | The Wind Rises | Sone (voice) | 2013-07-20 |
Movie | Setup, Punch | Reuben Stein | 2013-04-18 |
Movie | This Must Be the Only Fantasy | Trevor | 2013-12-31 |
Movie | Moshi Monsters: The Movie | Roary (voice) | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Grand Piano | Tom Selznick | 2013-10-11 |
Movie | Mundos virtuales | 2013-12-14 | |
Movie | Tome of the Unknown: Harvest Melody | Wirt (voice) | 2013-10-24 |
Movie | Maniac: The Making of Documentary | 2013-10-15 | |
Series | Double Fine Adventure | Himself | 2012-04-06 |
Series | Treasure Island | Ben Gunn | 2012-01-01 |
Series | TRON: Uprising | Beck | 2012-06-07 |
Movie | Celeste & Jesse Forever | Scott | 2012-08-03 |
Movie | Maniac | Frank | 2012-12-26 |
Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Frodo Baggins | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | The Narrative of Victor Karloch | William Merriwether | 2012-09-02 |
Movie | Revenge for Jolly! | Thomas | 2012-07-17 |
Movie | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1) | 2011-04-22 |
Movie | Boobie | James | 2011-03-13 |
Series | Wilfred | Ryan Newman | 2011-06-23 |
Movie | Nightmare Factory | Self | 2011-10-27 |
Movie | Happy Feet Two | Mumble (voice) | 2011-11-17 |
Movie | The Heart is a Drum Machine | Himself | 2010-03-09 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Series | Funny or Die Presents | James | 2010-02-15 |
Movie | The Romantics | Chip | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | WWII in HD: The Air War | Andy Rooney (voice) | 2010-11-10 |
Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
Series | Glenn Martin, DDS | Chester Chislehurst | 2009-08-17 |
Movie | 9 | 9 (voice) | 2009-08-19 |
Movie | Beyond All Boundaries | Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin | 2009-11-09 |
Movie | The Oxford Murders | Martin | 2008-01-18 |
Movie | Operation Filmmaker | Himself | 2008-02-20 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
Series | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Unknown | 2007-08-20 |
Movie | Day Zero | Aaron Feller | 2007-04-27 |
Series | Freak Show | Freak Mart Squirrel | 2006-10-04 |
Movie | Happy Feet | Mumble (voice) | 2006-11-16 |
Movie | Paris Je T'aime | Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine) | 2006-06-21 |
Movie | Bobby | William Avary | 2006-09-05 |
Series | American Dad! | Ethan (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | Robot Chicken | Bailiff | 2005-02-20 |
Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
Movie | Sin City | Kevin | 2005-04-01 |
Series | The Friday Night Project | Unknown | 2005-02-04 |
Movie | Green Street Hooligans | Matt Buckner | 2005-09-09 |
Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Series | Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie | Unknown | 2005-10-01 |
Series | Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005-09-30 |
Movie | Everything Is Illuminated | Jonathan Safran Foer | 2005-09-05 |
Movie | I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust | Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice) | 2005-05-05 |
Movie | Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! | Himself | 2004-07-23 |
Movie | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Patrick | 2004-03-19 |
Movie | Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories | Himself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision | Self | 2003-12-26 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Series | Punk'd | Self | 2003-03-17 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Frodo Baggins | 2003-12-01 |
Movie | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | The Guy | 2003-07-25 |
Series | Red vs. Blue | Sigma | 2003-04-01 |
Movie | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
Movie | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | Tom Thumb (voice) | 2002-08-06 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Frodo Baggins | 2002-12-18 |
Movie | Try Seventeen | Jones | 2002-09-10 |
Movie | The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002 | Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts") | 2002-11-26 |
Movie | Ash Wednesday | Sean Sullivan | 2002-10-11 |
Series | Primetime Glick | Unknown | 2001-06-20 |
Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
Movie | Chain of Fools | Mikey | 2001-03-03 |
Movie | A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Frodo Baggins | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2001-12-23 |
Movie | The Bumblebee Flies Anyway | Barney Snow | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Black and White | Wren | 1999-09-04 |
Series | Family Guy | Elijah Wood (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | Deep Impact | Leo Biederman | 1998-05-08 |
Movie | The Faculty | Casey Connor | 1998-12-25 |
Series | TRL | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
Series | King of the Hill | Jason (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | The Ice Storm | Mikey Carver | 1997-02-05 |
Series | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Artful Dodger | 1997-09-28 |
Series | Taff | self | 1997-03-11 |
Movie | Oliver Twist | The Artful Dodger | 1997-05-15 |
Movie | Flipper | Sandy Ricks | 1996-05-17 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Series | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Icarus (voice) | 1996-09-02 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin | self | 1994-03-01 |
Movie | North | North | 1994-07-22 |
Movie | The War | Stu Simmons | 1994-11-04 |
Movie | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Huck Finn | 1993-04-02 |
Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Frasier | Ethan (voice) | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | The Good Son | Mark Evans | 1993-09-24 |
Movie | The Witness | Little Boy | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Radio Flyer | Mike | 1992-02-21 |
Movie | Forever Young | Nat Cooper | 1992-12-16 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Day-O | Day-O | 1992-05-03 |
Movie | Paradise | Willard Young | 1991-09-18 |
Movie | Internal Affairs | Sean Stretch | 1990-01-12 |
Movie | Avalon | Michael Kaye | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | Child in the Night | Luke | 1990-05-01 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Video Game Boy | 1989-11-22 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981-02-14 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |