
Elijah Wood
Biography
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).
Known For

TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

TV
Family Guy
Elijah Wood (voice)
1999

TV
The Daily Show
Self
1996

TV
Frasier
Ethan (voice)
1993

TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015

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American Dad!
Ethan (voice)
2005

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Conan
Self
2010

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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975

TV
The Colbert Report
2005

TV
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005

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The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003

TV
King of the Hill
Jason (voice)
1997

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

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Hot Ones
Self
2015

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Homicide: Life on the Street
McPhee Broadman
1993
Filmography
2027FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumas Frodo Baggins2026FilmReady or Not 2: Here I Comeas The Lawyer2025TVI Love LAas Elijah Wood2025TVE.B. White's Charlotte's Webas Adult Wilbur (voice)2025FilmThe Toxic Avenger Unratedas Fritz Garbinger, his Creepy Brother2025FilmThe Monkeyas Ted2024FilmBookwormas Strawn Wise2023FilmTony Pizzas Tony Pizzasas Elijah Wood2023FilmThe Elephant 6 Recording Co.as Self2023TVI'm a Virgoas Studious Guy2022TVThe Afterpartyas 'Yasper'2021TVYellowjacketsas Walter (voice only)2021FilmNo Man of Godas Bill Hagmaier2020FilmSolar Noiseas Self (archive footage)2020TVHome Movie: The Princess Brideas Prince Humperdinck2020TVReunited Apartas Self2019FilmCome to Daddyas Norval Greenwood2018TVEli Roth's History of Horroras Self2018TVStar Wars Resistanceas Jace Rucklin (voice)2018FilmThe Panama Papersas John Doe (voice)2018TVSummer Camp Islandas Saxophone (voice)2017FilmThe Postman Dreams 22017Film78/52as Self2017TVTalking with Chris Hardwickas Self2017FilmI Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymoreas Tony2016TVDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agencyas Todd Brotzman2016FilmThe Trustas David Waters2016TVJoin or Die with Craig Fergusonas Self2015FilmThe Last Witch Hunteras Dolan 37th2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest2015FilmHenry2015FilmBehind Over the Garden Wallas Self2015FilmMade in Japanas Self (voice)2015TVHot Onesas Self2015FilmIt's Better in Italianas Self2014FilmSet Fire to the Starsas John M. Brinnin2014TVOver the Garden Wallas Wirt (voice)2014FilmCootiesas Clint2014FilmWhy Horror?as Animation VO (voice)2014FilmOpen Windowsas Nick Chambers2014TVLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2014TVOff Camera with Sam Jonesas Self2013FilmThis Must Be the Only Fantasyas Trevor2013FilmMundos virtuales2013FilmTome of the Unknownas Wirt (voice)2013FilmManiac: The Making of Documentaryas Self2013FilmGrand Pianoas Tom Selznick2013FilmPawn Shop Chroniclesas Johnny Shaw2013TVDrunk Historyas Percy Shelley2013FilmA Band Called Deathas Self2013FilmSetup, Punchas Reuben Stein2013TVPeter Panzerfaustas Peter2012FilmManiacas Frank Zito2012FilmThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyas Frodo Baggins2012FilmThe Ballad Of Danko Jonesas Mouse2012FilmThe Narrative of Victor Karlochas William Merriwether2012FilmCeleste & Jesse Foreveras Scott2012FilmRevenge for Jolly!as Thomas2012TVTRON: Uprisingas Beck2012TVDouble Fine Adventureas Himself2012FilmTreasure Islandas Ben Gunn2012TVTreasure Islandas Ben Gunn2011FilmHappy Feet Twoas Mumble (voice)2011FilmNightmare Factoryas Self2011TVWilfredas Ryan Newman2011FilmFight for Your Right Revisitedas Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)2011FilmBoobieas James2010FilmWWII in HD: The Air Waras Andy Rooney (voice)2010TVConanas Self2010FilmThe Romanticsas Chip2010FilmThe Heart is a Drum Machineas Self2009FilmBeyond All Boundariesas Corp. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin2009Film9as #9 (voice)2009TVGlenn Martin, DDSas Chester Chislehurst2009TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest2009TVThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest2008FilmOperation Filmmakeras Self2008FilmThe Oxford Murdersas Martin2007FilmWeathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Stormas Self2007TVYo Gabba Gabba!2007FilmDay Zeroas Aaron Feller2007TVThe Graham Norton Showas Self2006FilmHappy Feetas Mumble (voice)2006TVFreak Showas Freak Mart Squirrel2006FilmBobbyas William Avary2006FilmParis Je T'aimeas Le garçon (Quartier de la Madeleine)2005TVThe Colbert Report2005TVJack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie2005TVMade in Hollywoodas Self2005FilmGreen Street Hooligansas Matt Buckner2005FilmEverything Is Illuminatedas Jonathan Safran Foer2005FilmI’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaustas Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)2005FilmSin Cityas Kevin2005TVAmerican Dad!as Ethan (voice)2005TVThe Friday Night Projectas Self - Host2005FilmRingers: Lord of the Fansas Self2004FilmA Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'as Self2004FilmA Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004FilmFrodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!as Self2004FilmThe Making of 'The Return of the King'as Self2004FilmEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindas Patrick2003FilmThe Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Visionas Self2003FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingas Frodo2003FilmBeyond the Movie: The Return of the Kingas Self2003FilmFrom Book to Script: Finding the Storyas Self2003FilmThe Making of 'The Long and Short of It'as Self2003FilmThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas Tom Thumb (voice)2003FilmSpy Kids 3-D: Game Overas The Guy2003FilmThe Making of 'The Two Towers'2003TVRed vs. Blueas Sigma2003TVPunk'das Self2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self2002FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersas Frodo2002FilmThe Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002as Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")2002FilmAsh Wednesdayas Sean Sullivan2002FilmTry Seventeenas Jones2002FilmThe Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'as Self2002TVThe Osbournesas Self2001FilmBeyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ringas Self2001FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringas Frodo2001FilmPassage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'as Self2001FilmQuest for the Ringas Self2001TVPrimetime Glick2001FilmChain of Foolsas Mikey2000FilmThe Bumblebee Flies Anywayas Barney Snow1999FilmBlack and Whiteas Wren1999TVFamily Guyas Elijah Wood (voice)1998FilmThe Facultyas Casey Connor1998TVTRL1998FilmDeep Impactas Leo Biederman1997TVThe Wonderful World of Disneyas The Artful Dodger1997FilmThe Ice Stormas Mikey Carver1997FilmOliver Twistas The Artful Dodger1997TVTaffas self1997TVKing of the Hillas Jason (voice)1996TVAdventures from the Book of Virtuesas Icarus (voice)1996TVThe Daily Showas Self1996FilmFlipperas Sandy Ricks1994FilmThe Waras Stu Simmons1994FilmNorthas North1994TVExclusiv - Das Star-Magazinas self1993FilmThe Good Sonas Mark Evans1993TVFrasieras Ethan (voice)1993TVLate Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest1993FilmThe Adventures of Huck Finnas Huck Finn1993TVHomicide: Life on the Streetas McPhee Broadman1992FilmForever Youngas Nat Cooper1992TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992FilmDay-Oas Day-O1992FilmRadio Flyeras Mike1992FilmThe Witnessas Little Boy1991FilmParadiseas Willard Young1990FilmAvalonas Michael Kaye1990FilmChild in the Nightas Luke1990FilmInternal Affairsas Sean Stretch1989FilmBack to the Future Part IIas Video Game Boy1981TVWetten, dass..?as Self1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host1953TVThe Oscarsas Self—FilmL.A. Rush—FilmDisney's Safety Hits Volume 1: Bike Safety With Bill Nye The Science Guy & I'm No Fool On Wheelsas Pinocchio—TVAmong Usas Green (voice)