Elijah Wood: Biography and Film Career

Early Life and Career

• Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981
• He made his film debut in Back to the Future Part II (1989) with a small part

Child Actor and Teenage Years

• Wood achieved recognition as a child actor with roles in Avalon (1990) and The Good Son (1993)
• As a teenager, he starred in North (1994), Flipper (1996), and The Ice Storm (1997)

The Lord of the Rings and International Fame

• Wood rose to international fame with his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Post-Lord of the Rings Film Career

• 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)

Voice Roles

• Wood has lent his voice to characters in Happy Feet film franchise (2006–2011), 9 (2009), Spyro the Dragon in the Legend of Spyro video game trilogy (2006–2008), and Tron: Uprising (2012–2013)
• He voiced Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014)

Television and Music Projects

• Wood played Ryan Newman on the FX dark comedy series Wilfred (2011–2014), earning a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor
• He played Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017)
• Wood founded the record label Simian Records in 2005, which was dissolved in 2015
• He directed the music video "Energy" for The Apples in Stereo in 2007
• Wood co-founded the film production company The Woodshed (later renamed SpectreVision) in 2010
• He tours globally as a disc jockey with his friend Zach Cowie as the duo Wooden Wisdom