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'''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 series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003) and ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012) in addition to his long career as a child actor.
'''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 series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003) and ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012), in addition to his long career as a child actor.


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 film)|Avalon]]'' (1990), ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' (1991), ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' (1992), ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]'' (1992), ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993), and ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994), ''[[The War (1994 film)|The War]]'' (1994), ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' (1996), ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997), ''[[Deep Impact (film)|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 3-D: Game Over|Spy Kids 3D: Game Over]]'' (2003)'', [[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]'' (2005), ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' (2005), ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' (2006), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[Celeste and Jesse Forever]]'' (2012), ''[[Maniac (2012 film)|Maniac]]'' (2012), ''[[Grand Piano (film)|Grand Piano]]'','' [[Cooties (film)|Cooties]]'', ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]'' (2015), ''[[The Trust (2016 film)|The Trust]]'' (2016), ''[[I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore]]'' (2017), and ''[[Come to Daddy (film)|Come to Daddy]]'' (2019).
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 film)|Avalon]]'' (1990), ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' (1991), ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' (1992), ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]'' (1992), ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993), and ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994), ''[[The War (1994 film)|The War]]'' (1994), ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' (1996), ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997), ''[[Deep Impact (film)|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 3-D: Game Over|Spy Kids 3D: Game Over]]'' (2003)'', [[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]'' (2005), ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' (2005), ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' (2006), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[Celeste and Jesse Forever]]'' (2012), ''[[Maniac (2012 film)|Maniac]]'' (2012), ''[[Grand Piano (film)|Grand Piano]]'','' [[Cooties (film)|Cooties]]'', ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]'' (2015), ''[[The Trust (2016 film)|The Trust]]'' (2016), ''[[I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore]]'' (2017), and ''[[Come to Daddy (film)|Come to Daddy]]'' (2019).

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Not to be confused with Elijah Woods.

Elijah Wood
Wood in May 2019
Born
Elijah Jordan Wood

(1981-01-28) January 28, 1981 (age 43)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1989–present
Partners
  • Pamela Racine (2005–2010)
  • Mette-Marie Kongsved (2018–present)
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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), in addition to his long career as a child actor.

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 (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 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), 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).

Wood founded the record label Simian Records in 2005, which was dissolved in 2015. He founded the film production company SpectreVision in 2010.

Early life

Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on January 28, 1981, the second of three children[1] born to Debbie (née Krause) and Warren Wood, who operated a delicatessen together.[2] He is of English, Danish,[3] Irish, and German ancestry, and was raised Catholic.[4][5][6] He has an older brother named Zachariah[7] and a younger sister named Hannah. At age seven, he began modeling and taking piano lessons in his hometown.[8][9] In elementary school, he appeared in The Sound of Music and played the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He also served as a choirboy in a production of See How They Run. His parents sold their delicatessen in 1989 and the family, without his father, moved to Los Angeles in order for Wood to pursue an acting career. His parents divorced when he was 15.[10]

Career

1988–1998: Early work

Wood modeled and appeared in local commercials. He got his first break in the music video for Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl," directed by David Fincher. This was followed by a pivotal role in the made-for-TV film, Child in the Night, and a minor role in Back to the Future Part II. Nine-year-old Wood auditioned for a role in Kindergarten Cop, but was told by director Ivan Reitman that his performance was not believable, which Wood later said was "a harsh thing to say to a nine-year-old."[11] Playing Aidan Quinn's son in Avalon garnered professional attention for Wood; the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards. A small part in Richard Gere's Internal Affairs was followed by the role of a boy who brings estranged couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson back together in Paradise (1991). In 1992, Wood co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in Forever Young,[12] and with Joseph Mazzello in Radio Flyer.[13]

In 1993, Wood played the title character in Disney's adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huck Finn, and co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in the psychological thriller The Good Son. The following year, he starred in The War, alongside Kevin Costner. Roger Ebert's review of the film praised Wood highly, stating that Wood "has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor, in his age group, in Hollywood history."[14]

Wood's title role–opposite Bruce Willis–in the Robert Reiner film North (1994) was followed by a Super Bowl commercial for Lay's "Wavy" potato chips (with Dan Quayle).[15] In 1995, Wood appeared in the music video for The Cranberries' "Ridiculous Thoughts,"[16] played the lead role in Flipper, and co-starred in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed The Ice Storm.[17] In 1997, Wood played Jack "The Artful Dodger" Dawkins in a made-for-TV adaptation of Oliver Twist, alongside Richard Dreyfuss.[18] The following year, he had a leading role in the sci-fi disaster film Deep Impact, and a starring role in The Faculty, directed by Robert Rodriguez. In 1999, Wood played a suburban white teenager who affects hip-hop lingo in James Toback's Black and White, and a junior hitman in Chain of Fools.[19]

1999–2003: The Lord of the Rings

Wood played Frodo Baggins in the 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's multi-volume novel; he was the first actor to be cast.[20] This gave Wood top billing, alongside a cast that included Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Miranda Otto, Sean Bean, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, and John Rhys-Davies.[21][22][23] The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand, in a process taking more than one year for principal photography alone, with pick-up shots annually for the next four years.[24][25] Before the cast left the country, Jackson gave Wood two gifts: one of the One Ring props used on the set and Sting, Frodo's sword. He was also given a pair of prosthetic "hobbit feet" of the type worn during filming.[26]

In 2002, Wood lent his voice to the DTV release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. Later that year, the second part of Peter Jackson's trilogy was released, titled The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, in which Wood had a reduced role from the first movie. In 2003, Wood starred in the DTV film All I Want and also cameoed as 'The Guy' in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. The concluding chapter of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released that December.[27]

2004–present

Wood in February 2006

Wood's first role following his Lord of the Rings success was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), in which he played Patrick, an unscrupulous lab technician who pursues Kate Winslet. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005. He next played the serial killer Kevin in Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book series, Sin City (2005). On May 12, 2005, Wood hosted MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed for the launch of the Xbox 360 games console.[28]

In Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Wood starred as a young Jewish-American man on a quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer. In Green Street (also 2005), he played an American college student who joins a violent British football firm. Both had limited release but were critically acclaimed.[29][30]

Wood shot a small part in Paris, je t'aime (2006), which consists of 18 five-minute sections, each directed by a different director. Wood's section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.[31]

In George Miller's animated musical Happy Feet (2006), Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing.[32] Happy Feet grossed over $380 million worldwide, and received both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Wood reprised his role for the film's sequel, Happy Feet Two (2011).[33]

Wood at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con

Also in 2006, he was part of the ensemble cast of Emilio Estevez's drama Bobby, a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968, shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In the film, Wood marries Lindsay Lohan's character in order to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.[34] Bobby screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Wood, along with his co-stars, received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[35]

Later that year, Wood hosted the television special Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue for Discovery Kids;[36] he received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.[37] That same year, it was announced that Wood was set to star in The Passenger, a biographical film about singer Iggy Pop.[38] However, the project failed to come to fruition after years in development.[39]

Wood has also provided voiceovers for video games, including the voice of Spyro the Dragon in the Legend of Spyro game trilogy (2006–2008),[40] as well as reprising Mumble in the game version of Happy Feet (2006–2011).[41]

On January 4, 2007, Wood joined Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg in a live telecast to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.[42] Later that year, he starred in Day Zero, a drama about conscription in the United States, which had its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.[43]

In The Oxford Murders (2008), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Guillermo Martínez, Wood played a graduate student who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically based murders in Oxford.[44] The following year, he voiced the lead in the animated feature film 9, which was produced by Tim Burton.[45]

Wood DJing at the box.com launch party in 2012

Wood's first starring television role came in the FX series, Wilfred, where he played Ryan Newman. The pilot was shot in the summer of 2010,[46] and the series lasted four seasons, with the final episode airing in the U.S. on August 13, 2014. For his role, Wood received a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2011.[47]

In January 2011, it was confirmed that Wood had signed on to reprise the role of Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first film of the Hobbit trilogy, directed again by Peter Jackson.[48] The film was released the following year and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.[49]

Also in 2011, Wood featured in the Beastie Boys' music video for "Make Some Noise," along with Seth Rogen and Danny McBride. He then starred in the Flying Lotus music video "Tiny Tortures," where he played a recent amputee coming to grips with his new situation. The psychedelic video was described as "menacing and magical."[50]

In 2012, Wood had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, and starred in the horror film Maniac, for which he received the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor.[51]

In 2013, Wood played the leading role in the Hitchcockian suspense thriller Grand Piano.[52] Wood voiced Shay, one of two main characters in the adventure game Broken Age, for which he received the 2014 Performance in a Comedy, Lead award from National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR).[53] Next he provided the voice of main character Wirt in Cartoon Network's animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall.[54] The series collected three Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, including Outstanding Animated Program.[55] This was followed by prominent roles in films The Last Witch Hunter (2015), opposite Vin Diesel; The Trust (2016), opposite Nicolas Cage; and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), opposite Melanie Lynskey. The latter film was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in January 2017.[56]

From 2016 to 2017, Wood co-starred with Samuel Barnett as Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It was announced in December 2017 that the show had not been renewed for a third season.[57] Wood also provided the voice of Nick Johnsmith / Gristol Malik in Psychonauts 2.[58]

Other activities

Wood during his 2010 visit to Chile, with First Lady Cecilia Morel

Elijah Wood appears in The Cranberries' music video for "Ridiculous Thoughts" and in Danko Jones' three-piece series: "Full of Regret," "Had Enough," and "I Think Bad Thoughts."[59][60] He also appears in the Beastie Boys music video "Make Some Noise."[61]

In 2005, Wood started his own record label called Simian Records. On September 19, 2006, Wood announced that Simian had signed The Apples in Stereo as their first band, with their new album New Magnetic Wonder released in February 2007.[62] In addition, he also directed the music video for "Energy."[63]

On April 11, 2008, Wood was the guest host of Channel 4's Friday Night Project. On April 25, 2009, Wood was honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival as an American actor who "has made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema, and who brings striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to his roles."[64]

In addition to producing and acting, Wood has become a well-known disc jockey. Together with his friend Zach Cowie, they formed Wooden Wisdom and have toured around the world. They have spun at events such as the Bushmills Live 2012 festival at the Old Bushmills Distillery, the opening of the Brickell City Centre and at the pre-Emmy party at The London West Hollywood hotel.[65]

Wood signed up to co-produce and also star in the film Black Wings Has My Angel, based on the noir novel of the same name, with Anthony Moody and Rob Malkani of Indalo Productions. Wood, alongside Tom Hiddleston and Anna Paquin, was set start shooting in late 2012, but the production of the movie was delayed.[66]

In 2010, Wood, together with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, founded The Woodshed, a production company that promotes horror films. In 2013, the company was re-branded as SpectreVision.[67]

Wood together with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Karl Urban, plus writer Philippa Boyens and director Peter Jackson on May 31, 2020, joined Josh Gad's YouTube series Reunited Apart which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.[68]

Personal life

Wood and his partner, Danish film producer Mette-Marie Kongsved, have two children together, a son (b. 2019) and a daughter (b. 2022).[69][70]

Wood has a tattoo of the Elvish Sindarin word "nine", written in Tolkien's constructed script of Tengwar, below his waist on the right side. It refers to his character as one of the Fellowship of the Ring.[71]

In May 2006, Wood was ranked at No. 7 on Autograph Collector Magazine's list of the "10 Best Hollywood Autograph Signers."[72]

On April 23, 2010, in a charitable gesture, Wood visited the Chilean town of Curepto, one of the hardest hit by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27, 2010. He made personal visits to many of the victims and was accompanied by the First Lady of Chile, Cecilia Morel.[73][74]

Wood was an active supporter of Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election.[75]

Filmography

Main article: Elijah Wood filmography

Awards and nominations

Films

Year Associations Categories Work Result
1990 Young Artist Award Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Avalon Nominated
1991 Paradise Nominated
Radio Flyer Won
1993 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Good Son Won
1994 North Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Nominated
YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film The War Nominated
1995 Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Flipper Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film The Ice Storm Nominated
1998 YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Deep Impact Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor / Sci-Fi Nominated
Favorite Actor / Horror The Faculty Nominated
1999 Young Artist Award Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film The Bumblebee Flies Anyway Nominated
2001 Empire Award Best Actor The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Favorite Male Action Hero Nominated
MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Action Movie Actor Nominated
DVD Premiere Award Best Animated Character Performance The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Nominated
2002 MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo (with Sean Astin, Andy Serkis) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Won
Online Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Won
DVD Premiere Award Best Audio Commentary / New Release Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Favorite Male Butt Kicker Nominated
Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
SFX Award Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film Actor Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Action Movie Actor Nominated
2003 Interactive Achievement Award Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance / Male The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble Won
National Board of Review Award Best Cast Won
Saturn Award Best Actor Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
DVD Exclusive Award Best Audio Commentary Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Action Movie Actor Nominated
2004 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2005 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble Sin City Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Villain Nominated
2006 Hollywood Film Award Ensemble of the Year Bobby Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
2012 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Actor Maniac Won
Fright Meter Award Best Actor in a Leading Role Won

Television

Year Association Categories Work Result
1990 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special Child in the Night Nominated
1997 YoungStar Award Best Young Actor in a Miniseries/ Made-for-TV Movie Oliver Twist Won
2011 Satellite Award Best Actor/ Television Series, Musical or Comedy Wilfred Nominated

Audiobooks

Year Association Category Work Result
2012 Audie Award Award for Literary Fiction Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Nominated

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Further reading

  • Sibley, Brian. The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-15402-7.
  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 398.

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