Elijah Wood(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo
Baggins in Peter Jackson's
blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising
the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan
in the FX television comedy
Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated television series
Tron: Uprising (2012).
Born Elijah Jordan Wood on 28 January, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Wood is the son of Debbie (Krause) and Warren Wood, who ran a
delicatessen. He has an older brother, Zach, and a younger sister,
Hannah Wood. He is of English,
German, Austrian, and Danish descent. Demonstrating a gift for
performing at a young age, Wood's natural talent inspired his mother to
take him to an International Modeling and Talent Association annual
convention in Los Angeles. Soon after, he began to get bookings for
small parts on television.
Although his first credit was a small part in
Back to the Future Part II (1989),
Wood's first major film role was in the 'Barry Levinson' historical
family drama Avalon (1990). Following
that, Wood became an in-demand child actor, appearing in a number of
major films such as Paradise (1991),
Radio Flyer (1992) and
The Good Son (1993), in which he
co-starred with Macaulay Culkin. This
was followed by the first role for which he received top-billing,
North (1994). Although the film was widely
condemned and a disaster at the box office, Elijah was praised as the
only good thing to come out of it.
In 1996 Elijah starred in a movie remake of an old TV show,
Flipper (1996). Many critics wondered if
his ability as a child actor to capture an audience was wearing thin,
as had many child actors', but Wood deftly transitioned into a
versatile performer with roles such as the endlessly curious Mikey
Carver in Ang Lee' ensemble film
The Ice Storm (1997), as well as
parts in popcorn flicks like
Deep Impact (1998) and
The Faculty (1998). In 1999, Elijah
was in three movies that never made it into wide release:
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
(released on satellite TV),
Black & White (1999)
(released on home video) and
Chain of Fools (2000).
Wood's work in Peter Jackson's
film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002),
and
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003),
provided a major boost to his career. The actor followed his work in
the astronomically successful trilogy with a broad range of interesting
screen roles and voice work, including a supporting role in
Michel Gondry's
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004),
as well as the part of a sinister mute sociopath in
Sin City (2005). His voice work has been
featured in such animated films as
Happy Feet (2006) and
9 (2009), as well as on television series
including American Dad! (2005)
and Robot Chicken (2001). Wood
also played Ad-Rock in the Beastie Boys'
comedic video for
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011).
An avid music fan, Wood founded Simian records and released its first
album, New Magnetic Wonder by The Apples in Stereo, in 2007.
Baggins in Peter Jackson's
blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising
the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan
in the FX television comedy
Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated television series
Tron: Uprising (2012).
Born Elijah Jordan Wood on 28 January, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Wood is the son of Debbie (Krause) and Warren Wood, who ran a
delicatessen. He has an older brother, Zach, and a younger sister,
Hannah Wood. He is of English,
German, Austrian, and Danish descent. Demonstrating a gift for
performing at a young age, Wood's natural talent inspired his mother to
take him to an International Modeling and Talent Association annual
convention in Los Angeles. Soon after, he began to get bookings for
small parts on television.
Although his first credit was a small part in
Back to the Future Part II (1989),
Wood's first major film role was in the 'Barry Levinson' historical
family drama Avalon (1990). Following
that, Wood became an in-demand child actor, appearing in a number of
major films such as Paradise (1991),
Radio Flyer (1992) and
The Good Son (1993), in which he
co-starred with Macaulay Culkin. This
was followed by the first role for which he received top-billing,
North (1994). Although the film was widely
condemned and a disaster at the box office, Elijah was praised as the
only good thing to come out of it.
In 1996 Elijah starred in a movie remake of an old TV show,
Flipper (1996). Many critics wondered if
his ability as a child actor to capture an audience was wearing thin,
as had many child actors', but Wood deftly transitioned into a
versatile performer with roles such as the endlessly curious Mikey
Carver in Ang Lee' ensemble film
The Ice Storm (1997), as well as
parts in popcorn flicks like
Deep Impact (1998) and
The Faculty (1998). In 1999, Elijah
was in three movies that never made it into wide release:
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
(released on satellite TV),
Black & White (1999)
(released on home video) and
Chain of Fools (2000).
Wood's work in Peter Jackson's
film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002),
and
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003),
provided a major boost to his career. The actor followed his work in
the astronomically successful trilogy with a broad range of interesting
screen roles and voice work, including a supporting role in
Michel Gondry's
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004),
as well as the part of a sinister mute sociopath in
Sin City (2005). His voice work has been
featured in such animated films as
Happy Feet (2006) and
9 (2009), as well as on television series
including American Dad! (2005)
and Robot Chicken (2001). Wood
also played Ad-Rock in the Beastie Boys'
comedic video for
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011).
An avid music fan, Wood founded Simian records and released its first
album, New Magnetic Wonder by The Apples in Stereo, in 2007.
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