Elijah Wood American Actor From Cedar Rapids

Elijah Wood, born 28 January 1981 in Cedar Rapids, is an American actor. Among the titles he is known for are The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

Early life

He studied at Laurel Springs School and Young Actors Space.

Career

Records list Back to the Future Part II (1989) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Deep Impact (1998) and The Faculty (1998). The 2000s brought The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, as Frodo Baggins) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). His 2010s credits include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, as Frodo Baggins) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015). During the 2020s, he worked on The Monkey (2025, as Ted Hammerman) and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026).

In all, 54 films and 4 TV series appear in his credits from 1989 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (10), followed by action (9) and fantasy (8). Of his eight titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) has the highest, at $1.14 billion.

Cate Blanchett appears in four of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Christopher Lee (four titles) and Ian McKellen (four titles). Peter Jackson directed four of his titles on record. Robert Rodriguez is credited as director on three of them, including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Sin City (2005).

Recognition

Elijah Wood received a Time Machine Award in 2012.

Personal life

He is married to Pamela Racine. He has 2 children on record.