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Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

56 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elijah Wood is an American actor and producer who first appeared on screen as a child at the end of the 1980s and later became a fixture of big studio movies. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and was recognized in the early 1990s for roles in Avalon, Forever Young, The Adventures of Huck Finn and The Good Son. He gained international recognition as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, including The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). He has since worked across genres in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), and provided voices for Happy Feet (2006) and 9 (2009). He starred in the television series Wilfred and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and co-founded a horror film production company that became SpectreVision.

45years old

Turns 46 on January 28in 106 days

  • Born Cedar Rapids
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Elijah Jordan Wood (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
56
Career span
37 years1989 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Wood, a Hobbit fan, made an audition tape in which he dressed as Frodo and read lines from the novel. Out of 150 actors who auditioned, he was chosen and became the first actor cast.

  2. A role that slipped away

    At nine, Wood tried out for a part in Kindergarten Cop, but director Ivan Reitman said his acting was not believable. Wood later described that as a harsh thing to tell a nine-year-old.

  3. First role

    Wood did some modeling and local commercials before he showed up in Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl," a music video directed by David Fincher.

  4. Behind the camera

    Wood started his own label, Simian Records, in 2005. The Apples in Stereo became its first signed band, and he directed their 2007 music video for "Energy."

  5. Behind the camera

    Wood co-founded The Woodshed in 2010 with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, a production company for horror films that was renamed SpectreVision in 2013.

  6. A change of course

    Wood toured worldwide as a disc jockey with his friend Zach Cowie under the name Wooden Wisdom, performing at events including the Bushmills Live 2012 festival.

Elijah Wood movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Frodo

    IMDb rating 8.92.2M votes

  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Frodo

    IMDb rating 9.02.2M votes

  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002as Frodo

    IMDb rating 8.82.0M votes

  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004as Patrick

    IMDb rating 8.31.2M votes

  5. Happy Feet2006as Mumblevoice

    IMDb rating 6.4216K votes

  6. Green Street Hooligans2005as Matt Buckner

    IMDb rating 7.4173K votes

  7. 92009as #9voice

    IMDb rating 7.0159K votes

  8. Deep Impact1998as Leo Biederman

    IMDb rating 6.3208K votes

Most often with

Peter Jackson directed three of these films, George Miller two and Robert Rodriguez two. Five actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sean Astin, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Sean AstinIan McKellen, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ian McKellenViggo Mortensen, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Viggo MortensenOrlando Bloom, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Orlando BloomBilly Boyd, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Billy BoydCate Blanchett, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Cate BlanchettPeter JacksonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Peter JacksonGeorge MillerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by George MillerRobert RodriguezDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert Rodriguez

Films together

Box office

What Elijah Wood's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.1 billion

36 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 56 films: 36 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 36Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003as Frodo$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003as Frodo
    $1.1B22.1% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002as Frodo
    $926M18.3% of the total
  3. 3
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001as Frodo
    $871M17.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Happy Feet2006as Mumble (voice)
    $384M7.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Deep Impact1998as Leo Biederman
    $349M6.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Back to the Future Part II1989as Video Game Boy
    $333M6.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over2003as The Guy
    $197M3.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Happy Feet 22011as Mumble (voice)
    $150M3.0% of the total
The Last Witch Hunter (2015), $147 millionForever Young (1992), $128 millionEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), $72.3 millionThe Monkey (2025), $68.9 millionThe Good Son (1993), $60.6 million9 (2009), $48.4 millionReady or Not: Here I Come (2026), $42.9 millionThe Faculty (1998), $40.3 millionThe Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), $24.1 millionFlipper (1996), $20.1 millionParadise (1991), $18.6 millionThe Ice Storm (1997), $16.0 millionNorth (1994), $7.2 millionBlack and White (1999), $5.2 millionRadio Flyer (1992), $4.7 millionGreen Street Hooligans (2005), $4.3 million

$724 millionfrom the other 28 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Elijah Wood's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2012Time Machine AwardWon

Online

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