Elijah Wood

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He rose to international fame for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012).

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 multiple roles such as ''Avalon'' (1990) and ''The Good Son'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in several films including ''North'' (1994), ''Flipper'' (1996), and ''The Ice Storm'' (1997). Following the success of ''The Lord of the Rings'', 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).

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 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 directed the 2007 music video "Energy" for The Apples in Stereo. In 2010, Wood co-founded a film production company for horror films, The Woodshed, renamed SpectreVision in 2013. Wood is a disc jockey, and has toured globally with his friend Zach Cowie as the duo Wooden Wisdom. Provided by Wikipedia