Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood as Frodo in New Line's The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers - 2002 Photo: Pierre Vinet

Biography

Born 01/28/1981

Hailed as Hollywood's most gifted child actor of the 1990s, this handsome, dark-haired performer with large protuberant eyes began as a model and moved on to commercials and TV-movies before starting a successful career in features. Elijah Wood entered film with small parts in "Back to the Future...
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Awards

  • In 2004, received Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble
  • In 2004, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  • In 2003, received National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble

Highlights

  • In 2009, Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film, "9"
  • In 2007, Co-starred with Chris Klein and Jon Bernthal in "Day Zero"
  • In 2006, Cast in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut, "Bobby," an ensemble centered around the night of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination

Family & Companions

  • Bijou Phillips: dated; no longer together
  • Pamela Racine: Companion (Currently is the drummer and dancer in the band Gogol Bordello; together since c. 2005)
  • Warren Wood: father (Remained in Iowa when family moved to LA for Elijah's career; divorced from Debbie Wood c. 1997)

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