Elijah Wood Highlights

  • 2009: Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film, "9"
  • 2007: Co-starred with Chris Klein and Jon Bernthal in "Day Zero"
  • 2006: Cast in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut, "Bobby," an ensemble centered around the night of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination
  • 2006: Voice the main character, Mumble, in the animated film "Happy Feet"
  • 2005: Starred in Liev Schreiber's directing debut, "Everything Is Illuminated," as a young American in search of the woman who saved his Jewish grandfather during the Nazi invasion in Ukraine
  • 2005: Played a journalist turned thug in "Green Street Hooligans," a film about the violent gangs associated with England's soccer teams
  • 2005: Co-starred in the film adaptation of Frank Miller's uber-noir series of grapic novels, "Sin City"; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez
  • 2004: Co-starred with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Michel Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"; written by Charlie Kaufman
  • 2003: Again played Frodo in the final installment of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King
  • 2002: Reprised role of Frodo Baggins for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
  • 2002: Played the younger brother of Edward Burns' character in Burns' "Ash Wednesday"
  • 2001: Acted in "Life Without Dick"; aired on on Encore in lieu of theatrical release
  • 2001: Portrayed Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's film version of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
  • 1999: Played the boyfriend of a wannabe hip-hop groupie in James Toback's "Black and White"
  • 1999: Filmed Peter Jackson's film version of J.R.R. Tolkein's classic novels, "The Lord of the Rings"
  • 1998: Co-starred in the surprise blockbuster, "Deep Impact" and the Robert Rodriquez thriller, "The Faculty"
  • 1997: Won praise for his performance as the older son of Jamey Sheridan and Sigourney Weaver in Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm"
  • 1997: Portrayed the Artful Dodger (complete with Cockney accent) in the ABC movie presentation of "Oliver Twist"
  • 1996: Played the lead role in "Flipper"
  • 1994: Played the title role in Rob Reiner's comedy, "North"
  • 1994: Played Kevin Costner's son in "War"
  • 1993: Played the lead role in "The Adventures of Huck Finn"
  • 1992: Co-starred with Joseph Mazzello in "Radio Flyer"
  • 1992: Co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in "Forever Young"
  • 1991: First starring role, "Paradise," in which he played a young boy who brings estranged couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson back together
  • 1990: First significant role, playing Aidan Quinn's son, in Barry Levinson's "Avalon"
  • 1989: First break was a small role in Paula Abdul's music video for "Forever Your Girl"; directed by David Fincher
  • 1989: Moved to Los Angeles with his family
  • 1989: Made feature debut in "Back to the Future II"
  • 1988: Mother enrolled him in modeling school