Elijah Wood 163893 226031765 2008-07-16T14:58:08Z Rjwilmsi 203434 no 'of' between a month and a year per [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29#Longer_periods|MOS]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox actor | image = Elijah Wood.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Elijah Wood, December 2003 | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1981|1|28}} | birthplace = [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] | deathdate = | birthname = Elijah Jordan Wood | othername = Lij, Eli, Elwood (nicknames) | yearsactive = 1984 — present | homepage = | sagawards = '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture|Best Cast - Motion Picture]]'''<br> 2004 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' | awards = '''[[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor]]'''<br> 1993 ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]''<br> '''[[Saturn Award for Best Actor (film)|Saturn Award for Best Actor]]'''<br> 2004 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' }} '''Elijah Jordan Wood''' (born [[January 28]] [[1981]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. Acting since the age of eight, he includes among his many film roles, [[Frodo Baggins]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy. Making his film debut at age eight with a minor part in ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' (1989), he landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13. After his role as Frodo in ''The Lord of the Rings'', he has resisted [[typecasting (acting)|typecasting]] by choosing varied roles in critically-acclaimed films such as ''[[Bobby]]'', ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'', ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', ''[[Green Street]]'' and ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]''. Most recently he starred in the film ''[[Day Zero]]'' (2007) and provided the voice of the main character, [[Mumble]], in the award-winning animated film ''[[Happy Feet]]''. He also played an American tourist turned vampire in ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]''. In 2005, he started his own record label, [[Simian Records]]. His next project is ''[[The Passenger (film)|The Passenger]]'' (2008). In 2006, he became a well-known voice actor in video gaming and would soon become the voice of the video game icon, ''[[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]]'', starting with ''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]'' Also voiced [[Horrid Henry]] in Brave Henry, 2 & 3 ==Early life== Wood, the middle of three children, was born in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], the son of Debra D. ([[married and maiden names|née]] Krause) and Warren W. Wood, [[delicatessen]] operators.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Elijah-Wood.html Elijah Wood Biography (1981-)]</ref> He has [[English American|English]], [[Irish American|Irish]], [[German American|German]], and [[Polish American|Polish]] ancestry, and was raised a Catholic. As a child he took piano lessons from Marlene Loftsgaarden in Cedar Rapids. He took to the stage in his elementary school's staging of the play ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. The following year, he graduated to the title character in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. He also served as [[choir]] boy during the production of ''[[See How They Run]]'', produced by the Marion Creative Council. ==Career== ===Early career=== Wood modeled and did local commercials before moving with his family to [[Los Angeles]] in 1988. It was there that Wood got his first break: a small role in a video by [[Paula Abdul]] - "[[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]," directed by [[David Fincher]]. Film work followed almost instantly in ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' (1989). It was Wood's role as [[Aidan Quinn]]'s son in [[Barry Levinson]]'s 1990 film ''[[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]]'' (the third film in the Baltimore trilogy containing 1982's ''[[Diner (film)|Diner]]'' and 1987's ''[[Tin Men]]'') that first gave Wood attention, as the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards. After a small part in the [[Richard Gere]] pot-boiler ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' (1990), he secured his first starring role in ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' (1991), in which he played a young boy who brings estranged couple [[Melanie Griffith]] and [[Don Johnson]] back together. He received good reviews for his performance - some said it was one of the best things about the film - and from there, he went on to co-star with [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] in ''[[Forever Young (film)|Forever Young]]'' and with [[Joseph Mazzello]] in ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' (both were released in 1992). [[Image:Wood-in-radioflyer.jpeg|thumb|left|170px| Wood in ''Radio Flyer'']] In 1993, he co-starred with [[Macaulay Culkin]] in ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]'', and in the same year he had the lead role in ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]''. In 1994 he starred in ''[[The War (film)|The War]]'' (1994), with [[Kevin Costner]]. His performance in this movie gained him a nomination for a 'Young Star Award' (for which he was nominated four times, and won twice), and [[Roger Ebert]] said in his review of the film that: :''"Elijah Wood has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor in his age group, in Hollywood history"''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19941104/REVIEWS/411040304/1023| title=Roger Ebert’s review for The War | publisher=Suntimes | accessdate=2006-10-29 }}</ref> Also in 1994, he had the title role in ''[[North (film)|North]]'', a film remarkable for the volume of bad reviews and bad box office that it received, but also for the fact that practically every bad review contained a positive assessment of Wood's performance.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} In 1995 he appeared in the music video for [[The Cranberries]]’ "Ridiculous Thoughts". The following year he got the lead role in ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' (1996), which was not very successful, but the subsequent critical and financial success of [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997) provided a positive development in the young actor's career. As the soulfully dazed and confused Mikey Carver, Wood gave a portrayal remarkable for its rendering of the thoughtfulness and exquisite hopelessness inherent in the character. In 1997 he starred in [[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|Oliver Twist]], as [[The Artful Dodger]]. 1998's ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' and ''[[The Faculty]]'' did not allow Wood the same degree of character development, but were great financial successes and further stepping stones in Wood's evolution from winsome child star to impressive young actor. Wood's next role was as the boyfriend of a wannabe hip-hop groupie in [[James Toback]]'s problematic ''[[Black and White (1999 movie)|Black and White]]'' (1999). He followed this with a role as a junior hitman in ''[[Chain of Fools (film)|Chain of Fools]]''. ===''The Lord of the Rings''=== [[Image:Elijah as Frodo.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Wood as Frodo Baggins in [[Peter Jackson]]'s film adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'']] Wood further developed as an actor in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', the first installment of director [[Peter Jackson]]'s adaptation of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s literary trilogy. His most hotly anticipated project, the 2001 film gave Wood top billing as Frodo Baggins, alongside a glittering cast that included [[Sir Ian McKellen]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Christopher Lee]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], and [[Liv Tyler]]. ''[[Lord of the Rings film trilogy| The Lord of the Rings]]'' was filmed in [[New Zealand]] and, before the cast left the country, Jackson gave Wood two gifts: one of the [[One Ring]] props used on the set and [[Sting (Middle-earth)|Sting]], Frodo's sword. He was also given a pair of prosthetic "hobbit feet" he wore during filming. That same year, the young actor could be seen in less mystical surroundings, courtesy of Ed Burns' ''[[Ash Wednesday (film)|Ash Wednesday]]'', a crime drama that also featured [[Oliver Platt]] and [[Rosario Dawson]]. In 2002, Wood lent his voice to [[Disney]]'s straight-to-video release of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina]]''. Of course, his most substantial role of 2002 is inarguably his return to the role of hobbit Frodo Baggins in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. 2003 proved to be a similar year for Wood; after two relatively small jobs (his role credited as 'The Guy' in ''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' and his stint as First Assistant Director in [[Sean Astin]]'s ''The Long and Short of It'' served purely as a break for Elijah), he starred in ''[[All I Want (film)|All I Want]]'' and once again resumed his role as Frodo Baggins for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003), the last chapter in Tolkien's trilogy. ===After ''The Lord of the Rings''=== Hot on the heels of the trilogy, Wood quickly appeared in his first post-Frodo role in ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004), playing an ethically challenged lab technician who helps erase heartbreaking memories but then uses his knowledge of the past relationship of an unknowing former patient (played by [[Kate Winslet]]) to woo her. [[Image:KevinSinCity.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Wood as [[Kevin (Sin City)|Kevin]] in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'']] He then had a chillingly silent turn as the cannibalistic, bespectacled serial killer Kevin in director [[Robert Rodriguez]] and writer-artist [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s visually arresting adaptation of Miller's crime noir comic book series ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), appearing opposite [[Mickey Rourke]] in the segment "[[The Hard Goodbye]]". On May 12, 2005 , Wood hosted a program called [[Xbox 360 launch|MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed]], when the new [[Xbox 360]] was launched.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4539835.stm | title=New Xbox to kick off console wars | publisher=BBC News | date=[[2005-05-12]]| accessdate=2006-10-24 }}</ref> Also in 2005, Wood starred in ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'', in which he plays a young American [[Jewish]] man on a quest to find the woman who once saved his grandfather during the Second World War, and ''[[Green Street|Green Street Hooligans]]'', as an American college student who falls in with a violent [[England|English]] [[football firm]]. Both had limited release, but were critically acclaimed. Wood shot a small part in ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'', which consists of eighteen 5-minute sections. Each section is directed by a different director. Wood’s section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by [[Vincenzo Natali]]. The film opened on May 18 at [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]] and was shown at [[2006 Toronto International Film Festival]]. First Look Pictures acquired the North American rights, and the film opened in the US in early 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1536522_3_0_,00.html | title=First Look Pictures embraced Paris, je t'aime | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> One of his most recent films was [[Emilio Estevez]]'s ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', in which his character gets married to change his draft classification.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/? | title=Weinsteins To Present Estevez's "Bobby" | publisher=rottentomatoes | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> It premiered at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and was released on [[November 17]], [[2006]] in [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]]. Wide release followed on November 23. In ''[[Happy Feet]]'',<ref>{{cite news | url=http://movies.about.com/od/moviesinproduction/a/happyfeet033005.htm | title=Elijah Wood and Hugh Jackman Provide Voices of Penguins in "Happy Feet" | publisher=About - News & Issues, NY | date=[[2006-10-14]] | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing. ''[[Happy Feet]]'' was released on [[November 17]], [[2006]] and has grossed over $380 million dollars worldwide. The movie also received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination and won an [[Academy Award]] and a [[BAFTA]] for Best Animated Feature. Wood has finished filming ''[[Day Zero]]'',<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2006/07/production_repo_9.html | title=Day Zero | publisher=Indiewire | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> a drama about the [[Conscription in the United States|draft]], in which he portrays Aaron Feller. The film had its debut at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. On November 19, Wood hosted the special "Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue" for Discovery Kids Channel,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.seaworld.org/education-resources/shamu-tv/broadcasts/pressrelease.htm | title=Elijah Wood Examines the plight of penguins in Saving a species: The Great penguins rescue | publisher= Sea World.org | date=[[2006-11-18]]| accessdate=2006-11-18 }}</ref> for which he has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category of acting in a children/youth/family special.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib856b859909a99894bae61acefcee5b7 | title=PBS leads kids' Emmy noms with 18 | publisher= hollywoodreporter.com | date=[[2007-02-08]]| accessdate=2007-02-08 }}</ref> On [[January 4]], [[2007]] Wood joined [[Screen Actors Guild]] President [[Alan Rosenberg]] to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]®.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thesop.org/index.php?id=3632 | title=Actor® Recipients Sandra Oh and Elijah Wood Join Sag President Alan Rosenberg to Announce Nominees | publisher=Student Operated Press | accessdate=2006-12-29 }}</ref> Wood also has finished filming ''[[The Oxford Murders (film)|The Oxford Murders]]'', film adaptation of the novel of the [[The Oxford Murders|same name]] by [[Guillermo Martínez]], in which he plays a [[graduate student]], who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically-based murders in [[Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/17/movies/15921536&sec=movies | title=Elijah’s happy ride | publisher=Malaysia Star | accessdate=2006-11-17 }}</ref>.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2006-12-27T055002Z_01_N27412030_RTRIDST_0_FILM-WOOD-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=EntNewsFilm_C1_%5BFeed%5D-2 | title=Elijah Wood joins suspects in "Murders" | publisher=Reuters | date=[[2006-12-27]] | accessdate=2006-12-27 }}</ref> It was released in Spain on January 18th, 2008. Wood also is set to star in ''[[Iggy Pop#Future biopic|The Passenger]]'', a biopic about singer [[Iggy Pop]] as young man.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elijah-Wood-to-Play-Iggy-Pop-7418.shtml | title=Elijah Wood to play Iggy Pop | publisher=Softpedia | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> He has finished recording voice work for [[Tim Burton]]'s upcoming animated feature film version of the short film ''[[9 (film)#Feature film|9]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.movieseer.com/InterviewDetailBil.asp?iID=94&aID=2194&Channel=2 | title=Elijah Wood Interview | publisher=MovieSeer.com | accessdate=2006-10-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/shane-ackers-9 |title=Shane Acker's 9 | publisher=Cartoon Brew | accessdate=2007-02-15}}</ref> ===Other work=== Elijah Wood is one of the biggest collectors of music in Hollywood. In 2005 Wood started his own record label called [[Simian Records]]. On September 19, 2006 Wood announced that [[Simian Records|Simian]] had signed [[The Apples in Stereo]] as their first band, with their new album ''[[New Magnetic Wonder]]'' released in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.spin.com/features/news/2006/09/060926_applesinstereo/| title=Elijah Wood’s Label | publisher=Spin.com | date=[[2006-09-26]] | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> In addition he also directed the music video for "Energy".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=10805 | title=Apples In Stereo, Elijah Wood Make Synergy and Video “Energy”| publisher=Harp Magazine| accessdate=2007-01-19}}</ref> The other band signed to Simian thus far is [[Heloise and the Savoir Faire]]. Wood declared he is a big fan of these two bands.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Wood has also provided voiceovers for videogames, via roles for [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] in [[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/spyro-6/705792p1.html | title=Elijah Wood is Spyro | publisher=Game spy | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.spyrothedragon.com/us/main.html | title=The Legend of Spyro: A new beginning | publisher= Official Site | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> - reprising the role for [[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/The+Legend+of+Spyro:+The+Eternal+Night/news.asp?c=3284 | title=The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night announced for DS and GBA | publisher=pocketgamer.co.uk | accessdate=2007-06-08 }}</ref> and [[The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/first_look_spyro_dawn_of_the_dragon_feature_959_tsa.aspx | title=First Look: Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | publisher=TheSixthAxis.com | accessdate=2008-04-30 }}</ref> - and Mumble in the game version of [[Happy Feet (video game)|Happy Feet]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6190000/newsid_6192700/6192788.stm | title=Happy Feet star Elijah Wood | publisher= BBC| accessdate=2006-12-27}}</ref> He also contributed his talents to fellow Lord of the Rings star [[Viggo Mortensen]]'s album ''pandemoniumfromamerica'', singing and playing various instruments on the album.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tdrsmusic.com/viggomortensen.html | title=pandemoniumfromamerica| publisher=TDRS music| accessdate=2007-01-04}}</ref> Wood has signed to co-produce the film ''Black Wings Has My Angel'', based on the noir novel of the same name, with Anthony Moody and Rob Malkani of Indalo Productions.<ref> {{cite news | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i24b21916578451e52e9d905fd230d4fa?imw=Y | title=Wood to Produce 'Black Wings' | publisher=hollywood reporter| accessdate=2007-04-18}}</ref> On April 11, 2008, Elijah was the guest host of [[Channel 4]]'s [[Friday Night Project]]. ==Personal life== [[Image:Elijah Wood-D.jpg|thumb|Elijah Wood]] Wood likes to keep his personal life away from the media spotlight, and is particularly private about his romantic relationships. However, it is known that in 2002 he dated the German actress [[Franka Potente]], the relationship ending later that year.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Wood blamed the separation on age difference and distance. He still wears a ring Potente gave him, which bears a Hebrew inscription meaning 'if not now, when?', a quote from [[Hillel the Elder]]. Wood was also rumored to have dated [[Bijou Phillips]], his co-star in ''Black And White'', but in September 2005, he told [[Howard Stern]] that the rumor was untrue. Currently, he is dating [[Gogol Bordello]]'s backup dancer [[Pamela Racine]]; the relationship began sometime after they met on the set of ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elijah-Wood-In-Love-9723.shtml | title=Elijah Wood in Love | publisher=Softpedia | date=[[2005-10-02]] | accessdate=2007-10-21 }}</ref><!-- Please, do NOT change this again, unless you really have some REAL information to ADD. ''Everything Is Illuminated'' was filmed in 2004, so do not change it. --> In an interview about ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'', director [[Liev Schreiber]] commented that Wood has a "generosity of spirit" and a "sincere goodness as a human being."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404030/maindetails | title=Everything Is Illuminated | publisher=IMDB | date=[[2005-09-16]] | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> He also has supported several campaigns for [[Charitable cause|charity]] as [http://www.keepachildalive.org/ Keep a Child Alive] or [http://www.youthaids-aldo.org/ ALDO/YouthAIDS] In addition to charity work, Wood is a known music buff who admits to owning something in the range of 4,000 CDs, and once cited his favorite band as [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]. His personal playlist of favorite songs can be accessed on iTunes.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070127033145/http://hathawaymix.org/elijahwood/music.htm | title=Elijah iTunes Music Picks of 2005 | publisher=Elijah Illusions (via internet archive) | date=[[2006-09-21]] | accessdate=2007-09-04 }}</ref> Wood has a [[tattoo]] of the [[Quenya]]-mode [[Tengwar]] symbol for "nine" just below his waist on the right side, a reference to his involvement in the Lord of the Rings and the fact that his character was one of the nine members of the [[Fellowship of the Ring (characters)|Fellowship of the Ring]]. The other actors of "The Fellowship" ([[Sean Astin]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Billy Boyd]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Dominic Monaghan]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], and [[Orlando Bloom]]) got the same tattoo with the exception of [[John Rhys-Davies]] whose stunt double got the tattoo instead.<ref name="tattoo">{{cite web| url =http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue348/interview.html |title = The stars of The Lord of the Rings trilogy reach their journey's end| publisher =SciFi.com| accessdate =2007-05-31}}</ref> He also keeps the One Ring given to him by [[Peter Jackson]] in a box inside a box in his attic. Although he has joked in several interviews he is still afraid of it, he's mentioned it's merely because he does not want to lose it. In May 2006, [[Autograph Collector Magazine]] published its list of 10 Best & 10 Worst Hollywood Signers, Wood was ranked #7 on the list of Best Signers.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite web | title= Depp, Clooney best at signing fan autographs | work= MSNBC | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12760428/ | accessmonthday=July 06 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Wood has, on occasion, been mistaken for [[Tobey Maguire]] and [[Daniel Radcliffe]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pr-inside.com/wood-mistaken-for-potter-amp-spider-man-r26362.htm | title=WOOD MISTAKEN FOR POTTER & SPIDER-MAN| publisher=PR Inside | accessdate=2006-12-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indiaenews.com/europe/20061119/29249.htm | title=Wood, Maguire, Radcliffe mistaken for each other| publisher=India eNews.com | accessdate=2006-12-07 }}</ref> He smokes [[clove cigarettes]] - a habit he picked up from his ''[[The Faculty]]'' co-star [[Josh Hartnett]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.studenttimes.org/entertainment/film/wood_inter.html| publisher=studenttimes.org | title= Excerpt: Elijah Wood on the set of his new movie |accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref> == Filmography == === Films === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |1989 || ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' || Video-game boy #2 || bit part |- |rowspan="4"|1990 || ''[[Child in the Night]]'' || Luke || TV |- |''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' || Sean Stretch || minor role |- |''[[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]]'' || Michael Kaye || |- |''[[The Witness (short film)|The Witness]]'' || Little Boy || short film |- |1991 || ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' || Willard Young || |- |rowspan="3"|1992 || ''[[Day-O]]'' || Day-O || |- |''[[Forever Young (film)|Forever Young]]'' || Nat Cooper || |- |''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' || Mike || |- |rowspan="2"|1993 || ''[[The Good Son (1993 film)|The Good Son]]'' || Mark Evans || |- |''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' || Huckleberry Finn|| |- |rowspan="2" |1994||[[North (film)|North]]'' || North || |- |''[[The War (film)|The War]]'' || Stuart 'Stu' Simmons || |- |1996 || ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' || Sandy || |- |rowspan="2"|1997 || ''[[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|Oliver Twist]] || Jack '[[The Artful Dodger]]' Dawkins ||TV Film |- |''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' || Mikey Carver || |- |rowspan="2" |1998 || ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' || Leo Beiderman || |- |''[[The Faculty]]'' || Casey Connor || |- |rowspan="2"|1999||''[[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]]'' || Barney Snow || |- |''[[Black and White (1999 film)|Black and White]]'' || Wren || |- |2000 || ''[[Chain of Fools]]'' || Mikey || Direct-to-video |- |rowspan="2"|2001 || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |- |''[[Ash Wednesday (film)|Ash Wednesday]]'' || Sean Sullivan || |- |rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |- |''[[The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina]]'' || Tom Thumb (voice) ||Direct-to-video |- |rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |- |''[[The Long and Short of It]]''||first assistant director|| short film |- |''[[All I Want (film)|All I Want aka Try Seventeen]]'' || Jones Dillon ||Direct-to-video |- |''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' || The Guy || Cameo |- |2004 || ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''|| Patrick || |- |rowspan="3"|2005 ||''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' || [[Kevin (Sin City)|Kevin]] || |- |''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]|| [[Jonathan Safran Foer]] || |- |''[[Green Street]]'' || Matt Buckner || |- |rowspan="2"|2006 || ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' || William Avary|| |- |''[[Happy Feet]]'' || [[Mumble (Happy Feet)|Mumble]] (Voice) || |- | rowspan="2"| 2007||''Brave Henry'' || Horrid Henry || Video Game |- |''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' || David || |- |''[[Day Zero]]'' || Aaron Feller || US Release: January 18, 2008<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973074.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 First Look nabs film pair - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |- | rowspan="4"|2008|| ''[[The Oxford Murders (film)|The Oxford Murders]]'' || Martin ||Spain Release: January 18th, 2008 |- | ''[[Christmas on Mars]]'' || TBA |- | ''Brave Henry 2: The Raging Night'' || Horrid Henry || Video Game |- |''[[9 (2008 film)|9]]'' || 9 (Voice)<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19457 Animated Epic 9 Sets All-Star Voice Cast - ComingSoon.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2101&Itemid=99 IESB.net - Movie News, Reviews, Interviews and More! - 9 Gets An All Star Cast!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> || post-production |- |''[[Iggy Pop#Future biopic|The Passenger]] '' || [[Iggy Pop]] || pre-production |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |1994 || ''[[Frasier]]'' || Ethan (voice)|| <small> Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast - TV Episode </small> |- |rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' || McPhee Broadman || <small> The True Test- TV Episode </small> |- | ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'' || Icarus (voice)|| <small>Responsibility - TV Episode </small> |- |1997 || ''[[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|Oliver Twist]] || Jack '[[The Artful Dodger]]' Dawkins ||TV Film |- |2002 || ''[[The Electric Playground]]'' || ? || <small> TV Episode </small> |- |2003 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Host|| <small> TV Episode </small> |- |rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[The Osbournes]]'' || Himself || <small> TV Episode </small> |- |''[[King of the Hill]]'' || Jason (voice) || <small> Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon- TV Episode </small> |- |rowspan="4" | 2006 ||''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || William David Reynolds (voice) || <small>Sausage Fest - TV Episode</small> |- |''[[American Dad!]]'' || Ethan (voice)|| <small>[[Iced, Iced Babies]] - TV Episode </small> |- |''[[Punk'd]]'' ||Himself|| <small>TV Episode </small> |- |''Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue'' || Host and Narrator || <small> TV Special</small> |- |2007 || ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'' || Himself || <small>TV Episode</small> |- |2008 || ''[[Friday Night Project]]'' || Himself || <small>Guest host</small> |} ===Music videos=== *[[Paula Abdul]]: [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]] (1989) *[[The Cranberries]]: [[Ridiculous Thoughts]] (1995) *[[The Apples in Stereo]]: [[New Magnetic Wonder|Energy]] (as director) (2006) ==Awards and nominations== {| width="100%" |- valign="top" |width="50%" | '''Young Star Awards''' *1995 Nominate Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film The War 1994 *1997 Nominated Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Flipper 1996 *1998 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Deep Impact 1998 *1998 Won Best Performance by a Young in a Miniseries/Made for TV Movies Oliver Twist 1997 '''Young Hollywood Awards''' *2002 Won Hottest, Coolest Young Veteran - Male N/A '''[[Young Artist Awards]]''' *1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special Child in the Night 1990 *1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Avalon 1990 *1992 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Paradise 1991 *1993 Won Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Radio Flyer 1992 *1995 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture North 1994 *1997 Nominated Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 *1998 Nominated Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor The Ice Storm 1997 '''[[Visual Effects Society Awards]]''' *2003 Won Best Performance by an Actor in an Effect Film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 '''[[Teen Choice Awards]]''' *2002 Nominated Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure FOTR 2001 *2003 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure TTT 2002 *2004 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure ROTK 2003 *2005 Nominated Choice Movie Bad Guy Sin City 2005 '''ShoWest Convention USA''' *1994 Won Young Star of the Year '''[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]''' *2002 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture FOTR 2001 *2003 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture TTT 2002 *2004 Won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture ROTK 2003 *2007 Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby 2006 '''[[Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards]]''' *2002 Won Best Ensemble Acting FOTR 2001 *2003 Won Best Ensemble Acting TTT 2002 *2004 Nominated Best Ensemble Acting ROTK 2003 '''Online Film Critics Society Awards''' *2003 Won Best Ensemble ROTK 2003 '''Blockbuster Entertainment Awards''' *1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 *1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi Deep Impact 1998 '''National Board of Review USA''' *2003 Won Best Acting by an Ensemble ROTK 2003 '''[[MTV Movie Awards]]''' *2002 Nominated Best On-Screen Team FOTR 2001 *2003 Won Best On-Screen Team TTT 2003 '''[[Kids' Choice Awards]]''' *2002 Nominated Favorite Male Butt Kicker FOTR *2003 Nominated Favorite Male Kicker TTT '''Empire Awards UK''' *2002 Won Best Actor FOTR '''[[DVD Exclusive Awards]]''' *2003 Nominated Best Animated Character Performance The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina 2002 *2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary, New Release FOTR *2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary (New For DVD) TTT '''Broadcast Film Critics Awards''' *2004 Won Best Acting Ensemble ROTK *1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 *1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi- Deep Impact 1998 '''[[Saturn Award]]''' *1994 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor The Good Son 1993 *1995 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor North 1994 *2003 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor TTT *2004 Won Best Actor ROTK '''[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]''' *2004 Won Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male ROTK '''Hollywood Film Festival''' *2006 Won Best Ensemble Cast for Bobby |} '''[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]''' *2007 Nominated Outstanding Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special - Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue 2006 ==Further reading== * Sibley, Brian. ''The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide''. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-15402-7. ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{imdb name|id=0000704|name=Elijah Wood}} * {{ymovies name|1800021190}} * [http://always.ejwsites.net/index.htm Always & Forever: Elijah Wood] (Award winning fansite)<!--Please do not add external links to fansites as only one is permitted and A&F is sanctioned. All others will be deleted --> * [http://www.dancaster.com/ejw Elijah Wood: Performer for Our Time] <!--Please do not add external links to fansites as only one is permitted and A&F is sanctioned. All others will be deleted --> * [http://elijah.netg.se ElijahNet] <!--Please do not remove other links. Link has been verified and permitted. Other articles on Elijah have more than one site linked, why wont you allow it in the English version? Also there is an obvious difference between FANsite and SITE. 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