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| location = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cedar Rapids]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| notable role = '''Michael Kaye''' in [[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]] ([[1990]]) <br>'''Michael Carver''' in [[The Ice Storm]] ([[1997]]) <br> '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' in [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]] ([[2001]]-[[2003|03]]) <br> [[Kevin (Sin City)|'''Kevin''']] in [[Sin City (film)|Sin City]] ([[2005]])<br> |
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| birth_place = [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], U.S. |
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| partner = Mette-Marie Kongsved |
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| years_active = 1989–present |
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| known_for = [[Frodo Baggins]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' |
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'''Elijah Jordan Wood''' (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. Wood made his film debut with a small part in ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' (1989) at the age of eight. He went on to achieve recognition as a [[child actor]] with multiple roles such as ''[[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in several films in the 1990s including ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994), ''[[The War (1994 film)|The War]]'' (1994), ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' (1996), and ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997). Wood achieved international fame in the early 2000s for playing the hobbit [[Frodo Baggins]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (2001–2003), based on the [[The Lord of the Rings|classic fantasy novel of the same name]] by English author [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]. Following the success of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Wood later 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). |
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Wood's voice roles include Mumble in the ''[[Happy Feet]]'' [[Happy Feet Two |film franchise]] (2006–2011), the title protagonist in ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' (2009), [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]] in the [[The Legend of Spyro |''Legend of Spyro'']] video game trilogy (2006–2008), Beck on [[Disney XD]]'s ''[[Tron: Uprising]]'' (2012–2013), Sigma in Season 10 of ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'', and Wirt in the [[Cartoon Network]] miniseries ''[[Over the Garden Wall]]'' (2014). He played Ryan Newman on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] dark comedy series ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'' (2011–2014), for which he received a [[Satellite Awards |Satellite Award]] nomination for [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy |Best Actor]], and Todd Brotzman in the [[BBC America]] series ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series)|Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'' (2016–2017). |
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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. |
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'''Elijah Jordan Wood''' (born [[January 28]], [[1981]])<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.answers.com/topic/elijah-wood| title=Elijah Wood’s biography | publisher=Answers.com | accessdate=2006-10-29 }}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and music executive. |
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A professional actor since the age of nine, Wood is best known for the role of [[Frodo Baggins]] in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|Lord of the Rings]]'' film trilogy. 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]]''. Wood also served as choir boy during the production of ''See How They Run'', produced by the Marion Creative Council. |
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==Early life== |
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Making his film debut with a minor part in ''[[Back to the Future II]]'' (1989), Wood landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor. His performance in ''[[The War (film)|The War]]'' gained him a nomination for a 'Young Star Award' (for which he was nominated five times, and won once), 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>. |
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Wood was born in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], on January 28, 1981,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elijah Wood Biography |url=http://www.biography.com/people/elijah-wood-9542562 |work=[[The Biography Channel]] |publisher=A+E Television Networks |access-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216035752/http://www.biography.com/people/elijah-wood-9542562 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> to Debbie (''née'' Krause) and Warren Wood, who operated a delicatessen together.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rauzi |first=Robin |title=Elijah Wood: Having Fun Acting as a Kid |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-06-ca-19743-story.html |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 6, 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116143253/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-06/entertainment/ca-19743_1_elijah-wood-s-career |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is of [[English Americans|English]], [[Danish Americans|Danish]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Elijah Wood Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AJtb-uSTr4&feature=youtu.be&t=218 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7AJtb-uSTr4 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=December 15, 2020 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Irish Americans|Irish]], and [[German Americans|German]] ancestry, and was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://always.ejwsites.net/HumoInterview.html |title='Hooligans' – The seven sins according to Elijah Wood |work=always.ejwsites.net |access-date=July 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723092638/http://always.ejwsites.net/HumoInterview.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elijah Wood Biography |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/elijah-wood.html |work=[[FYI (American TV channel)#The Biography Channel |The Biography Channel]] |publisher=[[A&E Networks#A+E Networks UK |AETN UK]] |access-date=January 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108205439/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/elijah-wood.html |archive-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Heath |first=Chris |title=The Secret Life of Elijah Wood |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.angelfire.com/darkside/elijahchico/inter/stone1.html |date=April 11, 2002 |issue=893 |quote=His Catholic mother favored biblical names. His older brother was Zachariah, his younger sister would be Hannah. He got Elijah. "He was a prophet," Wood says, "a messenger of God." This Elijah does not imagine himself a messenger of God and has not stayed close to organized Catholicism, but he does try to pray every night before he goes to sleep.}}</ref> He has an older brother named Zachariah<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Gaudiosi |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-04-02/elijah-woods-got-gamebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice |title=Elijah Wood's Got Game |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=April 2, 2007 |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202114853/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-04-02/elijah-woods-got-gamebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a younger sister named Hannah. At age seven, Wood began modeling and taking piano lessons in his hometown.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harnick |first=Chris |title=Elijah Wood Reveals Vintage Modeling Pictures On 'Conan' (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/elijah-wood-child-model-conan_n_3509218.html |access-date=January 20, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203011813/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/elijah-wood-child-model-conan_n_3509218.html |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hopewell |first=John |title=Elijah Wood at Sitges: 'Genre Is Getting the Respect It Deserves' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/international/elijah-wood-at-sitges-genre-is-getting-the-respect-it-deserves-1200719009/ |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123020232/http://variety.com/2013/film/international/elijah-wood-at-sitges-genre-is-getting-the-respect-it-deserves-1200719009/ |archive-date=January 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In elementary school, he appeared in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' and played [[Wizard of Oz (character)|the title character]] in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. He served as a choirboy in a production of ''[[See How They Run (play)|See How They Run]]''. Wood's parents sold their delicatessen in 1989 and the family, without his father, moved to Los Angeles to allow him to pursue an acting career; they divorced when he was 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=BIOGRAPHY: Elijah Wood |url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-elijah-wood |work=[[Lifetime (British and Irish TV channel)|Lifetime]] |publisher=[[A&E Networks#A+E Networks UK|AETN UK]] |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029084141/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-elijah-wood |archive-date=October 29, 2016}}</ref> |
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His role as Frodo in ''The Lord of the Rings'' made him a star, but he has resisted [[typecasting]] by recently choosing varied roles, such as a [[stalking|stalker]] in ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'', a [[mute]] [[Cannibalism|cannibal]] in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' and a eccentric collector in ''[[Everything is Illuminated (movie)|Everything Is Illuminated]]''. |
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==Career== |
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===Early career=== |
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===1988–1999: Early work=== |
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Wood modelled, 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 almost instantly followed, with a bit part in ''[[Back to the Future 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. |
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Wood modeled and appeared in local commercials; his first appearance was in the music video for [[Paula Abdul]]'s "[[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]", directed by [[David Fincher]]. This was followed by a pivotal role in the made-for-TV film, ''[[Child in the Night]],'' and a minor role in ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'', as a boy from a futuristic 2015 who teases [[Marty McFly]] ([[Michael J. Fox]]) for playing an arcade game because "you have to use your hands".<ref>{{cite news |last=Abramson |first=Andrew |date=November 20, 2013 |title=Forward to future; Post reporter sees Dolphins through Google glasses |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/21/forward-to-future-post-reporter/7542596007/ |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |access-date=December 7, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207101152/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/21/forward-to-future-post-reporter/7542596007/ |archive-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref> Nine-year-old Wood auditioned for a role in ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'', but was told by director [[Ivan Reitman]] that his performance was not believable, which Wood later said was "a harsh thing to say to a nine-year-old."<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://play.acast.com/s/mydadwroteaporno/footnotes-elijah-wood |title=Footnotes: Elijah Wood |website=[[My Dad Wrote a Porno]] |publisher=[[Acast]] |date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> |
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After a small part in the [[Richard Gere]] pot-boiler ''[[Internal Affairs]]'' (1990), Wood secured his first starring role in ''[[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]]'' and with [[Joseph Mazzello]] in ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' (both were released in 1992). |
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Playing [[Aidan Quinn]]'s son in ''[[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]]'' garnered professional attention for Wood; the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=October 6, 1990 |title=9-Year-Old Elijah Wood Learned About the Bees in 'Avalon' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-06-ca-1279-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 7, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207151125/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-06-ca-1279-story.html |archive-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> A small part in [[Richard Gere]]'s ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' was followed by the role of a boy who brings estranged couple [[Melanie Griffith]] and [[Don Johnson]] back together in ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' (1991). In 1992, Wood co-starred with [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] in ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=December 16, 1992 |title=Review/Film: Forever Young; Mel Gibson In a Vehicle For an Age Of Miracles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/16/movies/review-film-forever-young-mel-gibson-in-a-vehicle-for-an-age-of-miracles.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526054814/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/16/movies/review-film-forever-young-mel-gibson-in-a-vehicle-for-an-age-of-miracles.html |archive-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> and with [[Joseph Mazzello]] in ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Howe |first=Desson |date=February 21, 1992 |title='RADIO FLYER': SOARING SPIRIT |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/02/21/radio-flyer-soaring-spirit/149a1abb-65c8-4d85-b06e-dea28081fbcd/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> |
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===1993-98=== |
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In 1993, Wood played the [[Huckleberry Finn |title character]] in [[The Walt Disney Company |Disney]]'s adaptation of [[Mark Twain]]'s novel, ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'', and co-starred with [[Macaulay Culkin]] in the [[psychological thriller]] ''[[The Good Son (film)|The Good Son]]''. The following year, he starred in ''[[The War (1994 film)|The War]]'', alongside [[Kevin Costner]]. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, Wood’s performance earned praise.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=4 November 1994 |title=FILM REVIEW; Family Values and Love in Vietnam Aftermath |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/04/movies/film-review-family-values-and-love-in-vietnam-aftermath.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum |date=November 4, 1994 |title=Movie Review: 'The War' |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/04/movie-review-war/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]]'s review of the film praised Wood highly, stating that Wood "has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor, in his age group, in Hollywood history."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=The War Movie Review & Film Summary (1994)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-war-1994 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Roger Ebert]] |date=November 4, 1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116112437/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-war-1994 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 1993, Wood co-starred with [[Macaulay Culkin]] in ''[[The Good Son]]'', which was a failure both at the box office and with filmgoers who couldn't stomach the idea of the little blond boy from ''[[Home Alone]]'' as a pre-teen psychopath. In casting Wood as the good to Culkin's evil, the film helped further establish the kind of characters Wood was to become known for: thoughtful, well meaning, and perhaps a bit confused. Wood's next film, the same year's ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'', provided a departure from this type of character, but ''[[The War (film)|The War]]'' (1994), with [[Kevin Costner]], marked something of a return. |
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Wood's title role—opposite [[Bruce Willis]]—in the [[Robert Reiner]] film ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' (1994) was followed by a [[Super Bowl]] commercial for [[Lay's]] "Wavy" potato chips (with [[Dan Quayle]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Wavy Lay's Super Bowl Commercial Finds Child Star Elijah Wood Waging 'Wavy Lay's Challenge' to Super Bowl Bound Troy Aikman |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/WAVY+LAY'S+SUPER+BOWL+COMMERCIAL+FINDS+CHILD+STAR+ELIJAH+WOOD+WAGING...-a014762894 |access-date=January 20, 2014 |newspaper=[[PR Newswire]] |date=January 27, 1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122351/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/WAVY+LAY'S+SUPER+BOWL+COMMERCIAL+FINDS+CHILD+STAR+ELIJAH+WOOD+WAGING...-a014762894 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1995, Wood appeared in the music video for [[The Cranberries]]' "[[Ridiculous Thoughts]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpr.org/2015/01/13/10-great-music-videos-featuring-celebrities/ |title=10 great music videos featuring celebrities |last=Sweeney |first=Alisha |date=January 13, 2015 |website=[[Colorado Public Radio]] |access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> played the lead role in ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'', and co-starred in [[Ang Lee]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/elijah-wood-yellowjackets-season-2-christina-ricci-ice-storm-reunion/ |title=Elijah Wood joins Christina Ricci in Yellowjackets season 2 for Ice Storm reunion |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=August 19, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819172325/https://ew.com/tv/elijah-wood-yellowjackets-season-2-christina-ricci-ice-storm-reunion/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref> In 1996, he guest starred in the episode entitled "The True Test" in ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. In 1997, Wood played [[The Artful Dodger |Jack "The Artful Dodger" Dawkins]] in a made-for-TV adaptation of ''[[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|Oliver Twist]]'', alongside [[Richard Dreyfuss]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=November 13, 1997 |title=Oliver Twist |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/oliver-twist-2-1117339955/ |work=Variety |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194523/https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/oliver-twist-2-1117339955/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> The following year, he had a leading role in the sci-fi [[disaster film]] ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]],'' and a starring role in ''[[The Faculty]]'', directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]]. In 1999, Wood played a suburban white teenager who affects hip-hop lingo in [[James Toback]]'s ''[[Black and White (1999 drama film)|Black and White]]'', and a junior hitman in ''[[Chain of Fools (film)|Chain of Fools]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rehlin |first=Gunnar |date=March 11, 2001 |title=Chain of Fools |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/chain-of-fools-1200467419/ |work=Variety |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823110044/https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/chain-of-fools-1200467419/ |archive-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> |
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Also in 1994, Wood 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. Wood's follow-up, ''[[Flipper (1996 movie)|Flipper]]'' (1996), was hardly an improvement, but the subsequent critical and financial success of [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[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. 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. |
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===1999–2003: ''The Lord of the Rings''=== |
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===1999-2003=== |
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[[Image:FrodolookLotR.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Wood as Frodo Baggins gives the audience a powerful look in [[Peter Jackson]]'s film adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'']] |
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Following a brief turn as the boyfriend of a wannabe hip-hop groupie in [[James Toback]]'s problematic ''[[Black and White (1999 movie)|Black and White]]'' (1999), Wood further evolved 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 installation 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 [[Ian McKellen]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Sean Bean]], and [[Liv Tyler]]. 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]]. |
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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 unarguably 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]]''. |
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[[File:One Ring Blender Render.png|thumb|upright=0.6|After the lengthy filming of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]'', Jackson gave Wood one of the [[One Ring]] props (artist's impression shown) used on the set.<ref name="Brooks 2013"/> ]] |
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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), the young actor 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]]'', the last chapter in Tolkien's trilogy. |
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Wood played [[Frodo Baggins]] in the 2001 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', the first installment of [[Peter Jackson]]'s adaptation of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s multi-volume novel. Wood was a fan of the book series, and he sent in an audition tape of himself dressed as Frodo, reading lines from the novel.<ref name=circus>{{cite book |last=Sibley |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Sibley |title=Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2006 |chapter=Three-Ring Circus |location=London |pages=388–444 |isbn=0-00-717558-2}}</ref> He was selected from 150 actors who auditioned.<ref name=bumps>{{cite magazine |last=Flynn |first=Gillian |title=Ring Masters |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 16, 2001 |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/11/16/ring-masters/ |access-date=September 16, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125155650/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C253462%2C00.html |archive-date=November 25, 2007}}</ref> Wood was the first actor to be cast.<ref>{{cite news |title=Official Frodo Press Release! |publisher=The One Ring.net |date=July 9, 1999 |url=http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/931577666 |access-date =October 15, 2006}}</ref> This gave Wood top billing, alongside a cast full of stars.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018194153/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807537463/cast |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807537463/cast |title=The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |archive-date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016165238/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738128/cast |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738128/cast |title=The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014145739/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738130/cast |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804738130/cast |title=The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> |
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===2004-05=== |
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The ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy was filmed in New Zealand; principal photography took over a year, and [[pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-up]] shooting continued annually for the next four years.<ref name="TTT SEE">{{cite video |title=The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers "Appendices" |medium=DVD |publisher=[[New Line Cinema]] |date=2003}}</ref><ref name="Trilogy book">{{Cite book |last=Sibley |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Sibley |title=The Making of the Movie Trilogy |publisher=Harper Collins |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-618-26022-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/lordofringsmakin00sibl |pages=44, 52}}</ref> 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" of the type worn during filming.<ref name="Brooks 2013">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Xan |date=March 7, 2013 |title=Elijah Wood: 'Frodo's never going away' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/07/elijah-wood-maniac-frodo |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010191955/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/07/elijah-wood-maniac-frodo |archive-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2002, Wood lent his voice to the [[direct-to-video |DTV]] release of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina]]''. Later that year, the second part of Peter Jackson's trilogy was released, titled ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. |
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Hot on the heels of the trilogy, Wood quickly appeared in his first post-Frodo role in the off-kilter but highly effective ''[[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. |
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In 2003, Wood starred in the [[direct-to-video |DTV]] film ''[[All I Want (film)|All I Want]]'' and cameoed as 'The Guy' in ''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]''. The concluding chapter of the ''Rings'' trilogy, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' was released in December of that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Neal |first=Rome |date=December 18, 2003 |title=The Return Of Elijah Wood |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-return-of-elijah-wood/ |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> |
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===2004–present=== |
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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]]'' (2005), appearing opposite [[Mickey Rourke]] in the segment "[[The Hard Goodbye]]". |
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[[File:Elijah Wood-D.jpg|upright|left|thumb|In February 2006]] |
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Wood's latest work includes the acclaimed ''[[Everything is Illuminated (movie)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'', in which he stars as 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 Hooligans]]'', as an American college student who falls in with a violent [[England|English]] [[football firm]], both were released in 2005. |
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Wood's first role following his ''Lord of the Rings'' success was in ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004), in which he played Patrick, an unscrupulous lab technician who pursues [[Kate Winslet]]. The film received the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] in 2005. He next played the silent serial killer [[Kevin (Sin City)|Kevin]] in [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s adaptation of [[Frank Miller]]'s comic book series, ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005). Wood's audition for the role only consisted of staring at a film camera while passages from the graphic novel were read.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/sin-city-movie-elijah-wood-kevin-audition-details/ |title=Elijah Wood's Sin City Audition Was Hilariously Simple |last=McClelland |first=Timothy |date=August 26, 2021 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=August 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828053650/https://screenrant.com/sin-city-movie-elijah-wood-kevin-audition-details/ |archive-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> On May 12, 2005, Wood hosted [[Xbox 360 launch |''MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed'']] for the launch of the [[Xbox 360]] video game console.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Xbox to kick off console wars |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4539835.stm |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=May 12, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116100048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4539835.stm |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Upcoming projects== |
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In ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' (2005), Wood starred as a young [[Jewish-American]] man on a quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather during [[World War II]]. It was based on the [[Everything Is Illuminated |novel of the same name]] by [[Jonathan Safran Foer]]. In ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]'' (also 2005), he played an American college student who joins a violent British [[football firm]]. Both had limited release but were critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Mary Anne |date=January 19, 2007 |title=A Review of the Movie: Everything is Illuminated |url=http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/19430 |work=American Chronicle |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813135337/http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/19430 |archive-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hann |first=Michael |date=March 24, 2014 |title=My guilty pleasure: Green Street |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/mar/24/my-guilty-pleasure-green-street |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324221657/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/mar/24/my-guilty-pleasure-green-street |archive-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2005, 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 has acquired the North American rights, and the film is set to open 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>. |
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Wood shot a small part in ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' (2006), which consists of 18 five-minute sections, each directed by a different director. Wood's section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by [[Vincenzo Natali]]. The film played at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |title=Who's making what? This week's announced projects |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/09/19/whos-making-what-this-weeks-announced-projects-6/ |access-date=October 20, 2019 |newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 19, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021025439/https://ew.com/article/2006/09/19/whos-making-what-this-weeks-announced-projects-6/ |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In December 2005, he finished filming [[Emilio Estevez]]'s film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', which his character is marrying a girl ([[Lindsay Lohan]]) 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> The movie stars a huge ensemble cast including [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Sharon Stone]]. It premiered at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and will be released on [[November 17]], [[2006]] in [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]], with wider release following on [[November 22]]. |
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In [[George Miller (director)|George Miller]]'s animated [[musical film |musical]] ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006), Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filming Happy Feet 'was like jazz', says Elijah Wood |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15832892 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925154353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15832892 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Happy Feet'' grossed over $380 million worldwide, and received both the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film]]. Wood reprised his role for the film's sequel, ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news |last=Weitzman |first=Elizabeth |date=November 17, 2011 |title=Elijah Wood is back as Mumble in 'Happy Feet Two' and parents should be happy they get a holiday break |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/elijah-wood-back-mumble-happy-feet-parents-happy-holiday-break-article-1.979151 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> |
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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>Elijah provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing. ''Happy Feet'' will be released on November 17, 2006, and stars [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Brittany Murphy]] and [[Robin Williams]]. |
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[[File:Elijah Wood by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|upright|At the 2011 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]] |
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===Movies in production=== |
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Also in 2006, he was part of the ensemble cast of [[Emilio Estevez]]'s drama ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968, shooting of U.S. Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. In the film, Wood marries [[Lindsay Lohan]]'s character in order to avoid being [[Conscription in the United States |drafted]] for the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Weinsteins To Present Estevez's 'Bobby' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1646503/weinsteins_to_present_estevezs_quotbobbyquot/ |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=March 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116132827/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1646503/weinsteins_to_present_estevezs_quotbobbyquot/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Bobby'' screened in competition at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. Wood, along with his co-stars, received a nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/nominees-13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=Nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |date=December 27, 2006 |website=[[SAG-AFTRA]] |access-date=October 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019024037/https://www.sagaftra.org/nominees-13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> |
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[[Image: Dayzero-feller.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Wood in his upcoming movie ''[[Day Zero]]'']] |
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Later that year, Wood hosted the television special ''Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue'' for [[Discovery Kids]];<ref>{{cite news |title=Elijah Wood Examines the Plight of Penguins in Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue |url=http://www.seaworld.org/education-resources/shamu-tv/broadcasts/pressrelease.htm |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[SeaWorld]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504001409/http://www.seaworld.org/education-resources/shamu-tv/broadcasts/pressrelease.htm |archive-date=May 4, 2008}}</ref> he received a nomination for the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gough |first=Paul J. |title=PBS leads kids' Emmy noms with 18 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib856b859909a99894bae61acefcee5b7 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311161851/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib856b859909a99894bae61acefcee5b7 |archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref> That same year, it was announced that Wood was set to star in ''[[Iggy Pop#Future biopic |The Passenger]]'', a biographical film about singer [[Iggy Pop]].<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]] |access-date=October 18, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828083629/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elijah-Wood-to-Play-Iggy-Pop-7418.shtml |archive-date=August 28, 2006}}</ref> However, the project failed to come to fruition after years in development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/iggy_pop_nixes_biopic |title=Iggy Pop Nixes Biopic |last=Thiessen |first=Brock |date=March 31, 2009 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=April 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008162659/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/iggy_pop_nixes_biopic |archive-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> |
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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 draft, in which he portrays Aaron Feller. Working with him are [[Chris Klein (actor)|Chris Klein]] and [[Ally Sheedy]]. This movie (currently in post-production) will be released in [[2007]]. |
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Wood has provided voiceovers for video games, including the voice of [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]] in ''[[The Legend of Spyro]]'' game trilogy (2006–2008),<ref>{{cite news |last=Kuo |first=Li C. |title=Elijah Wood is Spyro the Dragon |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/spyro-6/705793p1.html |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[GameSpy]] |date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008152208/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/spyro-6/705793p1.html |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as reprising Mumble in the game version of ''[[Happy Feet (video game)|Happy Feet]]'' (2006–2011).<ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Feet star Elijah Wood |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6190000/newsid_6192700/6192788.stm |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[CBBC Newsround]] |date=November 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116100952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6190000/newsid_6192700/6192788.stm |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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His next projects include ''[[The Passenger (2007)|The Passenger]]'', a biopic about [[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>, and a film adapted from a play written by [[Steve Martin]], called ''[[Picasso at the Lapin Agile (movie)|Picasso at the Lapin Agile]]'', in which he will play the role of a young [[Albert Einstein]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kingscourier.net/site/news.cfm? | title=Einstein & Picasso:Two Wild & Crazy Guys | publisher=Courier-Life Publications | accessdate=2006-10-27 }}</ref>. |
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On January 4, 2007, Wood joined [[Screen Actors Guild]] president [[Alan Rosenberg]] in a live [[television broadcasting |telecast]] to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Recipients Sandra Oh and Elijah Wood Join Sag President Alan Rosenberg to Announce Nominees |url=http://thesop.org/story/press_releases/2006/12/28/actor-recipients-sandra-oh-and-elijah-wood-join-sag-president-alan-rosenberg-to-announce-nominees.php |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=The Student Operated Press |date=December 28, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115215624/http://thesop.org/story/press_releases/2006/12/28/actor-recipients-sandra-oh-and-elijah-wood-join-sag-president-alan-rosenberg-to-announce-nominees.php |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he starred in ''[[Day Zero (2007 film)|Day Zero]]'', a drama about conscription in the United States, which had its debut at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Day Zero |url=http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d05361c7d76e046002752-day-zero |work=[[Tribeca Film Festival]] |publisher=[[Tribeca Enterprises]] |access-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116082733/http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d05361c7d76e046002752-day-zero |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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At present, he is in final negotiations to star with [[John Hurt]] in a film adaptation of the novel, ''[[The Oxford Murders]]''. If he accepts the role, he will be playing a [[graduate student]], who, along with a professor of logic (Hurt), investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically-based murders in [[Oxford]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html? | title=John Hurt and Elijah Wood are in negotiations to star in The Oxford Murders | publisher=Daily Mail | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref>. |
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Also coming up: Elijah has finished recording voice work for [[Tim Burton]]'s upcoming animated feature film version of the short 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> |
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In ''[[The Oxford Murders (film)|The Oxford Murders]]'' (2008), a film adaptation of the novel of the [[The Oxford Murders (novel)|same name]] by [[Guillermo Martínez (writer)|Guillermo Martínez]], Wood played a [[graduate student]] who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically based murders in [[Oxford]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rolfe |first=Pamela |title=Wood joins suspects in 'Murders' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wood-joins-suspects-murders-147579 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 27, 2006 |agency=[[Associated Press |AP]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314022654/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wood-joins-suspects-murders-147579 |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he voiced the lead in the animated feature film ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'', which was produced by [[Tim Burton]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Elijah Wood Goes Animated For Post-Apocalyptic Animated Epic, '9' |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/25/elijah-wood-goes-animated-for-post-apocalyptic-animated-epic-9/ |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[MTV Movies Blog]] |date=November 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122741/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/25/elijah-wood-goes-animated-for-post-apocalyptic-animated-epic-9/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Previous collaborations=== |
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[[File:DJ Frodo.jpg|thumb|left|Wood DJing at the [[Box (service)|box.com]] launch party in 2012]] |
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During his career, Wood worked with directors including, [[David Fincher]] (in video clip), [[Robert Zemeckis]], [[Barry Levinson]], [[Richard Donner]], [[Mike Figgis]], [[Stephen Sommers]], [[Ang Lee]], [[Michel Gondry]], [[Peter Jackson]], [[Robert Rodriguez]] and [[Vincenzo Natali]], as well as actors-turned-directors [[Liev Schreiber]], [[Emilio Estevez]] and [[Edward Burns]]. He also worked on two movies produced by [[Steven Spielberg]]. |
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Wood's first starring television role came in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series, ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]],'' where he played Ryan Newman, who is described as "an introverted and troubled young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with Wilfred, his neighbor's canine pet."<ref name=website-ryan>{{cite web |url=http://www.fxnetworks.com//shows/originals/wilfred/cast.php |title=Elijah Wood as 'Ryan' |publisher=[[FX (TV channel)|FX]] |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829061936/http://www.fxnetworks.com//shows/originals/wilfred/cast.php |archive-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> The [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] was shot in the summer of 2010,<ref>{{cite news |last=Stanhope |first=Kate |title=Elijah Wood Signs on For First Starring TV Role with Wilfred Pilot |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Elijah-Wood-Wilfred-1020036.aspx |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[TV Guide]] |date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116083031/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Elijah-Wood-Wilfred-1020036.aspx |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the series lasted four seasons, with the final episode airing in the U.S. on August 13, 2014. For his role, Wood received a nomination for the [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 |website=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927092636/https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |archive-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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In January 2011, it was confirmed that Wood had signed on to reprise the role of [[Frodo Baggins]] in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'', the first film of the [[The Hobbit (film series)|''Hobbit'' trilogy]], directed again by [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Elijah Wood returns as Frodo in 'The Hobbit' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/elijah-wood-returns-as-frodo-in-the-hobbit-2181027.html |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=January 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126031010/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/elijah-wood-returns-as-frodo-in-the-hobbit-2181027.html |archive-date=January 26, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released the following year and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hobbit.htm |title=The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216054758/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hobbit.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Wood was born on [[January 28]], [[1981]], in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], the middle of three children to Warren and Debbie Wood; 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 was nicknamed Elijah 'Spark Plug' because he was a maniacally energetic child, and also 'Monkey' because he liked to climb things. He has a brother, Zack Wood, a video game producer (born in [[1974]]), as well as a sister, [[Hannah Wood]](born in [[1984]]) who is a poet and actress (and has had small roles in a number of Elijah Wood's films). Elijah had moved from Iowa to L.A. with his family when his career began. But in 1996 his parents divorced and his father returned to Iowa. Elijah lived for a long time in Los Angeles, and later in New York, but now he lives in [[Venice Beach]]. |
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Wood featured in the [[Beastie Boys]]' 2011 music video for "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]," along with [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Danny McBride]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jillian |last=Mapes |date=April 21, 2011 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/471938/beastie-boys-star-studded-make-some-noise-video-premieres |title=Beastie Boys' Star-Studded 'Make Some Noise' Video Premieres |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> He then starred in the [[Flying Lotus]] music video "Tiny Tortures," where he played a recent [[amputation |amputee]] coming to grips with his new situation. The [[psychedelic art |psychedelic]] video was described as "menacing and magical."<ref>{{cite news |title=Elijah Wood Takes A Dark Trip With Flying Lotus In 'Tiny Tortures' |url=https://fastcompany.com/1682028/elijah-wood-takes-a-dark-trip-with-flying-lotus-in-tiny-tortures |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071914/https://www.fastcompany.com/1682028/elijah-wood-takes-a-dark-trip-with-flying-lotus-in-tiny-tortures |archive-date=February 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Relationships=== |
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In 2012, Wood had a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''[[Celeste and Jesse Forever]]'', and starred in the [[Horror film|horror]] film ''[[Maniac (2012 film)|Maniac]]'', for which he received the [[Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2014 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Results! |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2014-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-results/ |website=FANGORIA® |access-date=January 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052525/http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2014-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-results/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> ''Maniac'' was mostly shot from a first person [[Point of view shot|point of view]] of Wood's character.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |date=March 15, 2013 |title=Maniac is still nasty but it's a cut above most horror remakes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/15/maniac-remake-a-cut-above |work=The Guardian |access-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206171652/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/15/maniac-remake-a-cut-above |archive-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> |
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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. 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 by [[Hillel]]. |
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Wood was also rumored to have dated [[Bijou Phillips]], his co-star in ''Black And White'', and pop star/actress [[Mandy Moore]], but in September 2005, he told [[Howard Stern]] that these rumors were just rumors. 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. |
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Wood played the leading role in the 2013 [[Hitchcockian]] suspense thriller ''[[Grand Piano (film)|Grand Piano]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/578929-fantastic-fest-2013-elijah-wood-eugenio-mira-on-grand-piano |title=Fantastic Fest 2013: Elijah Wood & Eugenio Mira on Grand Piano |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=September 30, 2013 |website=[[CraveOnline]] |access-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108123744/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/578929-fantastic-fest-2013-elijah-wood-eugenio-mira-on-grand-piano |archive-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref> He voiced Shay, one of two main characters in the adventure game ''[[Broken Age]]'', for which he received the 2014 ''Performance in a Comedy, Lead'' award from National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR).<ref>{{cite web |title=NAVGTR Awards (2014)|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/2445 |website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322064850/http://navgtr.org/archives/2445/ |archive-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Next, Wood provided the voice of main character Wirt in [[Cartoon Network]]'s animated miniseries ''[[Over the Garden Wall]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.agentsofgeek.com/2014/11/over-the-garden-wall-is-the-best-thing-that-the-cartoon-network-has-done-review/ |title=Over the Garden Wall is the best thing that the cartoon network has done - Review|last=Bree |first=Jason |work=Agents of Geek |date=April 11, 2014 |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227034508/http://www.agentsofgeek.com/2014/11/over-the-garden-wall-is-the-best-thing-that-the-cartoon-network-has-done-review/ |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The series collected three [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2015, including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program |Outstanding Animated Program]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/cartoon-networks-over-the-garden-wall-wins-four-emmys-119334.html |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |title=Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall Wins Three Emmys |last=Thill |first=Scott |date=September 16, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227135901/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/cartoon-networks-over-the-garden-wall-wins-four-emmys-119334.html |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was followed by prominent roles in films ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]'' (2015), opposite [[Vin Diesel]]; ''[[The Trust (2016 film)|The Trust]]'' (2016), opposite [[Nicolas Cage]]; and ''[[I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore]]'' (2017), opposite [[Melanie Lynskey]]. The latter film was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at [[Sundance Film Festival |Sundance]] in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sundance.org/pdf/festival-info/2017AwardWinners-withSundayMondaySchedules.pdf |title=2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners |website=[[Sundance Film Festival]] |publisher=Sundance Organization |access-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619043621/http://www.sundance.org/pdf/festival-info/2017AwardWinners-withSundayMondaySchedules.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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From 2016 to 2017, Wood co-starred with [[Samuel Barnett (actor)|Samuel Barnett]] as Todd Brotzman in the [[BBC America]] series ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series)|Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]''. It was announced in December 2017 that the show had not been renewed for a third season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/dirk-gently-s-holistic-detective-agency/54139/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-has-been-cancelled |title=Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has been cancelled |last1=Ahr |first1=Michael |last2=Howard |first2=Kirsten |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=December 19, 2017 |access-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001200111/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/dirk-gently-s-holistic-detective-agency/54139/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-has-been-cancelled |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Wood provided the voice of Nick Johnsmith / Gristol Malik in ''[[Psychonauts 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1192436-interview-elijah-wood-talks-no-man-of-god |title=Interview: Elijah Wood Talks No Man of God, Psychonauts 2, and Favorite Kanye Albums |last=Treese |first=Tyler |date=August 27, 2021 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=28 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828171414/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1192436-interview-elijah-wood-talks-no-man-of-god |archive-date=28 August 2021}}</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
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* Wood is a huge music buff who admits to owning something in the range of 3,000 CDs, and once cited his favorite band as the [[Smashing Pumpkins]]. He's also made a playlist of all his favourite songs which can be accessed by his fans or anyone who is interested. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://hathawaymix.org/elijahwood/music.htm | title=Elijah iTunes Music Picks of 2005 | publisher=Elijah Illusions | date=[[2006-09-21]] | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref> |
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* 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> |
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* On September 19, 2006 Wood announced that his new recording label, [[Simian Records]], had signed [[The Apples in Stereo]] as their first band, with their new album ''[[New Magnetic Wonder]]'' due out in February of 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> |
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* Made #4 on Star's Big Hollywood Countdown. (The topic was Top 10 young stars.) |
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* His favorite movie is ''[[Harvey (film)|Harvey]]''. |
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* He has a tattoo of the Elvish word for nine, to commemorate playing a member of the Fellowship in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'', just below his navel on the right side. |
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*In 2003, his appendix burst, and he had to spend a week in the hospital to recover from its removal. |
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*Wood provides the voice of [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]], in the new game [[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 |
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| title=The Legend of Spyro: A new beginning | publisher= Oficial Site | accessdate=2006-10-18 }}</ref>. |
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* When the cast were to leave [[New Zealand]] from [[Lord of the Rings]], Jackson gave Wood two gifts; one of the [[One Ring]]s they used and [[Sting (Middle-earth)|Sting]], Frodo's sword. |
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In 2019, Wood starred as the musician Norval Greenwood in [[Ant Timpson]]'s black comedy thriller ''[[Come to Daddy (film)|Come to Daddy]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dujsik |first=Mark |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/come-to-daddy-movie-review-2020 |title='Come to Daddy' |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=7 Feb 2020 |access-date=March 2, 2024}}</ref> He both starred as Special Agent Bill Hagmaier and helped to produce [[Amber Sealey]]'s 2021 crime mystery ''[[No Man of God]]'', based on the real life story of Hagmaier's relationship with serial killer [[Ted Bundy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/no-man-of-god-2021 |title=No Man of God |work=Tribeca Film Festival |access-date=March 2, 2024}}</ref> In 2023, Wood played the starring role of Fritz Garbinger in [[Macon Blair]]'s superhero comedy horror movie ''[[The Toxic Avenger (2023 film)|The Toxic Avenger]]'', one of a series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tilly |first=Chris |date=2023-08-17 |title=The Toxic Avenger: Plot, cast & more |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/the-toxic-avenger-release-date-plot-cast-trailer-2253815/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Dexerto}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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===Films=== |
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==Other activities== |
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| rowspan="2"| [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Picasso at the Lapin Agile (movie)|Picasso at the Lapin Agile]]'' || [[Albert Einstein]] || pre-production |
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|''[[9 (film)|9]]'' || Voice || pre-production |
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| rowspan="3"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[The Passenger (2007)|The Passenger]] '' || [[Iggy Pop]] || pre-production |
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|''[[The Oxford Murders]]'' || Martin ||pre-production |
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|''[[Day Zero]]'' || Aaron Feller ||post-production |
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|rowspan="4"|[[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' || William Avary|| release: [[November 22]],[[2006]] |
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|''[[Happy Feet]]'' || Mumble (Voice) || release: [[November 17]],[[2006]] |
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|''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]'' || [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] (Voice) || Game |
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|''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' || young American tourist || US release: early 2007 |
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|rowspan="3"|[[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Everything is Illuminated (movie)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' || [[Jonathan Safran Foer]] || |
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|''[[Green Street Hooligans]]'' || Matt Buckner || |
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|''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' || [[Kevin (Sin City)|Kevin]] || |
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|[[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''|| Patrick || |
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|rowspan="4"|[[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |
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|''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' || The Guy || Cameo |
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|''[[All I Want (film)|All I Want aka Try Seventeen]]'' || Jones Dillon ||Direct-to-video |
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|''[[The Long and Short of It]]||first assistant director|| short film |
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|rowspan="2"| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |
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|''[[The Adventures of Thom Thumb and Thumbelina]]'' || Thom Thumb (voice) ||Direct-to-video |
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|rowspan="2"|[[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' || [[Frodo Baggins]] || |
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|''[[Ash Wednesday (film)|Ash Wednesday]]'' || Sean Sullivan ||Direct-to-video |
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|[[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Chain Of Fools]]'' || Mikey || Direct-to-video |
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|rowspan="2"|[[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Black and White (1999 movie)|Black and White]]'' || Wren || |
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|''[[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]]'' || Barney Snow ||made-for-television |
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|rowspan="2"|[[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[The Faculty]] || Casey Connor || |
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|''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' || Leo Beiderman || |
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|rowspan="2"|[[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Oliver Twist (1997 film)|Oliver Twist]] || Jack '[[The Artful Dodger]]' Dawkins ||made-for-television |
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|''[[The Ice Storm]]'' || Mikey Carver || |
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|[[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Flipper (1996 movie)|Flipper]]'' || Sandy || |
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|rowspan="2"|[[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[The War (film)|The War]]'' || Stuart 'Stu' Simmons || |
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|''[[North (movie)|North]]'' || North || |
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|rowspan="2"|[[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[The Good Son (1993 film)|The Good Son]]'' || Mark Evans || |
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|''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' || Huckleberry Finn|| |
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|rowspan="3"|[[1992 in film|1992]] || ''[[Day-O]]'' || Day-O || |
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|''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'' || Mike || |
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|''[[Forever Young (film)|Forever Young]]'' || Nat Cooper || |
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|[[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Paradise (1991 film)|Paradise]]'' || Willard Young || |
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|rowspan="4"|[[1990 in film|1990]] || ''[[Child in the Night]]'' || Luke ||made-for-television |
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|''[[The Witness (short film)|The Witness]]'' || Little Boy || short film |
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|''[[Avalon (1990 film)|Avalon]]'' || Michael Kaye || |
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|''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' || Sean Stretch || Cameo |
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|[[1989 in film|1989]] || ''[[Back to the Future II]]'' || Video-game boy || Cameo |
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[[File:100 primeros días de la Primera Dama (4711296401).jpg|upright=1.13 |thumb |Wood during his 2010 visit to Chile, with [[First Lady of Chile |First Lady]] [[Cecilia Morel]]]] |
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===Video clips=== |
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Wood appeared in [[The Cranberries]]' music video for "[[Ridiculous Thoughts]]" and in [[Danko Jones]]' three-piece series: "Full of Regret," "Had Enough," and "I Think Bad Thoughts."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/elijah-wood-birthday-here-are-his-lesser-known-works-4495920/ |title=Yes, the guy in the middle of nowhere in the music video of 'Ridiculous Thoughts' of The Cranberries is young Elijah Wood |last=Das |first=Samarpita |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110132950/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/elijah-wood-birthday-here-are-his-lesser-known-works-4495920/ |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://bravewords.com/news/danko-jones-actors-elijah-wood-ralph-macchio-and-jena-malone-discuss-below-the-belt-video-trilogy-in-new-video-epk |title=Danko Jones - Actors Elijah Wood, Ralph Macchio And Jena Malone Discuss Below The Belt Video Trilogy In New Video EPK |work=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110132948/http://bravewords.com/news/danko-jones-actors-elijah-wood-ralph-macchio-and-jena-malone-discuss-below-the-belt-video-trilogy-in-new-video-epk |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in the [[Beastie Boys]] music video "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-star-studded-make-some-noise-236854/ |title=First video from 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2' features Elijah Wood as a young Ad-Rock |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 21, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110133844/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-star-studded-make-some-noise-236854/ |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*[[Paula Abdul]]: [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]] ([[1989]]) |
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*[[The Cranberries]]: [[Ridiculous Thoughts]] ([[1995]]) |
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On April 11, 2008, Wood was the guest host of [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[Friday Night Project]]''. On April 25, 2009, he was honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival as an American actor who "has made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema, and who brings striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to his roles."<ref>{{cite news |title=Double Woods Honored at Midnight Awards |url=http://www.internationalfilmguide.com/p.aspx?t=news&fn=4&mid=37&did=179 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=International Film Guide |date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023058/http://www.internationalfilmguide.com/p.aspx?t=news&fn=4&mid=37&did=179 |archive-date=March 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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===Television=== |
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Wood has become a well-known disc jockey. Together with his friend Zach Cowie, they formed Wooden Wisdom and have toured around the world. They have spun at events such as the Bushmills Live 2012 festival at the [[Old Bushmills Distillery]], the opening of the [[Brickell City Centre]] and at the pre-Emmy party at The London West Hollywood hotel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Elijah Wood of DJ Wooden Wisdom to Perform at 'Bushmills Live' |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/actor-elijah-wood-dj-wooden-130000521.html |work=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |access-date=June 23, 2012 |date=April 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527063138/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/actor-elijah-wood-dj-wooden-130000521.html |archive-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> |
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*''[[Frasier]]'' - "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Ethan |
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*''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'' - "Responsibility" (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... Icarus |
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*''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' - "The True Test" (1996) TV Episode .... McPhee Broadman |
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*''[[The Electric Playground]]'' - Episode #7.13 (2002) TV Episode |
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*''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' - Episode #29.8 (2003) TV Episode .... Host |
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*''[[King of the Hill]]'' - "Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Jason |
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*''[[The Osbournes]]'' (2004)- TV Episode |
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*''[[MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed]]'' (2005)<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> |
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*''[[Punk'd]]'' (2006) - One Episode ....Himself |
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*''[[Keith Barry: Extraordinary]] - May 12, 2006 ....Himself |
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Wood signed up to co-produce and star in 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. Wood, alongside [[Tom Hiddleston]] and [[Anna Paquin]], was set start shooting in late 2012, but the production of the movie was delayed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i24b21916578451e52e9d905fd230d4fa?imw=Y |title=Wood to Produce 'Black Wings' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222227/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i24b21916578451e52e9d905fd230d4fa?imw=Y <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=April 19, 2007}}</ref> |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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Wood together with [[Sean Astin]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Dominic Monaghan]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], [[Miranda Otto]], [[John Rhys-Davies]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Liv Tyler]], and [[Karl Urban]], plus writer [[Philippa Boyens]] and director [[Peter Jackson]] on May 31, 2020, joined [[Josh Gad]]'s YouTube series ''Reunited Apart'' which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Kane |first=Caitlin |date=June 1, 2020 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-josh-gad-reunites-stars-of-lord-of-the-rings-while-raising-money-for-kids-in-need/ |title=Actor Josh Gad Reunites Stars of 'Lord of the Rings' While Raising Money for Kids in Need |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |
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'''Young Star Awards''' |
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*1995 Nominate Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film The War 1994 |
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*1997 Nominated Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Flipper 1996 |
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*1998 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Deep Impact 1998 |
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*1998 Won Best Performance by a Young in a Miniseries/Made for TV Movies Oliver Twist 1997 |
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==Business ventures== |
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In 2005, Wood started his own record label called [[Simian Records]]. On September 19, 2006, Wood announced that 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 |title=Elijah Wood's Label to Release New Apples in Stereo Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2006/09/elijah-woods-label-release-new-apples-stereo-album/ |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=September 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014416/http://www.spin.com/2006/09/elijah-woods-label-release-new-apples-stereo-album/ |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, he also directed the band's 2007 music video for "Energy."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Fred |title=Apples In Stereo, Elijah Wood Make Synergy and Video 'Energy' |url=http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=10805 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Harp (magazine)|Harp]] |date=January 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315065714/http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=10805 |archive-date=March 15, 2009}}</ref> |
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*2002 Won Hottest, Coolest Young Veteran - Male N/A |
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In 2010, Wood, together with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, founded The Woodshed, a production company that promotes horror films. In 2013, the company was re-branded as [[SpectreVision]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=September 4, 2013 |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/elijah-wood-woodshed-production-company-spectrevision-577850/ |title=Elijah Wood's Woodshed Rebrands As SpectreVision, Adds Music Management |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226120327/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/elijah-wood-woodshed-production-company-spectrevision/ |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref> |
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'''Young Artist Awards''' |
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*1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special Child in the Night 1990 |
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*1991 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Avalon 1990 |
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*1992 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Paradise 1991 |
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*1993 Won Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture Radio Flyer 1992 |
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*1995 Nominated Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture North 1994 |
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*1997 Nominated Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 |
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*1998 Nominated Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor The Ice Storm 1997 |
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==Personal life== |
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'''Visual Effects Society Awards''' |
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*2003 Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Effect Film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 |
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Wood and his partner, the Danish film producer Mette-Marie Kongsved, have two children together, a son (b. 2019) and a daughter (b. 2022).<ref>{{cite news |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=February 19, 2020 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/elijah-wood-mette-marie-kongsved-quietly-welcomed-baby-no-1/ |title=Elijah Wood and Mette-Marie Kongsved Quietly Welcomed Their 1st Child Together |work=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Emily |date=2023-03-28 |title=Elijah Wood Reveals He and Partner Mette-Marie Kongsved Welcomed Their Second Child Last Year |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/03/elijah-wood-mette-marie-kongsved-welcome-baby-girl-last-year-second-child |access-date=2023-03-29 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}<!--there was an engagement ring but marriage is not confirmed in this source--></ref> |
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'''Teen Choice Awards''' |
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*2002 Nominated Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure FOTR 2001 |
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*2003 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure TTT 2002 |
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*2004 Nominated Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure ROTK 2003 |
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*2005 Nomineted Choice Movie Bad Guy Sin City 2005 |
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Wood has a tattoo of the Elvish [[Sindarin]] word "nine", written in Tolkien's [[constructed script]] of [[Tengwar]], below his waist on the right side. It refers to his character as one of the nine members of the [[Fellowship of the Ring (characters)|Fellowship of the Ring]].<ref>{{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 |last=Lee |first=Patrick |website=SciFi.com |access-date=May 31, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306100400/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue348/interview.html |archive-date=March 6, 2007}}</ref> |
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'''ShoWest Convention USA''' |
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*1994 Not Available Young Star of the Year N/A |
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In May 2006, Wood was ranked at No. 7 on ''[[Autograph Collector Magazine]]''{{'s}} list of the "10 Best Hollywood Autograph Signers."<ref name="msnbc">{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp Best Autograph Signer; Cameron Diaz Worst |work=[[Fox News]] |url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/johnny-depp-best-autograph-signer-cameron-diaz-worst |date=May 13, 2006 |access-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820000844/https://www.foxnews.com/story/johnny-depp-best-autograph-signer-cameron-diaz-worst |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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'''Screen Actors Guild Awards''' |
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*2002 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture FOTR 2001 |
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*2003 Nominated Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture TTT 2002 |
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*2004 Won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture ROTK 2003 |
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On April 23, 2010, in a charitable gesture, Wood visited the Chilean town of [[Curepto]], one of the hardest hit by the [[2010 Chile earthquake |8.8 magnitude earthquake]] that struck on February 27, 2010. He made personal visits to many of the victims and was accompanied by the First Lady of Chile, [[Cecilia Morel]].<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707005838/http://www.3tv.cl/index.php?m=video&v=11498 |title= Elijah Wood visita a los damnificados del terremoto en Curepto |date=April 23, 2010 |work=[[:es:3TV |3TV]] |url=http://www.3tv.cl/index.php?m=video&v=11498 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latercera.com/contenido/661_253608_9.shtml |title=Visit the 27F earthquake victims |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713185107/http://latercera.com/contenido/661_253608_9.shtml |date=July 13, 2011 |work=[[La Tercera]] |language=es |access-date= May 5, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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'''Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards''' |
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*2002 Won Best Ensemble Acting FOTR 2001 |
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*2003 Won Best Ensemble Acting TTT 2002 |
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*2004 Nominated Best Ensemble Acting ROTK 2003 |
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Wood participated in the 2011 [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grant |first=Drew |date=November 16, 2011 |title=Elijah Wood Rides Subway Like Plebeian, 'Today' Hosts Shocked [Video] |url=https://observer.com/2011/11/elijah-wood-rides-subway-like-plebeian-today-hosts-shocked-video/ |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=April 18, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418212954/https://observer.com/2011/11/elijah-wood-rides-subway-like-plebeian-today-hosts-shocked-video/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref> He was an active supporter of [[Bernie Sanders]] during the [[2016 United States presidential election |2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/elijahwood/status/715578848000086016 |first=Elijah |last=Wood |user=elijahwood |number=715578848000086016 |title=Join me in supporting Bernie Sanders via @actblue |access-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211031451/https://twitter.com/elijahwood/status/715578848000086016 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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'''Online Film Critics Society Awards''' |
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*2003 Won Best Ensemble ROTK 2003 |
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During a 2016 interview with ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', Wood accused Hollywood of being organized by [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]] who preyed on children within the industry, including many of his fellow child actors. Wood credited his mother with protecting him from these "vipers" and parties "where that kind of thing was going on".<ref>{{cite news |last=Thring |first=Oliver |date=May 22, 2016 |title=Hollywood's evil secret |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-days/2016-05-22/news-review/hollywoods-evil-secret-mxsb5f3zl |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |access-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620193555/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-days/2016-05-22/news-review/hollywoods-evil-secret-mxsb5f3zl |archive-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> After the interview made international headlines, Wood clarified that he had "no firsthand experience or observation of the topic" and that his comments had been partly based on the documentary ''[[An Open Secret]]'' that he had seen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Victor |first=Daniel |date=May 24, 2016 |title=Elijah Wood Clarifies Comments on Hollywood Pedophilia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/movies/elijah-wood-hollywood-child-star-pedophilia.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527144259/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/movies/elijah-wood-hollywood-child-star-pedophilia.html |archive-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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'''Blockbuster Entertainment Awards''' |
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*1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 |
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*1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi Deep Impact 1998 |
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==Filmography and awards== |
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'''MTV Movie Awards''' |
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*2002 Nominated Best On-Screen Team FOTR 2001 |
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*2003 Won Best On-Screen Team TTT 2003 |
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==References== |
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*2002 Nominated Favorite Male Butt Kicker FOTR |
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'''Empire Awards UK''' |
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*2002 Won Best Actor FOTR |
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'''DVD Exclusive Awards''' |
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*2003 Nominated Best Animated Character Performance The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina 2002 |
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*2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary, New Release FOTR |
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*2003 Nominated Best Audio Commentary (New For DVD) TTT |
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* Sibley, Brian. ''The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide''. [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |Houghton Mifflin]], 2001. {{ISBN |0-618-15402-7}}. |
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* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 398. |
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*2004 Won Best Acting Ensemble ROTK |
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*1999 Nominated Favorite Actor - Horror The Faculty 1998 |
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*1999 Nominated Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi- Deep Impact 1998 |
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'''Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films USA''' |
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*1994 Won Best Performance by a Young Actor The Good Son 1993 |
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*1995 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor North 1994 |
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*2003 Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor TTT |
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*2004 Won Best Actor ROTK |
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'''Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences USA''' |
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*2004 Won Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male ROTK |
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Born | Elijah Jordan Wood January 28, 1981 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
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Known for | Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings |
Partner | Mette-Marie Kongsved |
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Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. Wood made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989) at the age of eight. 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 in the 1990s including North (1994), The War (1994), Flipper (1996), and The Ice Storm (1997). Wood achieved international fame in the early 2000s for playing the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), based on the classic fantasy novel of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood later 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), Sigma in Season 10 of Red vs. Blue, 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.
Early life
[edit]Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on January 28, 1981,[1] to Debbie (née Krause) and Warren Wood, who operated a delicatessen together.[2] He is of English, Danish,[3] Irish, and German ancestry, and was raised Catholic.[4][5][6] He has an older brother named Zachariah[7] and a younger sister named Hannah. At age seven, Wood began modeling and taking piano lessons in his hometown.[8][9] In elementary school, he appeared in The Sound of Music and played the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He served as a choirboy in a production of See How They Run. Wood's parents sold their delicatessen in 1989 and the family, without his father, moved to Los Angeles to allow him to pursue an acting career; they divorced when he was 15.[10]
Career
[edit]1988–1999: Early work
[edit]Wood modeled and appeared in local commercials; his first appearance was in the music video for Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl", directed by David Fincher. This was followed by a pivotal role in the made-for-TV film, Child in the Night, and a minor role in Back to the Future Part II, as a boy from a futuristic 2015 who teases Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) for playing an arcade game because "you have to use your hands".[11] Nine-year-old Wood auditioned for a role in Kindergarten Cop, but was told by director Ivan Reitman that his performance was not believable, which Wood later said was "a harsh thing to say to a nine-year-old."[12]
Playing Aidan Quinn's son in Avalon garnered professional attention for Wood; the film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards.[13] A small part in Richard Gere's Internal Affairs was followed by the role of a boy who brings estranged couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson back together in Paradise (1991). In 1992, Wood co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in Forever Young,[14] and with Joseph Mazzello in Radio Flyer.[15]
In 1993, Wood played the title character in Disney's adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huck Finn, and co-starred with Macaulay Culkin in the psychological thriller The Good Son. The following year, he starred in The War, alongside Kevin Costner. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, Wood’s performance earned praise.[16][17] Roger Ebert's review of the film praised Wood highly, stating that Wood "has emerged, I believe, as the most talented actor, in his age group, in Hollywood history."[18]
Wood's title role—opposite Bruce Willis—in the Robert Reiner film North (1994) was followed by a Super Bowl commercial for Lay's "Wavy" potato chips (with Dan Quayle).[19] In 1995, Wood appeared in the music video for The Cranberries' "Ridiculous Thoughts",[20] played the lead role in Flipper, and co-starred in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed The Ice Storm.[21] In 1996, he guest starred in the episode entitled "The True Test" in Homicide: Life on the Street. In 1997, Wood played Jack "The Artful Dodger" Dawkins in a made-for-TV adaptation of Oliver Twist, alongside Richard Dreyfuss.[22] The following year, he had a leading role in the sci-fi disaster film Deep Impact, and a starring role in The Faculty, directed by Robert Rodriguez. In 1999, Wood played a suburban white teenager who affects hip-hop lingo in James Toback's Black and White, and a junior hitman in Chain of Fools.[23]
1999–2003: The Lord of the Rings
[edit]Wood played Frodo Baggins in the 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's multi-volume novel. Wood was a fan of the book series, and he sent in an audition tape of himself dressed as Frodo, reading lines from the novel.[25] He was selected from 150 actors who auditioned.[26] Wood was the first actor to be cast.[27] This gave Wood top billing, alongside a cast full of stars.[28][29][30] The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand; principal photography took over a year, and pick-up shooting continued annually for the next four years.[31][32] Before the cast left the country, Jackson gave Wood two gifts: one of the One Ring props used on the set and Sting, Frodo's sword. He was also given a pair of prosthetic "hobbit feet" of the type worn during filming.[24]
In 2002, Wood lent his voice to the DTV release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. Later that year, the second part of Peter Jackson's trilogy was released, titled The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In 2003, Wood starred in the DTV film All I Want and cameoed as 'The Guy' in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. The concluding chapter of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in December of that year.[33]
2004–present
[edit]Wood's first role following his Lord of the Rings success was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), in which he played Patrick, an unscrupulous lab technician who pursues Kate Winslet. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005. He next played the silent serial killer Kevin in Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book series, Sin City (2005). Wood's audition for the role only consisted of staring at a film camera while passages from the graphic novel were read.[34] On May 12, 2005, Wood hosted MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed for the launch of the Xbox 360 video game console.[35]
In Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Wood starred as a young Jewish-American man on a quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer. In Green Street (also 2005), he played an American college student who joins a violent British football firm. Both had limited release but were critically acclaimed.[36][37]
Wood shot a small part in Paris, je t'aime (2006), which consists of 18 five-minute sections, each directed by a different director. Wood's section, called "Quartier de la Madeleine", was directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.[38]
In George Miller's animated musical Happy Feet (2006), Wood provided the voice of Mumble, a penguin who can tap dance, but not sing.[39] Happy Feet grossed over $380 million worldwide, and received both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Wood reprised his role for the film's sequel, Happy Feet Two (2011).[40]
Also in 2006, he was part of the ensemble cast of Emilio Estevez's drama Bobby, a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968, shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In the film, Wood marries Lindsay Lohan's character in order to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.[41] Bobby screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Wood, along with his co-stars, received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[42]
Later that year, Wood hosted the television special Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue for Discovery Kids;[43] he received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.[44] That same year, it was announced that Wood was set to star in The Passenger, a biographical film about singer Iggy Pop.[45] However, the project failed to come to fruition after years in development.[46]
Wood has provided voiceovers for video games, including the voice of Spyro the Dragon in The Legend of Spyro game trilogy (2006–2008),[47] as well as reprising Mumble in the game version of Happy Feet (2006–2011).[48]
On January 4, 2007, Wood joined Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg in a live telecast to announce the nominees for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.[49] Later that year, he starred in Day Zero, a drama about conscription in the United States, which had its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.[50]
In The Oxford Murders (2008), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Guillermo Martínez, Wood played a graduate student who investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically based murders in Oxford.[51] The following year, he voiced the lead in the animated feature film 9, which was produced by Tim Burton.[52]
Wood's first starring television role came in the FX series, Wilfred, where he played Ryan Newman, who is described as "an introverted and troubled young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with Wilfred, his neighbor's canine pet."[53] The pilot episode was shot in the summer of 2010,[54] and the series lasted four seasons, with the final episode airing in the U.S. on August 13, 2014. For his role, Wood received a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2011.[55]
In January 2011, it was confirmed that Wood had signed on to reprise the role of Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first film of the Hobbit trilogy, directed again by Peter Jackson.[56] The film was released the following year and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.[57]
Wood featured in the Beastie Boys' 2011 music video for "Make Some Noise," along with Seth Rogen and Danny McBride.[58] He then starred in the Flying Lotus music video "Tiny Tortures," where he played a recent amputee coming to grips with his new situation. The psychedelic video was described as "menacing and magical."[59]
In 2012, Wood had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, and starred in the horror film Maniac, for which he received the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor.[60] Maniac was mostly shot from a first person point of view of Wood's character.[61]
Wood played the leading role in the 2013 Hitchcockian suspense thriller Grand Piano.[62] He voiced Shay, one of two main characters in the adventure game Broken Age, for which he received the 2014 Performance in a Comedy, Lead award from National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR).[63] Next, Wood provided the voice of main character Wirt in Cartoon Network's animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall.[64] The series collected three Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, including Outstanding Animated Program.[65] This was followed by prominent roles in films The Last Witch Hunter (2015), opposite Vin Diesel; The Trust (2016), opposite Nicolas Cage; and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), opposite Melanie Lynskey. The latter film was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in January 2017.[66]
From 2016 to 2017, Wood co-starred with Samuel Barnett as Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It was announced in December 2017 that the show had not been renewed for a third season.[67] Wood provided the voice of Nick Johnsmith / Gristol Malik in Psychonauts 2.[68]
In 2019, Wood starred as the musician Norval Greenwood in Ant Timpson's black comedy thriller Come to Daddy.[69] He both starred as Special Agent Bill Hagmaier and helped to produce Amber Sealey's 2021 crime mystery No Man of God, based on the real life story of Hagmaier's relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy.[70] In 2023, Wood played the starring role of Fritz Garbinger in Macon Blair's superhero comedy horror movie The Toxic Avenger, one of a series.[71]
Other activities
[edit]Wood appeared in The Cranberries' music video for "Ridiculous Thoughts" and in Danko Jones' three-piece series: "Full of Regret," "Had Enough," and "I Think Bad Thoughts."[72][73] He also appeared in the Beastie Boys music video "Make Some Noise."[74]
On April 11, 2008, Wood was the guest host of Channel 4's Friday Night Project. On April 25, 2009, he was honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival as an American actor who "has made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema, and who brings striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to his roles."[75]
Wood has become a well-known disc jockey. Together with his friend Zach Cowie, they formed Wooden Wisdom and have toured around the world. They have spun at events such as the Bushmills Live 2012 festival at the Old Bushmills Distillery, the opening of the Brickell City Centre and at the pre-Emmy party at The London West Hollywood hotel.[76]
Wood signed up to co-produce and star in 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. Wood, alongside Tom Hiddleston and Anna Paquin, was set start shooting in late 2012, but the production of the movie was delayed.[77]
Wood together with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Karl Urban, plus writer Philippa Boyens and director Peter Jackson on May 31, 2020, joined Josh Gad's YouTube series Reunited Apart which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.[78]
Business ventures
[edit]In 2005, Wood started his own record label called Simian Records. On September 19, 2006, Wood announced that Simian had signed The Apples in Stereo as their first band, with their new album New Magnetic Wonder released in February 2007.[79] In addition, he also directed the band's 2007 music video for "Energy."[80]
In 2010, Wood, together with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, founded The Woodshed, a production company that promotes horror films. In 2013, the company was re-branded as SpectreVision.[81]
Personal life
[edit]Wood and his partner, the Danish film producer Mette-Marie Kongsved, have two children together, a son (b. 2019) and a daughter (b. 2022).[82][83]
Wood has a tattoo of the Elvish Sindarin word "nine", written in Tolkien's constructed script of Tengwar, below his waist on the right side. It refers to his character as one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring.[84]
In May 2006, Wood was ranked at No. 7 on Autograph Collector Magazine's list of the "10 Best Hollywood Autograph Signers."[85]
On April 23, 2010, in a charitable gesture, Wood visited the Chilean town of Curepto, one of the hardest hit by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27, 2010. He made personal visits to many of the victims and was accompanied by the First Lady of Chile, Cecilia Morel.[86][87]
Wood participated in the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement.[88] He was an active supporter of Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election.[89]
During a 2016 interview with The Sunday Times, Wood accused Hollywood of being organized by pedophiles who preyed on children within the industry, including many of his fellow child actors. Wood credited his mother with protecting him from these "vipers" and parties "where that kind of thing was going on".[90] After the interview made international headlines, Wood clarified that he had "no firsthand experience or observation of the topic" and that his comments had been partly based on the documentary An Open Secret that he had seen.[91]
Filmography and awards
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Further reading
[edit]- Sibley, Brian. The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-15402-7.
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 398.
External links
[edit]- Elijah Wood at IMDb
- Elijah Wood at the TCM Movie Database
- Elijah Wood at MobyGames, Blue Flame Labs
- Elijah Wood at Discogs, Zink Media.
- Elijah Wood at MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
- Elijah Wood at Rotten Tomatoes, Flixster Inc.
- Elijah Wood at AllMovie, All Media Network
- Elijah Wood at Internet Broadway Database, The Broadway League.
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