Film, series and voice actor. Best known for his role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was born on January 28, 1981 as the middle of three children, and began his career at the age of seven.
Initially, it was modeling and local advertising. He appeared in the music video for the song Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul, and in 1990 he played a key role in the film Child in the Dark . He also played, among others in Return to the Past II , Avalon , Synalk and The Adventures of Huck Finn . At the age of 19, he has already had over 20 film appearances. But he was most famous for his involvement in the Peter Jackson film trilogy.
In 2001, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released , in which Elijah Wood played the role of a hobbit named Frodo Baggins. He played the same role in the next two parts of the series and in The Hobbit: An Extraordinary Journey . For this he was nominated for 24 awards, of which he managed to win 11. It is worth mentioning here that on May 31, 2020, together with other members of the main cast, director and screenwriter of films, Philippe Boyens, took part in the online meeting of Josh Gad from the Reunited Apart series , during which they remembered the times of shooting the trilogy but also promoted charity events.
In the following years, he appeared in various productions, from the comedy-drama Everything is Illumination (2005), to the voice of Mambo in the animated films of the Happy Feet series (2006 and 2011), to the thriller Grand Piano (2013). ) and the fantasy movie The Witch Hunter (2015). As a voice actor, he played not only in films, but also in series: Hello, Franklin , Freak Show or Tron: Rebelia , as well as in video games, including The Lord of the Rings and The Legend of Spyro series .
In addition to his acting career, Elijah Wood is also a musician – he plays the piano, he also participated in recordings for the films Małolat and On the other side of the wall .
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