Table of Biography
Elijah Wood is a famous actor, producer, and DJ from the United States. Elijah Wood is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy (2001–2003) and “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012).
Early Life
On the 28th of January 1981, Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States of America. According to his birth date, he is 43 years old and has a birth sign of Aquarius. In addition, he has his belief in Christianity religion while belonging to a mixed ethnicity of English-German-Austrian-Danish descent. His birth name is Elijah Jordan Wood.
Following his family background, he was born to Warren Wood (father) and Debra Krause (mother). In addition, he grew up with his older brother, Zachariah, and a younger sister, Hannah. He was a talented boy from an early age, beginning modeling at the age of seven and taking piano lessons to develop his musical ability.
Caption: Elijah Wood’s old photo (Source: Instagram)
Growing up, he also appeared in elementary school plays, including the title role in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” and even served as a choirboy in “See How They Run.” His mother always supported him, and they even moved to Los Angeles for Wood to pursue an acting career, but his parents split when he was 15 years old.
Elijah Wood – Education
Moving on to his academic career, he went to St Patrick’s Catholic School and completed his early schooling. However, it is unknown whether he has received any degree or not.
Professional Career
Elijah Wood began his career as a child model and registered for the ‘International Modeling and Talent Association,’ an annual convention. He received his big break as a model in 1989 when he appeared in Paula Abdul’s music video ‘Forever Your Girl.’ Getting early success as a model, he shifted to acting.
Afterward, he made his brief appearances in movies, “The Good Son,” “The War,” and “North,” followed by “The Ice Storm,” “Oliver Twist,” “Deep Impact,” “The Faculty,” “Black and White,” and “Chain of Fools.”
Big Break-through role
Caption: The poster of the film, The Lord of the Rings (Source: Amazon. pl)
In 2001, he received his biggest break when he played the major character of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s film adaption of the hit film, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”
He later reprised the role in the trilogy’s last two films, “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” In addition to reprising his performances in the trilogy, he provided the voice of Tom Thumb in the direct-to-video release of “The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.”
Voice Roles and Production Company
He later gave standout performances in successful films such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Sin City,” “Everything Is Illuminated,” and “Green Street.” Moreover, he even voiced the character of ‘Mumble’ in the animated film ‘Happy Feet,’ which went on to win an ‘Academy Award.’ Afterward, he voices the lead character in the animated feature film version of the short film “9.”
In addition to her acting career, he founded the record label ‘Simian Records,’ which has published several recordings. He co-founded “The Woodshed” production firm with Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller in 2010. Moreover, he reprised the character of ‘Mumble’ in “Happy Feet Two.”
Other movie roles and television roles
He also played Frodo Baggins again in the epic fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” in 2013. Later, he also played the lead in Hitchcock’s suspense thriller “Grand Piano.” In 2015, he co-starred in the dark fantasy action thriller “The Last Witch Hunter” with Vin Diesel. Moreover, in 2016, he co-starred in the black comedy film “The Trust” with Nicolas Cage. He co-starred in the comedy thriller film “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore” in 2017, which won the Grand Jury Prize.
In addition, he portrayed Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently’s “Holistic Detective Agency” from 2016 to 2017. Moreover, he also appeared in several television shows, including “Tron: Uprising,” “Over the Garden Wall,” “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency,” and “Star Wars Resistance.”
Awards
Working in several movies and television, he won several awards and nominations in his career. Two “Saturn Awards” (1993, 2003), “Young Artist Award” (1991), “Empire Award” (2001), “Phoenix Film Critics Society Award” (2001), “MTV Movie Award”(2002), “Online Film Critics Society Award” (2002), “Interactive Achievement Award” (2003), ” Critics’ Choice Movie Award” (2003), “National Board of Review Award” (2003), “Hollywood Film Award” (2006), and “Fangoria Chainsaw Award” (2012) are some of the awards which have been won during his career.
Net Worth 2024
As an actor and producer, he has earned a good sum of money in his career. With his breakthrough role as Frodo Baggins, he has undoubtedly amassed a sizable wealth, as his beginning wage was originally $250,000 for the first chapter of LOTR. Still, as the trilogy progressed, it was boosted to $1 million. He has a net worth of roughly $20 million as of 2022.
Relationship Status
Talking about his personal life, Elijah Wood is currently dating Mette-Marie Kongsved. Mette is a well-known Danish film producer with whom Wood has been dating since 2016. They’ve been together for nearly 5 years and have a child together, who was born in 2019. In part, Wood has dated popular actress, Elliot Page.
Caption: Elijah Wood with his girlfriend, Mette-Marie Kongsved (Source: Vanity Fair)
He is also a philanthropist and humanitarian who has worked closely with various NGOs. In addition, he contributed to charities such as ‘Keep a Child Alive’ and ‘Youth AIDS.’ Along with Chile’s First Lady, Cecilia Morel, he also visited towns in Chile devastated by the 2010 earthquake.
Body Measurement
Caption: Elijah Wood posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
This celeb is a good-looking man with a well-maintained athletic body. Moreover, he stands 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68 m) while he weighs around 64 kg (140 lbs). In addition, he has brown hair, a pair of blue eyes color, and a beard on his face. His body measurement measures 38-31-13 inches and wears a shoe size of 10 US.
Elijah Wood – Social Media
There are over 1 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@elijahwood.’ On his Facebook page, there are over 1.9 million followers. Officially, he is not active on Instagram but his fans created several Instagram accounts with his name.