Elijah Wood
Biography
Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Warren and Debbie Wood. He has an older brother Zack and a younger sister Hannah Wood. At an early age Elijah showed a knack for entertaining and wowing audiences, and his mother decided to take him to Los Angeles for an Annual International Modeling and Talent Association convention. He quickly landed himself an acting job. Soon he began popping up in commercials and then in small parts on television, but he got his first major part appearing in Avalon (1990) in 1990. His acting career took off from there, and he began appearing in films such as Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992) and Forever Young (1992), with Mel Gibson. After The Good Son (1993) with Macaulay Culkin, Elijah appeared in North (1994). Although the film was deemed a flop at the box office, Elijah was praised as the only good thing to come out of it. In 1996 Elijah starred in a movie remake of an old TV show, Flipper (1996), and immediately regained his old strength. He appeared in countless films after that. Many critics wondered if his ability as a child actor to capture an audience was wearing thin, as had many child actors', but Elijah has proved that it has only made him stronger. Deep Impact (1998) and The Faculty (1998) were produced after that, and were quite successful. In 1999 Elijah was in three movies that never made it into wide release: The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999) (released on satellite TV), Black and White (1999/I) (released on home video) and Chain of Fools (2000). Elijah next went to work on what has been called the biggest project ever to hit the movies, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Filmography
Happy Feet 2 in 3D (2011)
The Legend of Spyro (2010)
Wilfred (2010)
Full of Regret (2010)
The Romantics (2010)
Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
9 (2009)
A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008)
The Oxford Murders (2008)
At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. |
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007)
Day Zero (2007)
Freak Show(2006)
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006)
American Dad!(2006)
Happy Feet (2006)
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Happy Feet (2006)
Robot Chicken(2006)
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006)
Bobby (2006)
The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on June 6th, 1968, which centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where he was killed.
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented and awakened.
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
A young Jewish American man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village, that was ultimately razed by the Nazis, with the help of a local who speaks weirdly funny broken English.
Sin City (2005)
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
After leaving Harvard in disgrace, journalism student Matt (Elijah Wood) journeys to London to visit his sister (Claire Forlani). Once there, he becomes drawn into his brother-in-law\'s band of weekend warriors, forever up for a ruck, and soon finds himself caught up in the bloodlust of the gang. The film\'s energy and visceral impact is not surprising: German-born director Alexander was herself a former kickboxing champion, and she brings an unvarnished verisimilitude to this high-octane take on masculinity and tribalism.
