Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor, voice actor, film producer, and DJ. He portrayed Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey .
Wood made his film debut in 1989 with a small part in Back to the Future Part II. He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in Avalon , Paradise , Radio Flyer, Forever Young , The Adventures of Huck Finn and The Good Son . As a teenager, he starred in films such as North, The War , Flipper , The Ice Storm , Deep Impact and The Faculty . Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Sin City, Green Street, Everything Is Illuminated , Paris, je t'aime, Bobby , Celeste and Jesse Forever, Maniac , Grand Piano , The Last Witch Hunter , The Trust , and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore .
Wood's voice work includes the role of Mumble in Happy Feet and its sequel; the title character in 9 ; and Spyro in the Legend of Spyro video game trilogy . In addition, he provided the voice of Beck on Disney XD's Tron: Uprising , and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall . From 2011–2014, Wood played the role of Ryan Newman in the FX television series Wilfred, for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. From 2016–17, he starred as Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Wood had his own record label, Simian Records, which he founded in 2005 and which was dissolved in 2015. In 2010, he founded the production company SpectreVision, which specializes in producing horror films such as The Greasy Strangler and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Wikipedia
“In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.”
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