Elijah Wood
Actor
Austin, TX
Biography:
Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan in the FX television comedy Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated television series TRON: Uprising (2012).
Born Elijah Jordan Wood on 28 January, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wood is the son of Debbie (Krause) and Warren Wood, who ran a delicatessen. He has an older brother, Zack, and a younger sister, Hannah Wood. He is of English, German, Austrian, and Danish descent. Demonstrating a gift for performing at a young age, Wood's natural talent inspired his mother to take him to an International Modeling and Talent Association annual convention in Los Angeles. Soon after, he began to get bookings for small parts on television.
Although his first credit was a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), Wood's first major film role was in the 'Barry Levinson' historical family drama Avalon (1990). Following that, Wood became an in-demand child actor, appearing in a number of major films such as Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992) and The Good Son (1993), in which he co-starred with Macaulay Culkin. This was followed by the first role for which he received top-billing, North (1994). Although the film was widely condemned and a disaster 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). Many critics wondered if his ability as a child actor to capture an audience was wearing thin, as had many child actors', but Wood deftly transitioned into a versatile performer with roles such as the endlessly curious Mikey Carver in Ang Lee' ensemble film The Ice Storm (1997), as well as parts in popcorn flicks like Deep Impact (1998) and The Faculty (1998). 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) (released on home video) and Chain of Fools (2000).
Wood's work in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), provided a major boost to his career. The actor followed his work in the astronomically successful trilogy with a broad range of interesting screen roles and voice work, including a supporting role in Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), as well as the part of a sinister mute sociopath in Sin City (2005). His voice work has been featured in such animated films as Happy Feet (2006) and 9 (2009), as well as on television series including American Dad! (2005) and Robot Chicken (2001). Wood also played Ad-Rock in the Beastie Boys' comedic video for Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011).
An avid music fan, Wood founded Simian records and released its first album, New Magnetic Wonder by The Apples in Stereo, in 2007.
Sci-fi Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- PopCon Indy 2024 - April 26-28, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2024 - April 12-14, 2024 in Cleveland, OH
- Collective Con 2024 - March 8-10, 2024 in Jacksonville, FL 2023
- Fan Expo San Francisco 2023 - November 24-26, 2023 in San Francisco, CA
- Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show 2023 - October 28-29, 2023 in Villepinte, France
- Dragon Con 2023 - August 31 - September 4, 2023 in Atlanta, GA
- Awesome Con 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Washington, DC 2022
- Fan Expo Canada 2022 - August 25-28, 2022 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Fan Expo Boston 2022 - August 12-14, 2022 in Boston, MA
- Fan Expo Chicago 2022 - July 7-10, 2022 in Rosemont, IL
- Fan Expo Denver 2022 - July 1-3, 2022 in Denver, CO
- Fan Expo Dallas 2022 - June 17-19, 2022 in Dallas, TX
- MegaCon Orlando 2022 - May 19-22, 2022 in Orlando, FL
- Calgary Expo 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Calgary, AB, Canada 2021
Fan Expo Dallas 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in Dallas, TXCancelled AppearanceMegaCon Orlando 2021 - August 12-15, 2021 in Orlando, FLCancelled Appearance 2020Fan Expo Boston 2020 - August 7-9, 2020 in Boston, MAConvention CancelledFan Expo Dallas 2020 - June 19-21, 2020 in Dallas, TXConvention CancelledCalgary Expo 2020 - April 23-26, 2020 in Calgary, AB, CanadaConvention PostponedMegaCon Orlando 2020 - April 16-19, 2020 in Orlando, FLConvention PostponedFan Expo Dallas 2020 - March 27-29, 2020 in Dallas, TXConvention Postponed 2019- L.A. Comic Con 2019 - October 11-13, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA
- Montreal Comiccon 2019 - July 5-7, 2019 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming Expo - Perth 2019 - June 28-30, 2019 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming Expo - Sydney 2019 - June 21-23, 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019 - May 23-26, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ 2018
- MegaCon Orlando 2018 - May 24-27, 2018 in Orlando, FL
- Calgary Expo 2018 - April 26-29, 2018 in Calgary, AB, Canada
22 confirmed guest appearances
View Elijah Wood on FanCons.com for 24 additional guest appearances