Elijah Wood

Movie Actor

Birthday January 28, 1981

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Cedar Rapids, IA

Age 43 years old

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About

Actor who was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance for his role as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. His other notable films include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindSin City, and Happy Feet.

Before Fame

He began his career as a child model, and had a role as a choir boy in the Marion Creative Council's production of See How They Run. He appeared in Paula Abdul's music video for "Forever Your Girl." 

Trivia

He had a small role in Back to the Future Part II in 1989. 

Family Life

His parents, Warren and Debra Wood, raised him with his siblings in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His younger sister Hannah is an actress and his older brother Zachariah is a video game producer. He dated Elliot Page from 2003 to 2004. He and his wife, Danish film producer Mette-Marie Kongsved, have two children. 

Associated With

He and Sean Astin played devoted friends Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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