Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in
Back to the Future Part II, then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9, being nominated for several
Young Artist Awards. He is best known for his high-profile role as
Frodo Baggins in
Peter Jackson's critically acclaimed
The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its upcoming prequels
The Hobbit films. Since then, he has resisted
typecasting by choosing varied roles in critically acclaimed films such as
Bobby,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Sin City,
Green Street and
Everything Is Illuminated.