Originally a child actor, Elijah Wood made a seamless transition into adult roles, appearing in such movies as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Sin City. He has also had main roles in the popular The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Wood made his first film appearance at seven years old in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II. He continued as a child actor in the popular films Avalon, Radio Flyer and Forever Young. His first major roles as an adult came in the The Lord of the Rings series in the early 2000s. Following the highly successful trilogy, Wood had smaller parts in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Sin City. He also was a voice actor in the 2006 animated film Happy Feet and has done voice over work for several video games.

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• (1981) : Born

• (1989) Back To The Future II: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1991) Paradise: IMDb

• (1992) Forever Young: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1993) The Adventures of Huck Finn: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1993) The Good Son: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1994) North: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1996) Flipper: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1998) Deep Impact: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2004) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2005) Sin City: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) Happy Feet: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2007) Day Zero: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2008) The Oxford Murders: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes