Elijah Wood

Biography: Elijah was born the middle of three children to parents, Warren and Debbie Wood. He has a brother Zack (a video game producer) seven years his senior, as well as a younger sister Hannah (a poet and actress) 3 years younger than him. He currently resides in Venice, California. A professional actor since the age of six, he has appeared in over 35 films, his first role was in 1990's "Avalon", but he is best known for the role of Frodo Baggins in the Academy Award winning "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. In 2005, Eljiah launched his own record label, Simian Records. The first band signed, The Apples in Stereo's CD was a critical and indie chart success. Elijah is currently in the process of producing several films and continues to act in independent films. In 2009, Elijah Wood's films for the decade scored the highest average rating of any actor working today by movie critics and he received special honors during the San Francisco Film Festival as a charismatic young actor who has made remarkable contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema as he brings intelligence, talent and depth of character to his roles.

Elijah raised the bar for himself as he set a world record for being the first person to cross by rope, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Africa in 2008 for the reality TV program Adrenaline Junkies.
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Elijah Wood's Scores

Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore:
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 40
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Negative: 2 out of 17
17 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 89
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mar 19, 2004 Patrick 8.8
Metascore: 92
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Dec 19, 2001 Frodo Baggins 8.8
Metascore: 55
Green Street Hooligans
Sep 9, 2005 Matt Buckner 8.4
Metascore: 72
The Ice Storm
Sep 26, 1997 Mikey Carver 8.2
Metascore: 58
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Dec 14, 2012 Frodo 8.2
Metascore: 58
Everything Is Illuminated
Sep 16, 2005 Jonathan Safran Foer 8.0
Metascore: 61
The Faculty
Dec 25, 1998 Casey Connor 7.7
Metascore: 59
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Aug 3, 2012 Scott 7.3
Metascore: 60
9
Sep 9, 2009 9 6.6
Metascore: 40
Ash Wednesday
Oct 11, 2002 Sean Sullivan 6.6
Metascore: 41
Day Zero
Jan 18, 2008 Aaron Feller 6.6
Metascore: 77
Happy Feet
Nov 17, 2006 Mumble 6.1
Metascore: 43
The Romantics
Sep 10, 2010 Chip Hayes 6.1
Metascore: 40
Deep Impact
May 8, 1998 Leo Biederman 5.8
Metascore: 50
Happy Feet Two
Nov 18, 2011 Mumble 5.6
Metascore: tbd
The Oxford Murders
Aug 6, 2010 Martin 5.5
Metascore: 69
Operation Filmmaker
Jun 4, 2008 Himself tbd
Metascore: tbd
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Dec 13, 2013 Frodo Baggins / Frodo Baggins tbd
Metascore: tbd
The Hobbit: There and Back Again
Dec 17, 2014 Frodo tbd
Metascore: 62
Maniac
Jun 21, 2013 Frank tbd