Elijah Wood

Widely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation, Elijah Wood continues to challenge himself with roles spanning the spectrum of style and genre.

Wood can be seen in the comedy/horror film Cooties, which he also produced with partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, under their banner SpectreVision. Cooties follows a virus that strikes school children and turns those infected into savages, with an unlikely hero helping the teachers fight back. SAW writer and executive producer Leigh Whannell wrote the script along with Glee creator Ian Brennan. The film premiered at 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Wood took part on production of Alex and Ben Brewer's The Trust, starring opposite Nicolas Cage. David Waters [Wood] and Jim Stone [Cage] are two crooked cops who discover a hidden safe while working in the evidence unit of the police department. When they try to abscond with the contents, they are faced with even more corruption that leaves them fighting for their lives and questioning their every move.

Wood was also seen in Andy Goddard's Set Fire to the Stars alongside Ceclyn Jones. The film, which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2014, follows an aspiring poet in 1950's New York embarking on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

Wood also executive produced and narrated Made in Japan, a documentary about the remarkable life of Tomi Fujiyama, the world's first Japanese country music superstar. The story is a funny yet poignant multicultural journey through music, marriage and the impact of the corporate world on the dreams of one woman. The documentary premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Festival.

On television, Wood was seen in the fourth and final season of the FXX comedy Wilfred. The show, a U.S. remake of the Australia hit sitcom which was adapted by Family Guy vet David Zuckerman and revolved around a guy [Wood], a girl, and a mixed-breed dog named Wilfred, which Zuckerman describes as part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender.

Additionally, on television, Wood lent his voice to Cartoon Network's 10-episode animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall. The Emmy®-nominated series was created by Patrick McHale and centered around two brothers who travel through a forest in order to find their way home.

In 2010, Wood teamed with partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller to form SpectreVision. Respectively, an actor, a director and a writer created the company to tell heartfelt, character-driven stories tackling real emotional and social issues that test the boundaries of the horror genre. Their first original production, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night made its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.

More recently they produced The Boy, an intriguing look into the early childhood of a future serial killer, based on the Sundance short Henley. The Boy is directed by Craig McNeill and stars David Morse as John Henley and 9-year-old Jared Breeze as the title role of Ted Henley.

Wood has also voiced the character of 'Beck' In Tron: Uprising, the animated science fiction series part of the Tron Series which airs on Disney XD. The series is directed by Charlie Bean.

Wood made an indelible mark in the trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings in the lead role of the hobbit, 'Frodo Baggins.' Directed by Peter Jackson, the films; The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King were all critically lauded as well as being box office record setters. In addition, Return of the King won the Academy Award® for Best Picture (2003) as well as 11 Academy Awards® in all, tying Titanic for the record.

Additional credits include Open Windows, Grand Piano, Maniac, The Hobbit, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Treasure Island, Happy Feet 2, The Romantics, 9, Oxford Murders, Paris Je T'aime, Day Zero, Happy Feet, Bobby, Everything is Illuminated, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hooligans, Sin City, Ice Storm, Ash Wednesday and Black and White.

Wood is an active member and supporter of The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization founded in 1997 that encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions.

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