Elijah Wood first appeared in the 1989 American science fiction film ‘Back to the Future Part II’ directed by Robert Zemeckis. Even though the film received a mixed response from critics, it was a major box office success and grossed over $332.9 million on a $40 million budget. He next starred in films like ‘Internal Affairs’ (1990), ‘Avalon’ (1990), ‘Child in the Night’ (1990), ‘Paradise’ (1991), ‘Forever Young’ (1992), ‘Radio Flyer’ (1992), and ‘The Adventures of Huck Finn’ (1993). Wood won the ‘Saturn Award’ for his performance as ‘Mark Evans’ in the 1993 Joseph Ruben-directed American psychological thriller film ‘The Good Son.’ The film received a lukewarm response from critics but managed to gross over $60.6 million on a $17-28 million budget. He continued to star in films such as ‘North’ (1994), ‘The War’ (1994), ‘Flipper’ (1995), ‘The Ice Storm’ (1996), ‘Deep Impact’ (1998), ‘The Faculty’ (1998), ‘The Bumblebee Flies Anyway’ (1999), ‘Black and White’ (1999), and ‘Chain of Fools’ (2000). In 2001, he portrayed ‘Frodo Baggins’ in the epic fantasy adventure film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ directed by Peter Jackson. The film opened to universal acclaim and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $897.7 million on a $93 million budget. It is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
Wood went on to star in films like ‘Ash Wednesday’ (2002), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (2002), ‘All I Want’ (2002), ‘Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over’ (2003), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003), ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ (2004), ‘Sin City’ (2005), ‘Everything Is Illuminated’ (2005), ‘Bobby’ (2006), ‘Happy Feet’ (2006), ‘Day Zero’ (2007), ‘The Oxford Murders’ (2008), ‘9’ (2009), ‘The Romantics’ (2010), ‘Happy Feet Two’ (2011), and ‘Revenge for Jolly!’ (2012). In 2012, he reprised his role as ‘Frodo Baggins’ in the Peter Jackson-directed epic high fantasy adventure film ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ The film, despite opening to mixed reviews, did impressive business at the box office and grossed over $1.017 billion on a $200–315 million budget. He continued to star in films such as ‘Pawn Shop Chronicles’ (2013), ‘Cooties’ (2014), ‘The Wind Rises’ (2014), ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ (2015), ‘The Trust’ (2016), ‘I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ (2017), and ‘Come to Daddy’ (2019). Wood was last seen in the 2021 American crime mystery film ‘No Man of God’ directed by Amber Sealey. The film received a 79% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.