Line #6 Creator/ElijahWood


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2	->''"As much as my primary vocation is that of an actor, if anything, I feel like I am more excited about filmmaking in general, so it's not always a specific role that I'm attracted to, but rather an entire piece that I want to be a part of."''
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4	Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American actor.
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6	He's had a strong career as a child actor (even appearing alongside another well-known child actor, Creator/MacaulayCulkin), and averted issues with aging out of his audience by transitioning to teenage and later young adult roles. His landmark role is the {{hobbit\|s}} Frodo Baggins in the ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy directed by Creator/PeterJackson. He also starred in the [[TransAtlanticEquivalent American version]] of ''Series/{{Wilfred}}''.
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8	He's also known for being something of an entrepreneur, founding both a record label called Simian Records, and an indie horror company called [=SpectreVision=], known for producing films such as ''Film/AGirlWalksHomeAloneAtNight'' and ''Film/{{Mandy\|2018}}''.
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10	!!Film:
11	* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'': bit part as a child playing the video game in the diner
12	* ''Film/RadioFlyer'': Mike
13	* ''Film/ForeverYoung'': Nat Cooper
14	* ''You and Your... Five Senses'': WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} (1990 update)
15	* ''[[Literature/AdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993 Creator/{{Disney}} film): [[{{Delinquent}} Huckleberry]] [[TheRunaway Finn]]
16	* ''Film/TheGoodSon'': [[TheCassandra Mark Evans]]
17	* ''Film/{{North}}'': [[InnocentBigot North]]
18	* ''Film/TheWar'': Stu Simmons
19	* ''Film/{{Flipper}}'' (1996 film): Sandy Ricks
20	* ''Film/TheIceStorm'': Mikey Carver
21	* ''Film/OliverTwist'' (1997 TV Movie): Jack "TheArtfulDodger" Dawkins
22	* ''Film/DeepImpact'': [[TeenGenius Leo Biederman]]
23	* ''Film/TheFaculty'': [[TheSmartGuy Casey Connor]]
24	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and its {{prequel}}, ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'': [[SupportingProtagonist Frodo]] [[{{Hobbits}} Baggins]], his most famous role and personal favorite role.
25	* ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'': The Guy
26	* ''Film/{{Bobby}}'': William Avary
27	* ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'': Patrick
28	* ''Film/SinCity'': [[SerialKiller Kevin]]
29	* ''Film/EverythingIsIlluminated'': Jonathan Safran Foer
30	* ''[[Film/GreenStreet Green Street Hooligans]]'': Matt Buckner
31	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'': [[TheChosenOne 9]]
32	* ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeetTwo'' (Voice): [[DreadfulMusician Mumble]]
33	* ''Film/RevengeForJolly'': Thomas
34	* ''[[Film/Maniac1980 Maniac (2012)]]'': Frank Zito
35	* ''Film/GrandPiano'': Tom Selznick
36	* ''Film/{{Cooties}}'': Clint Hadson
37	* ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'': 37th Dolan
38	* ''Film/IDontFeelAtHomeInThisWorldAnymore'': Tony
39	* ''Film/ComeToDaddy'': Norval Greenwood
40	* ''Film/NoManOfGod'': Bill Hagmaier
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42	!!Television:
43	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' (Guest Star [[TheVoice Voice]]): Ethan
44	* ''Series/{{Wilfred}}'': [[AmoralAttorney Ryan]] [[ThirdEye Newman]]
45	* ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'': Todd Brotzman
46	* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'': Prince Humperdinck
47	* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'': [=McPhee=] "Cheeks" Broadman
48	* ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'': Walter (Season 2)
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50	!!Pinball:
51	* ''Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings''
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53	!!Video Games
54	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'': [[SequelHook Uncredited Voice]] in the [[HeroicWillpower Sea of Blood]], revealed in ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWarGhostOfSparta Ghost of Sparta]]'' as [[LongLostSibling Deimos]].
55	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'': [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Spyro]]
56	* ''VideoGame/BrokenAge'': Shay, the lead male protagonist.
57	* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'': Nick Johnsmith
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59	!!Western Animation
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' (Voice): [[StealthExpert Beck]]
61	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' (Voice): Wirt
62	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' (Voice): Jace Rucklin
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64	!!Web Animation
65	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' (Voice): ArtificialIntelligence [[AIIsACrapshoot Fragment]] [[TheCorrupter Sigma]]
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67	!!Tropes Associated with Elijah Wood's roles:
68	* BigNo: He's very good at this.
69	* FakeBrit: Has a British accent as Frodo for the TranslationConvention[=/=]TheQueensLatin in ''The Lord of the Rings''.
70	* InnocentBlueEyes: Just made to be typecast.
71	* OlderThanTheyLook: His small frame and boyish features have made him look younger than his true age throughout his career.
72	* TheOtherDarrin: Currently, he's the fourth of ''seven'' voices for [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Spyro]]; [[Franchise/SpyroTheDragon the PS1/PS2 era games]] had Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Creator/TomKenny, and Creator/JessHarnell (with Kenny reprising his role for the ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy''); Creator/JoshKeaton and then Creator/MatthewMercer took the role for the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' games, and [[Film/{{Accepted}} Justin Long]] took over for ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy''.
73	* PlayingAgainstType: Usually cast as innocent, childish or otherwise "soft" characters, his turns as Broadman in ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', Kevin in ''Sin City'' and Frank in ''Maniac'' cast him as psychopaths.
74	* PromotedFanboy: He stated that becoming a part of ''Broken Age'' was quite an honor, since he grew up on Tim Schafer games, such as ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'' and ''VideoGame/FullThrottle''.
75	* SpecialGuest: Was brought in as a contestant in the ''WebVideo/ScreenJunkies''' movie debate show, ''WebVideo/MovieFights''.
76	* WhatBeautifulEyes: Many people have made note of his huge, ''extremely'' blue eyes.
77	** Creator/SeanAstin [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7Cik-jk38 even gave this]] [[PurpleProse very poetic description]] of his eyes during filming of ''The Lord of the Rings'':
78	--->'''Sean:''' If you look really closely, it looks like an eclipse; the pupil has gone in front of the sun, and from behind the dark pupil are these kind of rays of golden light coming through the pools of blue water.
79	** Also counts as AwesomeButImpractical, [[BlindWithoutEm since he's virtually blind without contact lenses or glasses]] -- in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u05hcDVKSIk this]] other behind the scenes video, both Sean and Billy Boyd note the irony that he has these big beautiful eyes that don't actually work properly.

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