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 Santa Monica, California.



A professional actor since the age of six, he has appeared in over 30 films, his first role was in 1990's "Avalon", but he is best known for the role of Frodo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.



In 2005, Eljiah launched his own record label, Simian Records.