Elijah Wood’s rise from a young prodigy to a world-famous actor can be summed up in five straightforward lines, according to legendary film reviewer Roger Ebert, who once called him “the most talented actor in his age group in Hollywood history”: The Rings of the Lord.
When the young actor, then 18 years old, accepted the role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s first three films, he also accepted the responsibility of carrying the weight of millions of J.R.R. Tolkien fans throughout the world with him.
How old was Elijah Wood when he did the faculty?
Elijah Wood, who starred in this movie, was 17 at the time.
Did Elijah Wood quit acting?
Wood, though, has a long list of previous performing roles under his belt. Naturally, nothing compares to how significant The Lord of the Rings was. You might be interested to learn what else Wood accomplished after that, though. He didn’t stop acting.