- Elijah made his film debut in Back to the Future Part II (1989).
- Elijah was a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13.
- Elijah is best know for his role Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Elijah has resisted typecasting by choosing varied roles in critically-acclaimed films such as Bobby, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Green Street and Everything Is Illuminated.
- Elijah recently starred in the film Day Zero (2007) and provided the voice of the main character, Mumble, in the award-winning animated film Happy Feet.
- Elijah played an American tourist turned vampire in Paris, je t'aime.
- In 2005, Elijah started his own record label, Simian Records.
- Elijah is the voice of Spyro the Dragon, in the game The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.
- In 2008, Elijah set a new world record when he became the first person ever to cross the Victoria Falls on ropes during an appearance on Jack Osbourne's show Adrenaline Junkie.
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Elijah has supported several campaigns for charity such as Keep a Child Alive or ALDO/YouthAIDS
- Elijah is a music buff who admits to owning something in the range of 4,000 CDs, and once cited his favorite band as Smashing Pumpkins.
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Elijah has a tattoo of the Quenya-mode Tengwar symbol for "nine" just below his waist on the right side, a reference to the fact that his character was one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring.
- In May 2006, Autograph Collector Magazine published its list of 10 Best & 10 Worst Hollywood Signers, Wood was ranked #7 on the list of Best Signers.
- Elijah has, on occasion, been mistaken for Tobey Maguire and Daniel Radcliffe.
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