Attended IMTA: 1989
Following IMTA signed with: Onorato/Guillod Entertainment
Elijah attended IMTA when he was eight years old and soon after landed a role in Back to the Future Part II. He went on to star in Radio Flyer, Forever Young and Huck Finn and was recognized as a gifted child actor as a result of his performances in the films. Elijah is best known as Frodo Baggins in the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy and has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors, starring in some of the biggest critical and box office hits, including Sin City, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Everything Is Illuminated, Bobby, and the animated Happy Feet.
There's a convention out in LA, and I went to that convention, and it was the first time out of Cedar Rapids, there was a talent manager and he asked me if I wanted to be an actor.
- Elijah Wood