Elijah Wood was 18 years old when filming for Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings began, and about 20 when the first film was released in 2001.

Quick Scoop: Elijah Wood’s Age as Frodo

  • Elijah Wood was born on January 28, 1981.
  • Principal photography for The Lord of the Rings started in October 1999, making him 18 at the start of filming Frodo.
  • By the time The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters in 2001, he was 20 years old.

So if you’re wondering “how old was Elijah Wood when he played Frodo,” the cleanest answer most fans use is: he was 18 during filming and 20 when audiences first saw him as Frodo.

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