The hobbit played by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is Frodo Baggins.
Frodo is the central Ring-bearer in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy story. He inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo and leaves the Shire to keep it away from Sauron, its maker and the Dark Lord seeking its return.
In the films, Frodo’s journey begins in The Fellowship of the Ring, continues through The Two Towers, and concludes in The Return of the King. Elijah Wood portrayed him in all three films, released between 2001 and 2003.
Frodo is sometimes confused with Bilbo, who was the protagonist of The Hobbit and the Ring’s earlier owner. Samwise Gamgee is Frodo’s gardener and closest companion, while Merry is another member of the Fellowship’s wider circle. The surname Baggins identifies both Bilbo and Frodo as members of the same Hobbit family.