Which actor played Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings?

Which actor played Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings? The answer is Elijah Wood.

Elijah Wood played Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, released between 2001 and 2003. Frodo is a hobbit from the Shire who inherits the One Ring from Bilbo Baggins and must carry it to Mordor so it can be destroyed in Mount Doom.

Wood was the first actor cast in the trilogy. A fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s books, he reportedly made an audition tape while dressed as Frodo and reading passages from the novel. His performance followed Frodo from an inexperienced traveller in The Fellowship of the Ring to a physically and emotionally exhausted Ring-bearer in The Return of the King.

The other options are also important members of the Fellowship’s cast. Sean Astin played Samwise Gamgee, Billy Boyd played Peregrin “Pippin” Took, and Dominic Monaghan played Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck. Wood later reprised Frodo in a brief appearance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.