Elijah Wood finally reading Lord of the rings Elijah Wood has finally started reading the Lord of the Rings books - 27 years after he started working on the spin-off movies. 19 March 2026 Elijah Wood has finally started reading Lord of the Rings - 27 years after he started working on the spin-off movies. Elijah Wood is reading Lord of the Rings The 45-year-old actor played Frodo Baggins in Sir Peter Jackson's film trilogy, and also had a cameo in the first Hobbit, but despite spending several years immersed in author J.R.R.