Who Is Elijah Wood's Wife? All About Mette-Marie Kongsved and Her Longtime Relationship withThe Lord of the RingsStar

Mar. 15, 2025

Mette-Marie Kongsved and Elijah Wood attend the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Gonzalo Marroquin/Shutterstock

Gonzalo Marroquin/Shutterstock

The Lord of the RingsstarElijah Woodhas found apreciouspartner in Mette-Marie Kongsved.

Wood and Kongsved are nowrumored to be married. The dad of two hinted that he and the producer had married when he called Kongsved his “wife” on the Jan. 6 episode ofInside of You with Michael Rosenbaumpodcast.

So who is Elijah Wood’s rumored wife? Here’s everything to know about Mette-Marie Kongsved and her relationship with the award-winning actor.

She is a producer

Mette-Marie Kongsved and Elijah Wood at the 2017 Comic-Con International on July 22, 2017 in San Diego, California.Justin Baker/Getty

Justin Baker/Getty

Kongsved is a film producer who earned her first producing credit in 2017 for her work on Netflix’sI Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,according to IMDb.

Kongsved’s additional producing credits include Prime Video’sGet Duked!and theBill SkarsgårdfilmNine Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020.

She also collaborated with Wood onCome to Daddy(2019) andBookworm(2024).

She and Wood were first seen together in 2018

Elijah Wood and Mette-Marie Kongsved at the Rodarte Fall Winter 2019 show on February 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.John Salangsang/WWD/Penske Media via Getty

John Salangsang/WWD/Penske Media via Getty

Wood and Kongsved are a notoriously private couple. In January 2018, they stepped out hand-in-hand while walking in Pasadena, making it the first time the pair were seen in public together.

The following year, in February 2019, Wood and Kongsved attended a fashion show in Los Angeles.

She and Wood share two children

Mette-Marie Kongsved and Elijah Wood during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018 in Park City, Utah.Daniel Boczarski/Getty

Daniel Boczarski/Getty

Wood and Kongsved became parents when they welcomed their son in 2019.

The actor later sharedwithSeth Meyersthat Kongsved learned she was pregnant with their first child on Christmas Eve in 2018.

Kongsved and Wood quietlywelcomed their second child, a daughter, in 2022.

TheYellowjacketsstar subtly announced her arrival during an interview withWSJ. Magazinein March 2023, saying, “We’ve got a 3-year-old son and a 14-month-old daughter, and she wakes us up pretty early. I like getting up early, I like starting the day.”

Wood also touched on how parenthood has changed him.

“You’re constantly being challenged, in the best way,” he said. “It’s as much my own personal growth as it is about my child’s growth.”

She and Wood are rumored to be married

Elijah Wood attends the world premiere of season 2 of Showtime’s ‘Yellowjackets’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 22, 2023 in Hollywood, California.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

During an appearance on theInside of You with Michael Rosenbaumpodcast in January 2025, Wood hinted that he and Kongsved had secretly wed when he called the producer his “wife.”

“I’m beyond grateful for my family and my kids and my wife. They are such an extension of me,” he said. “They are the most important people in my life.”

TMZhas since reported that Wood and Kongsved tied the knot on New Year’s Eve in Sweden in front of roughly 80 friends and family members.

She and Wood made their red carpet debut in February 2024

Mette-Marie Kongsved and Elijah Wood attend the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Winter/Getty

The pair walked their first red carpet debut in February 2024 at the 30th annualScreen Actors Guild Awardsin Los Angeles. Kongsved dazzled in a black gown with lace detailing, while Wood looked dapper in a classic black tuxedo.

source: people.com