Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd factsheetFull Name: William (Billy) Boyd Nicknames: B, Bill, Pippin, Pickle Born: August 28, 1968 Sign: Virgo Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Parents: William & Mary Boyd (deceased; both died when he was only 12) Siblings: Margaret (sister) Marital status: in a relationship (sorry, girls!) Eyes: green Hair: fair (light reddish brown) Height: 5'7" Profession: actor (best known role: "Pippin", The Lord of the Rings) Previous job: Billy worked as a bookbinder in a factory in Glasgow before quitting to persue acting. Ironically, Lord of the Rings was one of the books he bound! Education: attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. Graduated with a deploma in Dramatic Arts. Music Credits: Billy plays guitar, bass, drums and sings (strong tenor/ light baritone F# to A above middle C over 2 octaves). He was in a few bands when he was younger as well. He recorded a few songs on Viggo Mortensen's CD "PandemoniumfromAmerica". Played bass on "Shadow" & "Maybe" and drums in "Half Fling" (fellow hobbits, Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood also performed on the disc). Played a little guitar in Sniper 470 and sang and played drums in Julie and the Cadillacs. And in The Lord of the Rings... Billy played in the band at Bilbo's birthday party and sang (with Dom) at The Green Dragon in The Fellowship of the Ring (seen on the extended edition DVD). He & Dom did a song at the celebration at Edoras and sang and wrote the melody for "The Steward of Gondor" in Return of the King. Other skills: Foil Fencing (Grade 7), Jeet Kune Do (Phase 4), Philipino Kali (Phase 4), good ear for accents (Native Glaswegian) Tattoos: Billy has a tattoo of the number 9 in Elvish on his ankle (he branded along with the other 9 actors who made The Fellowship of Ring in the movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Jewlery: wears a green stone necklace, a gift from Orlando Bloom. FilmographyThe Flying Scotsman (2006) as Malky Save Angel Hope (2006) as Vince Midsummer Dream (2005) voice of Puck On a Clear Day (2005) as Danny Instant Credit (2004) as Frankie Seed of Chucky (2004) as the voice of Glen The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Peregrin Took Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) as Barrett Bonden The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) as Peregrin Took Sniper 470 (2002) as the Sniper The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Peregrin Took Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) as Jimmy Campbell Urban Ghost Story (1998) as the loan shark The Soldier's Leap (1998) as the postman LinksOfficial site Billy's IMDb page Glaswegian Hobbits Billy Boyd.net Boydism.net Pandemonium: fansite for Dom, Billy, and Viggo The Crumpet Shop Media Billy Boyd Fanlisting |
BiographyMost known for his role as the irrepressible Peregrin Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (starring Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe), Billy Boyd was most attracted to acting, just like his pal, Dominic Monaghan, after seeing Star Wars. His first roles as an actor came from his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two hours to get him to the performances. Sadly, they past away when he was 12; His father William died of lung cancer and, a year later, his mum died. He and his sister Margaret were thereafter raised by their grandmother until the age of 14. Realizing that he enjoyed acting very much, Billy told his school councelor that was what he wanted to do, but the councelor discouraged this choice and told him to "keep it secret." Like Peregrin Took, Billy would not be able to keep that secret! At the age of 17 he left school and went to work in a book-binding workshop. He worked there 4 years as an apprentice and 2 years as a workman. Strangely, over the years he worked in at the book-binders, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was printed and bound there; many copies bound by his own hands. After the 6 years as a book-binder, he was thorougly sick of it. Billy planned on going to America for a year, but before he went he called the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and asked about applying for enrollment when he got back. It just so happened that they still had space for him that year and they asked him if he wanted to apply and he did. Billy was at the drama school in a 3 year course for his Bachelor of the Arts degree, meanwhile studying everything from Shakespeare to puppet-making. During this time Billy had a few small roles in TV series such as Down Amongst The Boys and Taggart. After graduating he performed in many plays like 'The Slab Boys', 'The Diary of Adrian Mole', etc. at The St. Andrews theatre which were his first paying roles. He then received a call from his agent about the Lord of the Rings movies and was asked if he would like to audition for them. He went along not expecting much, but within a few months Peter Jackson came out to Scotland to meet him and audition him personally. While rehearsing for a show, he received a call from his agent who said that the part of Pippin had been offered to him if he wanted it. Billy on Film
Billy and Dom as Merry & Pippin in LOTR Billy as Barrett Bonden
Billy as the voice of Glen/Glenda Billy the thug in "Urban Ghost Story" Billy on Video |
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~Val
~Val
P.S. (I'm in love with Billy, too!)