Billy Boyd
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Billy Boyd | |
Boyd at Comic-Con International 2004 |
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Birth name | William Boyd |
Born | 28 August 1968 (age 39) Glasgow, Scotland |
Official site | http://www.billyboyd.net/ |
Notable roles | Peregrin Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03) Barrett Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
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Billy Boyd (born August 28, 1968 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Peregrin Took in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
[change] Talents
As well as being an actor, he can sing, and play the guitar, bass, and drums. He wrote and sang a song in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before becoming an actor. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings.
He lives in a house in Lesmahagow with his girlfriend, Alison McKinnon. On April 26, 2006, he and McKinnon had their first child: Jack William Boyd.
[change] Filmography
- Stone of Destiny (2008)
- Ecstasy (2007) as Woodsy
- The 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