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Billy Boyd, born 28th of August,1968 in Glasgow, is a Scottish actor. He is most widely known for playing Peregrin Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings trilogy between 2001 to 2003, as well as Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir’s film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World in 2003, which also starred Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe.
He and his sister Margaret were raised by their grandmother after their parents died. In 1984, aged 16, he appeared in local musical company Theatre Guild, Glasgow’s production of Hans Anderson.
He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before pursuing an acting career. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings. After book-binding, he attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he earned a diploma in Dramatic Arts.
He has been in several plays, including San Diego and The Ballad Of Crazy Paola. He has also had a guest appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game, as well as in two episodes of long-running Scottish detective TV drama Taggart. Recently, he is starred in a BBC TV comedy Empty. He is currently starring as Richard MacDuff in BBC Radio 4’s adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Agency series.
He and his sister Margaret were raised by their grandmother after their parents died. In 1984, aged 16, he appeared in local musical company Theatre Guild, Glasgow’s production of Hans Anderson.
He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before pursuing an acting career. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings. After book-binding, he attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he earned a diploma in Dramatic Arts.
He has been in several plays, including San Diego and The Ballad Of Crazy Paola. He has also had a guest appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game, as well as in two episodes of long-running Scottish detective TV drama Taggart. Recently, he is starred in a BBC TV comedy Empty. He is currently starring as Richard MacDuff in BBC Radio 4’s adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Agency series.
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flavioxdevio wrote:
pippin !! xD
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ejbarto wrote:
o hai pippin
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amyedelman wrote:
a fool of a took! hobbits...
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uhnn wrote:
Have no idea what to actually call Pippin's Song. So... I called it 'Pippin's Song' haha. (Yes, I did look at what a lot of you wrote--but who to go with, no idea.)
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freshde wrote:
ITs fool of a took...
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Tassarinian wrote:
Pippin XD :D
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Diminution_ wrote:
i like billy boyd and pippin but those pictures are so gay in my opinion
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Schfifteh wrote:
XD
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M_Sidhe wrote:
Wooooo Pippin!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
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HansOwurst wrote:
der unentdeckte Held von LOTR Billy is der coolste (:
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danielaortega9 wrote:
;P
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Bjarne_pl wrote:
In the complete recordings of The Return of the King the track in which Billy sings his part (The Edge of Night) is called "The Sacrifice of Faramir"
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laerwen wrote:
The solo voice part Billy sings is called The Edge of Night, which is in The Steward of Gondor track. Just for clarity. :)
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amrhassan wrote:
Mist and Shadow
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Nerwende wrote:
On Sunday, October 7th, Beecake (= Billy's band) fans from around the globe will be participating in a Virtual Gig at Beecake's official MySpace site, http://www.myspace.com/beecakeband Please consider visiting at approximately 1:00 PM Eastern time (10:00 AM West Coast, and 6:00 PM in London) and listen to some of their songs.
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IdgieT wrote:
So they have printed a wrong song-name at my OST-CD?
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AbstractRealism wrote:
'The Steward of Gondor' is actually called 'Edge of Night'. yes its true! after the extensive research driven by my unhealthy addiction of LoTR, you can trust me on that.
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damiano_69 wrote:
excellent in lord of the rings
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Galinor wrote:
A great actor with a touching voice.
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tolwenAuris wrote:
Billy is MINE :P Lila
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