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Billy Boyd is a British film, stage, and stand-up comedian born in Glasgow on August 28, 1968. He resides in Glasgow and holds United Kingdom citizenship. Boyd is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and began his professional work period in 1996. He speaks English and has an official website.
In addition to his acting career, Boyd is an author under the name Billy Boyd Lavender. His written works include *It Can't Be Luck*, *Father's Secret*, and *A Pioneer Church in the Oconee Territory*. While associated with the *Lord of the Rings* and Tolkien themes in music tags, he is primarily identified in the entertainment industry as an actor.
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Film & TV
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968) is a Scottish actor and musician most widely known for playing the character Peregrin "Pippin" Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Boyd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- Warlord — The Sheriff2025
- Dog Man — Seamus (voice)2025
- The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins — The Overseer (voice)2025
- Billy & Dom Eat the World — Self2025
- JAMES & Co — Self - Video message2025
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim — Shank (voice)2024
- Pirates: Behind the Legends — Narrator (voice)2024
- Living with Chucky — Self2022
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight — Edgar / Crewman 1 (voice)2022
- The Legend of Vox Machina — Garmelie (voice)2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1968
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 84,040
- Total plays
- 782,288
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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 Thea
Key facts
- Born
- William Nathan Boyd , ( 1968-08-28 ) 28 August 1968 (age 57) , Glasgow , Scotland
- Alma mater
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Occupations
- Actor musician
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Spouse
- Alison McKinnon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 29 December 2010</span>"}]]}'>2010 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Family name
- Boyd
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.beecake.com
- Image
- Billy Boyd by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Glasgow
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- Billy Boyd
- date of birth
- 1968-08-28
- Commons gallery
- Billy Boyd
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- name in native language
- Billy Boyd
- social media followers
- 20103
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Encyclopedic overview
William Nathan Boyd (born 28 August 1968) is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Glen and Glenda (later G.G. Valentine) in the Child's Play film Seed of Chucky (2004) and second season of the television series Chucky (2022).
Early life
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