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1. William Nathan Boyd (born 28 August 1968), [1] professionally known as Billy Boyd, [1] 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 ...
Billy Boyd. Actor: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10.
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- Elijah Wood (Frodo) Despite his short stature, the ringbearer Frodo casts a long shadow, and continues to be the role Wood is most identified with. But the onetime child actor hasn’t been resting on his laurels: The very year after the release of Return of the King, Wood appeared in the Oscar-winning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) as Patrick, who uses the memories of Jim Carrey’s Joel to try to seduce Kate Winslet’s Clementine.
- Sean Astin (Sam) The Goonies star, who in LOTR played Frodo’s loyal gardener turned unlikely hero, followed up the trilogy with a supporting role in Showtime’s postapocalyptic series Jeremiah and a big-screen turn in Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore rom-com 50 First Dates (2004).
- Ian McKellen (Gandalf) The two-time Oscar nominee (including a nod for supporting actor as the gray-bearded wizard Gandalf in Fellowship of the Ring) may be in his mid-80s now, but age hasn’t slowed him down a bit.
- Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) Mortensen, who played the heroic ranger Strider turned King Aragorn in the trilogy, followed Return of the King with a not-far-removed role in Hidalgo (2004), as a cowboy in a horse race.
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Almost 20 years after The Lord of The Rings Billy Boyd, who played Pippin, reflects on his career and the impact of Peter Jackson’s trilogy. How do you choose your roles? As an actor, if you’re lucky enough to get any roles then that’s a good thing. If you can choose a little bit, then even better.
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 ...
Apr 14, 2003 · Posted: Apr 14, 2003 12:00 am. To audiences worldwide, it's pretty safe to assume that Billy Boyd is most recognizable as Pippin Took, from Peter Jackson's globe-conquering adaptations of J.R.R ...
Dec 14, 2014 · Actor and musician Billy Boyd - you can hear him sing in the latest and last installment of "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies." He joined us along with his band mate Billy Johnston. Thank ...
