An actor, most recently seen in the Fellowship of the Ring as Peregrin Took (Pippin, Pip, and Ernil-i-Pheriannath). Billy Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland on August 28th, 1968. He has brown hair, green eyes and measures in at five feet, seven inches tall. He sports a tattoo in elvish writing on his ankle and has no other distinguishing marks to speak of. He is unmarried and has no children.
He earned a diploma of dramatic arts from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and his theatre credits include:
· THE SPECULATOR, LORD ISLAY D: Philip Howard, Traverse for Edinburgh Lyceum
· AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN GIVES ADVICE, IRVING D: David Robb, Royal Lyceum. Edinburgh
· THERESE RAQUIN, CAMILLE D: Jennifer Black, Communicado at Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
· BRITANNIA RULES, HUGHIE D: Tony Cownie, Edinburgh Lyceum
· KILL THE OLD, TORTURE THEIR YOUNG, DARREN D: Philip Howard, Traverse
· HANSEL & GRETEL, HANSEL D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
· MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, BORACHIO D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
· CALEDONIA DREAMING, DARREN BOYD D: Ian Reekie, Traverse, Edinburgh & Tour
· WIDOWS ALEXIS D: Ian Brown, Traverse & National Tour
· MERCHANT OF VENICE, LORENZO D: Kenny Ireland, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
· TRAINSPOTTING, TOMMY & SICK BOY D: Harry Gibson, UK Tour, G & J Productions
· MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, BORACHIO D: Lewis Hancock, Cottier Theatre, Glasgow, Original Shakespeare Company
· MERLIN THE MAGNIFICENT, ARTHUR, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
· THE SLAB BOYS, SPANKY D: Ken Alexander, Byre Theatre, St.Andrew's Rep
· SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE, ADRIAN MOLE D: Ken Alexander, Byre Theatre, St.Andrew's Rep
Film credits include:
· THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Return of the King (2003) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd / Newline Cinema
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Two Towers (2002) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd./
Newline Cinema
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Peregrin (PIPPIN) Took D: Peter Jackson, Three Foot 6 Ltd./ Newline Cinema
· AN URBAN GHOST STORY, LOAN SHARK D: Genevieve Joffe, Living Pictures
· SOLDIERS LEAP, POSTMAN D: Robert Cavanagh, Script Format
· JULIE & THE CADILLACS, JIMMY CAMPBELL (A CADILLAC) D: Brian Izzard, Independent Production for ITV
He also has various television, video and radio credits under his belt. His other skills include foil fencing, Jeet Kune Do, Phillipino Kali, guitar, surfing, bass guitar and voice. He sings both tenor and baritone.
This information was casually pilfered from Billy Boyd's official website:
http://www.billyboyd.co.uk