Billy Boyd (actor)

Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and singer. He played Peregrin Pippin Took in Peter Jacksons epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings , Barret Bonden in Master and Commander The Far Side of the World , and Glen in Seed of Chucky .

Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland to William and Mary Boyd, who both died a year apart when Boyd was in his early teens. He was brought up, along with his elder sister Margaret, by their grandmother. In 1984, at the age of 16, he appeared in local musical company Theatre Guild, Glasgows production of Hans Andersen. He worked as a bookbinder for seven years before pursuing an acting career. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings. He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he earned a diploma in Dramatic Arts.

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