Billy Boyd Actor Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Lord of The Rings and Net Worth

Billy Boyd is a famous Scottish actor and musician known for playing Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, and Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He also appeared in Glen and Glenda in the Child’s Play film Seed of Chucky and the second season of the television series Chucky.

He was born onAugust 28, 1968,in Glasgow, Scotland. Boyd is55 years old.

He is a man of average stature. Boyd stands at a height of5 ft 6.5 in(Approx. 1.69 m).

He was born to his supportive parents in Glasgow, Scotland. Boyd is the son ofWilliamandMary Boyd. His parents died a year apart when Boyd was in his early teens. Boyd worked as a bookbinder for six years before pursuing an acting career.

He is hitched to his beautiful wifeAlison McKinnonin a ceremony with 30 guests at Oran Mor in Glasgow’s West End on December 29, 2010. Castmates Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan were at the wedding and the reception had about 130 guests. The duo welcomed their sonJack William Boydon April 26, 2006, and they own a house in Glasgow.

Furthermore, he is an avid surfer and spent his free time surfing in New Zealand during the production of The Lord of the Rings. Also, he holds a Grade 7 in foil fencing and trained in martial arts at the Krauseworld Academy in Glasgow under brothers Steve Krause and Mike Krause where he achieved Phase 4 rank in both Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali. In 2002, he topped a list of the 100 Most Eligible Men in Scotland.

Alison McKinnon and Boyd welcomed their sonJack William Boydon April 26, 2006. Jack is 17 years old and celebrates his birthday every year on April 26. Boyd is very protective of his son and he keeps details regarding him away from the public. Moreover, he has accompanied his father and mother to red carpets on rare occasions.

He attained his high school diploma from a local high school in Glasgow and worked as a bookbinder for six years before pursuing an acting career. Boyd graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he went on to perform with St Andrews Repertory and the Traverse Theatre.

He had a starring role in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Peregrin “Pippin” Took in 2001, 2002, and 2003. In the film, he portrays Peregrin Took also Pippin, an extremely foolish hobbit who is a distant cousin of Frodo and travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor. He starred in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.

He appeared in the 2003 epic period war-drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. In the film, he is portrayed as Barrett Bonden, Coxswain, a person in charge of a boat, particularly its steering, and navigating.

He performed and wrote the song “The Last Goodbye” in 2014, which is played during the ending credits of the Hobbit trilogy. The song is among the 22 other songs which are in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. He also wrote the melody for and sang the song “The Edge of Night” featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and used in the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

He co-hosts The Friendship Onion along with castmateDominic Monaghan. In the podcast, they talk about their time filming The Lord of the Rings. Also, they feature interviews with cast and crew, diving deep into life behind the scenes, and answering the many fan questions. In addition, the podcast contains 88 episodes as of December 27, 2022. Mohan is a 46-year-old British actor. He is famous for playing Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings, and Charlie Pace on the tv show Lost.

Boyd appeared in four episodes as Gerald Forbes in 2018 and 2020 of the historical drama television series, Outlander. The series follows Claire Randall, a former Second World War military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. The series has 77 episodes in seven seasons.

His career began in 1996 as he appeared in Taggart, then The Soldier’s Leap (1998), and Urban Ghost Story (1998). His breakthrough was Peregrin “Pippin” Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, from 2001 to 2003. Also, he wrote the melody for and sang the song “The Edge of Night”, which was featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In 2014, the song was used in the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

Moreover, he starred as Glen and Glenda, Chucky’s and Tiffany’s offspring in the Child’s Play film Seed of Chucky in 2004. He has appeared in San Diego and The Ballad of Crazy Paola and performed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre in the role of Davie in Sunshine on Leith, as well as in Long Hong Jimmy. Also, he appeared on stage as the voice of the guide in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live radio show in June 2012.

Along with fellow Lord of the Rings castmates Sean Astin,Sean Bean,Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan,Viggo Mortensen,Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, andAndy Serkisamong others, they joined Josh Gad’s YouTube series Reunited Apart on May 31, 2020. Boyd had a guest appearance on Viggo Mortensen’s 2003 album Pandemoniumfromamerica, where he played bass on two songs, as well as drums on another. In addition, he wrote and performed the song “The Last Goodbye”, which was played over the ending credits of the movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in 2014.

He has worked as an actor since 1996 and from his work, he has attained a decent fortune. Boyd’s net worth is$6.5 Million.

Boyd is a famous Scottish actor and musician known for playing Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, and Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He also appeared in Glen and Glenda in the Child’s Play film Seed of Chucky and the second season of the television series Chucky.

Boyd is a man of average stature and is5 ft 6.5 in(Approx. 1.69 m).

Boyd is hitched to his beautiful wife Alison McKinnon on December 29, 2010. The wedding took place in a ceremony with 30 guests at Oran Mor in Glasgow’s West End.

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