who plays pip in lord of the rings
Billy Boyd
title: Billy Boyd (actor) text: Billy Boyd (actor) Billy 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 "" (2003) 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 worked as a bookbinder for six years before pursuing an acting career. After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he went on to perform with St Andrews Repertory title: Billy Boyd (actor) text: Pictures Online Film Critics Society Screen Actors Guild Awards Billy Boyd (actor) Billy 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 "" (2003) 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 worked as a bookbinder for six years before pursuing an acting career. After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, title: Billy Boyd (actor) text: and the Traverse Theatre. Boyd started his career appearing in "Taggart" (1996), "The Soldier's Leap" (1998), and "Urban Ghost Story" (1998). He also appeared in the 7:84 Theatre Company Scotland production of "Caledonia Dreaming" by David Greig in 1997. His breakthrough and most notable acting role was Peregrin "Pippin" Took in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, from 2001 to 2003. Boyd wrote the melody for and sang the song "The Edge of Night", which was featured in Peter Jackson's "". The song was later used over the trailer for "" (2014), the final film in the "Hobbit" trilogy. Boyd title: Peregrin Took text: the Rings", Pippin was played by John McAndrew. Jari Pehkonen played Peregrin Took in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit". In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Pippin is played by Scottish actor Billy Boyd. The filmmakers originally planned for Boyd to adopt an English accent for the role, in keeping with the other hobbits; however, Jackson found that Boyd's comic timing was not as keen when he was not using his native accent. Therefore, it was decided to allow Boyd to play the role with a Scottish accent; the decision was justified by the observation that the title: Peregrin Took text: Peregrin Took Peregrin Took, more commonly known simply as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is closely tied with his friend and cousin, Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry), the two are usually together during most of the story. Pippin and Merry are introduced as a pair of young hobbits who become ensnared in fellow hobbit Frodo Baggins's quest to destroy the One Ring. In this regard, Pippin is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. He and Merry become separated from the rest of the group at the breaking