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Billy Boyd

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Billy Boyd, born 28th of August,1968 in Glasgow, is a Scottish actor. He is most widely known for playing Peregrin Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings trilogy between 2001 to 2003, as well as Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World in 2003, which also starred Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe. He and his sister Margaret were raised by their grandmother after their parents died. In 1984, aged 16, he appeared in local musical company Theatre Guild, Glasgow's production of Hans Anderson. He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before pursuing an acting career. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings. After book-binding, he attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he earned a diploma in Dramatic Arts. He has been in several plays, including San Diego and The Ballad Of Crazy Paola. He has also had a guest appearance in the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game, as well as in two episodes of long-running Scottish detective TV drama Taggart. Recently, he is starred in a BBC TV comedy Empty. He is currently starring as Richard MacDuff in BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently’s Holistic Agency series. As well as being an actor, he can sing, and play the guitar, bass, and drums. He also wrote and sang The Steward of Gondor (also known as The Edge of Night) in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He is currently the lead singer and co-songwriter in his band,

top songs

1

The Last Goodbye

70,314
2

The Steward of Gondor

6,707
3

Pippin's Song

1,156
4

Hit Me Baby One More Time

1,096
5

The Edge of Night

895
6

The Last Goodbye - From "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"

866
7

Pippin's Song (OST The Lord of the Rings)

772
8

Mambo Boogie

565
9

Oop Shank

512
10

Shuffle Boogie

372

albums

The Last Goodbye

The Last Goodbye

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

The Last Goodbye (From The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Last Goodbye (From The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

«Хоббит: Битва пяти воинств»

«Хоббит: Битва пяти воинств»

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Edition]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Edition]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Twangy Guitars

Twangy Guitars

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Return of the King

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The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (Limited Deluxe)

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