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Billy Boyd | |
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 Boyd at Comic-Con International 2004 | |
| Born | William Boyd 28 August 1968 |
| Known for | Acting roles:
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Website | http://www.billyboyd.net/ |
Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968, in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Peregrin Took in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (2001–2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
As well as being an actor, he can sing, and play the guitar, bass, and drums. He wrote and sang a song in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He worked as a book-binder for 6 years before becoming an actor. One of the books he bound was The Lord of the Rings.
He lives in a house in Lesmahagow with his girlfriend, Alison McKinnon. On 26 April 2006, he and McKinnon had their first child: Jack William Boyd.
