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Billy Boyd, born in Glasgow, Scotland began his acting career in the Scottish television show Tagart. Further television credits for Boyd include The Speculator, Helmet, Antigone, Election 99, An Experienced Woman Gives Advice, Coming Soon, Sleeping Beauty and Julie and and Judie and the Cadillacs. Boyd made his feature film debut in An Urban Ghost Story. On the stage, Boyd has performed in various productions including Britannia Rules, Kill the Old-Torture their Young, The Chick Nerds, Therese Racquin, and Trainspotting (Tour). Boyd, a multi-skilled musician, plays the bass, drums, and guitar as well as sings both baritone and tenor. [official Lord of the Rings site]
Son of Paladin Took II of Great Smials, and later Thain Peregrin I; he travelled with the Company of the Ring. With Meriadoc Brandybuck, he was separated from the Company at Parth Galen, and taken captive by Orcs. Escaping into Fangorn Forest, he saw the destruction of Isengard and travelled with Gandalf to Minas Tirith, where he became a bondsman of Steward Denethor II.
Pippin, as Peregrin was universally known, was the youngest of Frodo's companions. He was only twenty-eight years old when he set out with Frodo and Sam from Bag End on the first part of their great journey, which was considered very young for a Hobbit. At first, he seemed to be rather unsuited to a long journey - through the early part of their travels, we see him regularly calling for rests or meals. As befitted the son of the Shire's Thain, though, he had a good general knowledge of that land and its people.
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