Billy Boyd (Davy)
Billy Boyd attained worldwide fame and acclaim with his portrayal of Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings (which won 11 Academy Awards, including the Best Picture prize) and Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (which won 2 Academy Awards).
His other film credits include Stone of Destiny, On a Clear Day, Flying Scotsman, the voice of Glen/Glenda in Seed of Chucky, An Urban Ghost Story , The Soldier’s Leap, Save Angel Hope and Pimp. In post production at the moment are Glenn, Jusqu’a Toi (Every Jack has a Jill), Carmel, Moby Dick and The Witches of Oz
He has toured the UK in stage productions of Trainspotting, Widows, Caledonia Dreaming and The Ballad of Crazy Paola. He starred in David Greigs San Diego, which opened the 2003 Edinburgh International Festival. In 2006 he performed in HOME:GLASGOW which was the first ever show for the National Theatre of Scotland
Billy co-starred with Gregor Fisher in the BBC2 series EMPTY and recently appeared in Jack Osborne’s ADRENALINE JUNKIE.
Billy is also a skilled singer and musician who plays the bass, drums and guitar. He appears with his band BEECAKE who release they're debut Album Soul Swimming this year, and toured in the US last year. www.beecake.com
