Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician best known for playing Peregrin "Pippin" Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. A classically trained actor from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Boyd brought charm and comic relief to the Fellowship.
Billy Boyd filmed 1 production in Queenstown: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician best known for playing Peregrin "Pippin" Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. A classically trained actor from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Boyd brought charm and comic relief to the Fellowship.
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Scottish actor, 1 production filmed in Queenstown.
Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician best known for playing Peregrin "Pippin" Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. A classically trained actor from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Boyd brought charm and comic relief to the Fellowship.
Boyd wrote and performed the song "The Last Goodbye" for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which played over the end credits and earned critical acclaim. During his time in Queenstown, he was frequently spotted at local pubs and has spoken of the region's landscape as "Middle-earth made real."
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“Boyd was one of the nine Fellowship actors who got matching tattoos of the Elvish word for "nine." He also wrote and performed music during the shoot, frequently playing guitar around campfires at the Queenstown base camp.”
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Queenstown Stories
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Did Billy Boyd write music for the LOTR films?
Yes, Boyd wrote and performed "The Last Goodbye," the end-credits song for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. He also composed music during downtime on the LOTR set in Queenstown, often playing for cast and crew around campfires.
Who are the nine Fellowship actors with matching tattoos?
Eight of the nine Fellowship actors got matching tattoos of the Elvish word for "nine" after filming wrapped: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Bean, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom. John Rhys-Davies sent his stunt double instead.
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NZD $307Lord of the Rings 4WD Tour
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