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Scottish actor '''Billy Boyd''' (born 1968) played [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin "Pippin" Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] trilogy. An accomplished singer, he wrote and sung the dirge "The Steward of Gondor" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'', which is featured during [[Faramir|Faramir's]] hopeless charge to [[Osgiliath]].
Scottish actor '''Billy Boyd''' (born 1968) played [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin "Pippin" Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]]. An accomplished singer, he wrote and sung the dirge "[[The Edge of Night]]" for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'', which is featured during [[Faramir|Faramir's]] hopeless charge to [[Osgiliath]]. He also wrote and sung "[[The Last Goodbye]]" for ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.


In 2003, when ''The Return of the King'' was released, Boyd also starred in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]. Both films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2003, when ''The Return of the King'' was released, Boyd also starred in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]. Both films ended up being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
* {{quote|I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The innocent on a quest, the pretender, an inanimate object that holds evil - it's really strange that these themes are there in so many different countries' folklore.|Billy Boyd, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/12/14/billy_boyd_two_towers_interview.shtml Interview].}}
{{quote|I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The innocent on a quest, the pretender, an inanimate object that holds evil - it's really strange that these themes are there in so many different countries' folklore.|Billy Boyd, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/12/14/billy_boyd_two_towers_interview.shtml BBC]}}
* {{quote|I think his part in the story – as well as reminding people that the hobbits are basically fun at the core and are good, good people – his story is about maturing, and a young man in war and how he deals with those horrors. In watching this kind of naïve, innocent little creature who then is kind of scarred by these wars that go around and how that affects him.|Billy Boyd on his character, [http://movies.ign.com/articles/393/393444p1.html IGN.com].}}
 
{{quote|I think his part in the story – as well as reminding people that the hobbits are basically fun at the core and are good, good people – his story is about maturing, and a young man in war and how he deals with those horrors. In watching this kind of naïve, innocent little creature who then is kind of scarred by these wars that go around and how that affects him.|Billy Boyd on his character, [http://movies.ign.com/articles/393/393444p1.html IGN.com]}}


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Billy Boyd
LifetimeAugust 28, 1968
PortrayedPeregrin Took in:
 The Lord of the Rings (film series)
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Scottish actor Billy Boyd (born 1968) played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in The Lord of the Rings film series. An accomplished singer, he wrote and sung the dirge "The Edge of Night" for The Return of the King, which is featured during Faramir's hopeless charge to Osgiliath. He also wrote and sung "The Last Goodbye" for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

In 2003, when The Return of the King was released, Boyd also starred in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Both films ended up being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Quotes

"I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The innocent on a quest, the pretender, an inanimate object that holds evil - it's really strange that these themes are there in so many different countries' folklore."
― Billy Boyd, BBC
"I think his part in the story – as well as reminding people that the hobbits are basically fun at the core and are good, good people – his story is about maturing, and a young man in war and how he deals with those horrors. In watching this kind of naïve, innocent little creature who then is kind of scarred by these wars that go around and how that affects him."
― Billy Boyd on his character, IGN.com

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