Billy Boyd Net Worth
Billy Boyd Net Worth is
$6 Million
Billy Boyd Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician most widely known for playing the characters Peregrin "Pippin" Took in the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Glen in Seed of Chucky. | Full Name | Billy Boyd |
| Net Worth | $6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 28, 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.69 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Musician |
| Education | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Alison McKinnon (m. 2010) |
| Children | Jack William Boyd |
| Parents | Mary Boyd, William Boyd |
| Siblings | Margaret Boyd |
| Nicknames | William Boyd , Bill |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, The Last Goodbye, The Green Dragon, When the Lights Are Low |
| Nominations | Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series |
| Movies | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Seed of Chucky, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, On a Clear Day, Dorothy and the Witches of Oz, Space Milkshake, The Flying Scotsman, Stone of Dest... |
| TV Shows | Empty |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | High-pitched yet calm voice |
| 2 | Scottish accent |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think I have a gift... but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself |
| 2 | My worst habit is whistling while I sleep. |
| 3 | [on his favorite cartoon character] "Daffy Duck, because he's funny and sarcastic." |
| 4 | [on the bond between the four hobbit-actors:] We're really good friends. We spent last New Year together. Sean's married and has children, so he has other things that he has to do, but me, Dom, and Elijah all spent New Year in the borders of Scotland and England. [December 14, 2003] |
| 5 | [on cast camraderie during shooting "The Lord of the Rings":] There was a lot of pranking, but that was more Dom (Dominic Monaghan) and Viggo (Viggo Mortensen). With Viggo, they were normally quite violent, aggressive ones. You would see Sean Bean walking across to his caravan, and then see this figure of Viggo running across the plains and rugby tackling him. Dom and Viggo were attacking each other's trailers for quite a while, redecorating inside and out with whatever they got their hands on. It was a very happy set, a very constructive set. [December 14, 2003] |
| 6 | [teasing a journalist who asked about the hobbits' popularity in the gay community:] We had to learn how to canoe. I don't know why, because we don't do it in the movie, but it was part of our training. And there was a group shower. All the Americans, though, they were quite scared. Elijah and Sean just, like, didn't have a shower and left, but me, Orlando and Dominic, in our British way, all got involved in showers. But it was just a shower. [December 18, 2003] |
| 7 | [on filming LOTR:] It was a tough shoot, you had to be there six days a week and it was absolutely exhausting. Peter Jackson has a really good bullshit monitor; if you're just acting that you're acting, he will know it, and he won't allow it. But that's great, because one of the main reasons that this film works is because, though it's a fantasy movie, it's so real. And although I'd do it all again tomorrow, by the end we were absolutely exhausted. I remember one time after doing a scene, an emotional scene, I was exhausted, having a headache and all, and coming in the next day, and Pete said, 'Okay, get yourself back to where you were yesterday', and I just thought that I could do anything but work myself up to that emotional peak again. [December 11, 2003] |
| 8 | [on collaborating with Dominic Monaghan on a script:] I don't really think I'm a good writer. I think I'm too lazy to be a writer. There's always a Playstation or a movie or something to pull me away. Dom's better at writing and being that kind of guy. When I was filming in Mexico, we did a lot of it on tape and then Dom would write it later. Now we're working with a writer called David Gregg to finish it off and polish it up a bit, I guess. It's looking really good, and there are a lot of people interested in making it, and that's even better. So, hopefully, I'd love to work with Dom again and do a couple of different characters. I think it could be fun if we manage to keep a career going, to have this kind of two actors working together, but always playing different parts. It would be fun, I think. [December 11, 2003] |
| 9 | On being asked if he could relate to his character, Pippin: "Strangely enough, the first time I tried to read the book I was on holiday in Florida. I dropped it in the pool my first day there. If that's not a Pippin thing to do, I don't know what is." |
| 10 | "I realised that it was just about Pippin and some other people!" After reading 'Lord of the Rings' for the first time. |
| 11 | Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing. |
| 12 | To play one of the main characters in it, it's not the kind of thing you don't do. Oh, I'd rather not play Pippin in Lord of the Rings..., In fact, what else would you rather do, you know? I can't actually think of another job that I'd rather do. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In 2013 Boyd played Banquo in "The Scottish Play" at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. He and Stuart Bowman, who portrayed Macduff, were the only ones of the cast to speak in a strong Scottish accent. |
| 2 | Hollywood, CA, USA: TORn Oscar Party - One Unexpected Party [February 2013] |
| 3 | Reshooting scenes for "Return of the King." [June 2003] |
| 4 | Playing 'Jack' in the Belgian Production 'Glenn' in Brussels [December 2006] |
| 5 | Attending a film Festival in France. [October 2005] |
| 6 | Now a patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre. Supporting Drama for Young people in Scotland [November 2003] |
| 7 | Starring in a series on BBC4 called "Empty". [March 2008] |
| 8 | Attending the Kingdom of Heaven Premiere in London with his friend Orlando Bloom. [May 2005] |
| 9 | He was a book binder for seven years before he started acting. One of the books he bound was "The Lord Of The Rings". |
| 10 | Billy Boyd has been apart of the Scottish band Beecake since it was formed in 2006. Their first album was released on iTunes June of 2010. And their second album Blue Sky Paradise was released on iTunes December of 2012. |
| 11 | Has a band in Scotland named Beecake and an album out called Just B. |
| 12 | He and Ali became parents on April 26th 2006. Their son's name is Jack William Boyd. |
| 13 | Has a home in Glasgow, Scotland, but sometimes stays in Los Angeles, CA. |
| 14 | Hates cinnamon |
| 15 | When he was first cast in The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson asked him to tone down his Scottish accent, but found that the funny parts just weren't as funny without it, so Boyd was allowed to use his regular Scottish accent. Jackson and the writers then consulted The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins's mother was a Took, and one of their ancestors had, according to the book, invented the game of golf. Since golf is of Scottish origin, they reasoned that Tolkien must have, therefore, intended for the Tooks to be Scottish. |
| 16 | During college, he worked in a pizza hut, a bar and a comedy club to make ends meet. |
| 17 | He was the teens choice for host of the European MTV awards in 2002. |
| 18 | In The Lord of the Rings, according to the book, Pippin is 28 years old, which makes him the youngest of the four lead hobbits. However, Boyd is actually the oldest of the four hobbit actors. |
| 19 | His favorite cartoon character is Daffy Duck |
| 20 | His favorite film is Bill Forsyth's 1981 comedy 'Gregory's Girl'. |
| 21 | Began working with Dominic Monaghan on a script about two English lads who open a scuba diving school in Miami. "We started writing when we were stuck up Treebeard during the second movie [The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)]," Boyd told a reporter for the Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) [December 14, 2003]. |
| 22 | Is an avid surfer, and does so as often as possible. |
| 23 | Wrote and sang a song called 'The Steward of Gondor' in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He wanted it to sound Scottish, somber and very different than the kind of thing that Pippin and Merry were singing at Edoras earlier in the movie. |
| 24 | Won a role as an astronaut by doing the best impression of weightlessness while sitting in a chair. |
| 25 | Wears a kilt on some formal occasions. |
| 26 | Likes porridge for breakfast. |
| 27 | Boyd and his sister were raised by their grandmother after the death of their parents. |
| 28 | 12/1/2002: Topped list of top 100 Most Eligible Men in Scotland |
| 29 | He's a talented singer; a strong tenor / light baritone voice, F# to A above middle C over 2 octaves. He also plays the guitar, the bass, and the drums. |
| 30 | Parents: William and Mary (deceased) |
| 31 | Sister: Margaret |
| 32 | Attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and graduated with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Feel Fine | pre-production | ||
| Stoner Express | 2016 | Gordon | |
| White Island | 2016 | Kyle | |
| The Alpha Invention | 2015 | Short | Guy |
| Motive | 2015 | TV Series | Lawrence Frampton |
| Mara and the Firebringer | 2015 | Schottischer Tourist | |
| Macbeth | 2014 | Banquo | |
| The Clown by Beecake | 2013 | Short | Billy |
| Space Milkshake | 2012 | Anton | |
| The Forger | 2012 | Bernie | |
| 'Please Stay' by Billy Boyd and Beecake | 2012 | Short | Billy |
| Dorothy and the Witches of Oz | 2012 | Nick Chopper | |
| Casualty | 2012 | TV Series | Duncan Jessup |
| Ecstasy | 2011/II | Woodsy | |
| The Witches of Oz | 2011 | TV Mini-Series | Nick Chopper |
| Moby Dick | 2011 | TV Mini-Series | Elijah |
| Pimp | 2010 | Chief | |
| Glenn, the Flying Robot | 2010 | Jack | |
| Jusqu'à toi | 2009 | Rufus | |
| Stone of Destiny | 2008 | Bill Craig | |
| Empty | 2008 | TV Series | Tony |
| Save Angel Hope | 2007 | Vince Sandhurst | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king | 2006 | Video Game | Peregrin Took (voice) |
| The Flying Scotsman | 2006 | Malky | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II | 2006 | Video Game | Peregrin Took (voice) |
| El sueño de una noche de San Juan | 2005 | Puck (voice) | |
| On a Clear Day | 2005 | Danny | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video Game | Peregrin Took (voice) |
| Seed of Chucky | 2004 | Glen Glenda (voice) | |
| Instant Credit | 2004 | TV Short | Frankie |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Pippin | |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 2003 | Barrett Bonden, Coxswain | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Video Game | Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice) |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Pippin | |
| Sniper 470 | 2002 | TV Short | The Gunner |
| Still Game | 2002 | TV Series | Bearded Man |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Pippin | |
| Julie and the Cadillacs | 1999 | Jimmy Campbell | |
| Coming Soon | 1999 | TV Movie | Ross |
| Urban Ghost Story | 1998 | Loan Shark | |
| The Soldier's Leap | 1998 | Short | Postman |
| Taggart | 1996 | TV Series | Jamie Holmes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | performer: "The Last Goodbye" / writer: "The Last Goodbye" | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | music: "The Edge of Night" / performer: "The Green Dragon", "The Edge of Night" | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | performer: "Drinking Song" - uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Milkshake | 2012 | executive producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | featured soloist |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long and Short of It | 2003 | Short special thanks: musical inspiration |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Player$ | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ring*Con 2004 | 2004 | Video documentary | |
| Tinseltown TV | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled | 2003 | TV Special documentary short | Himself |
| 4Pop | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Total Request Live | 2001-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Filmland | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| E! News Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself - Pippin |
| The Battle for Helm's Deep Is Over... | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Weta Workshop | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| HBO First Look | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2003 MTV Movie Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Punk'd | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Making the Movie | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Return to Middle Earth | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| A Day in the Life of a Hobbit | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself - Pippin |
| From Book to Script | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth | 2002 | Video documentary short | Pippin |
| Scale | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Fellowship of the Cast | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Saturday Show | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| National Geographic Explorer | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Peregrin 'Pippin' Took |
| Troldspejlet | 2001 | TV Series | Himself / Pippin |
| A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Quest for the Ring | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| SM:TV Live | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| King of the Nerds | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
| Made in Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Middle-earth: There and Back Again | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Calgary Expo 2014 | 2014 | Short | Himself |
| Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| I Love My Country | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Ask Rhod Gilbert | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tattoos: A Scarred History | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2001-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| There's Been a Murder: A Celebration of Taggart | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Happy Birthday Wullie! | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Ring Comes Full Circle | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Conceiving the 'Seed of Chucky' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself / Glen / Glenda |
| Ringers: Lord of the Fans | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Costume Design | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| Editorial: Completing the Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| Home of the Horse Lords | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Pippin |
| Music for Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Passing of an Age | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Weta Workshop | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself - Pippin |
| Die besten Filme aller Zeiten - Die Show | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| An Audience with Harry Hill | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 2004 MTV Movie Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| NME Awards 2004 | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game | 2012 | Video Game | Peregrin Took |
| 20 to 1 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Pippin |
| Stories of Lost Souls | 2005 | The Gunner (segment "Sniper 470 ") | |
| J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary short | Pippin |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | 2004 | Video Game | Peregrin 'Pippin' Took |
| DNZ: The Real Middle Earth | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Editorial: Refining the Story | 2003 | Video documentary short | Pippin |
| The Soundscapes of Middle-Earth | 2003 | Video documentary short | Pippin |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Video Game | Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Motive (2013) |
| 2015 | CCOP | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Best Original Song (Melhor Canção Original) | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) |
| 2015 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Original Song | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) |
| 2004 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | DVDX Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2002 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2002 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Debut | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
Known for movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Pippin
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Pippin
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Pippin
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
as Barrett Bonden, Coxswain