Billy Boyd
Actor
UK
Biography:
Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two hours to get him to the performances, but sadly they passed away when he was 12. He was thereafter raised by his grandmother. He realized that he enjoyed acting very much and told his school counselor that was what he wanted to be, but the counselor discouraged this choice and told him to "keep it secret". When he was 17 he left school and went to work in a book-binding workshop. He worked there 4 years as an apprentice and 2 years as a workman. Ironically, during the years he worked at the book-binders, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was printed and bound there, many copies bound by his hands. After the 6 years as a book-binder, he was thoroughly sick of it. Billy planned on going to America for a year, but before he went he called the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and asked about applying for when he got back. But it so happened that they still had space for this year and they asked him if he wanted to apply and he did. He was at the drama school in a 3-year course for his bachelor of arts degree, meanwhile studying everything from Shakespeare to puppet-making. During this time Billy had a few small roles in TV series such as "Down Amongst The Boys" and "Taggart". After graduating he performed in many plays like 'The Slab Boys', 'The Diary of Adrian Mole' etc. at The St. Andrews theatre which were his first paying roles. He then received a call from his agent about the Lord of the Rings movies and if he would like to audition for them. He went along not expecting much, but within a few months Peter Jackson came out to Scotland to meet him and to audition him personally. While rehearsing for a show he received a call from his agent who said that the part of Pippin had been offered to him - if he wanted it. The rest is history.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Winnipeg Comiccon 2024 - October 25-27, 2024 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Terror Con 2024 - September 27-29, 2024 in Marlborough, MA, USA
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2024 - September 26-28, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Comic Con Brussels 2024 - May 11-12, 2024 in Bruxelles, Belgium
- Comic Con Liverpool 2024 - May 4-5, 2024 in Liverpool
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2024 - April 12-14, 2024 in Cleveland, OH, USA
- Fan Expo New Orleans 2024 - January 5-7, 2024 in New Orleans, LA, USA 2023
- L.A. Comic Con 2023 - December 1-3, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Fan Expo San Francisco 2023 - November 24-26, 2023 in San Francisco, CA, USA
- Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2023 - July 28-30, 2023 in Tampa, FL, USA
- Montreal Comiccon 2023 - July 14-16, 2023 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- Fanboy Expo Knoxville 2023 - July 7-9, 2023 in Knoxville, TN, USA
- ATL Comic Convention 2023 - February 24-26, 2023 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2022
- German Comic Con Dortmund Winter 2022 - December 3-4, 2022 in Dortmund, Germany
- FACTS 2022 - October 22-23, 2022 in Ghent, Belgium
- Fan Expo Canada 2022 - August 25-28, 2022 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Fan Expo Boston 2022 - August 12-14, 2022 in Boston, MA, USA
- Fan Expo Chicago 2022 - July 7-10, 2022 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Fan Expo Denver 2022 - July 1-3, 2022 in Denver, CO, USA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2022 - June 17-19, 2022 in Dallas, TX, USA
- MegaCon Orlando 2022 - May 19-22, 2022 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Calgary Expo 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Calgary, AB, Canada 2021
- Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover 2021 - November 20-21, 2021 in Telford
- Winnipeg Comiccon 2021 - October 29-31, 2021 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Indiana Comic Convention 2021 - October 15-17, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
Fan Expo Dallas 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in Dallas, TX, USACancelled Appearance- Rose City Comic Con 2021 - September 10-12, 2021 in Portland, OR, USA
- Awesome Con 2021 - August 20-22, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA
MegaCon Orlando 2021 - August 12-15, 2021 in Orlando, FL, USACancelled Appearance 2020FanExpo Canada 2020 - August 27-30, 2020 in Toronto, ON, CanadaConvention CancelledFan Expo Boston 2020 - August 7-9, 2020 in Boston, MA, USAConvention CancelledComic Con Seoul 2020 - August 6-9, 2020 in Seoul, South KoreaConvention CancelledFan Expo Dallas 2020 - June 19-21, 2020 in Dallas, TX, USAConvention CancelledCalgary Expo 2020 - April 23-26, 2020 in Calgary, AB, CanadaConvention PostponedMegaCon Orlando 2020 - April 16-19, 2020 in Orlando, FL, USAConvention PostponedFan Expo Dallas 2020 - March 27-29, 2020 in Dallas, TX, USAConvention Postponed 2019- Shanghai Comic Convention 2019 - November 23-25, 2019 in Shanghai, China
- New York Comic Con 2019 - October 3-6, 2019 in New York, NY, USA
- German Castle Con 2019 - August 24-25, 2019 in Solingen, Germany
- Warsaw Comic Con 2019 - May 31 - June 2, 2019 in Nadarzyn, Poland
- HorrorHound Weekend - Cincinnati 2019 - March 15-17, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH, USA 2018
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2018 - November 2-4, 2018 in Providence, RI, USA
- Hal-Con 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in Halifax, NS, Canada
- German Comic Con Berlin 2018 - October 20-21, 2018 in Berlin, Germany
- Wizard World Comic Con Tulsa 2018 - September 7-9, 2018 in Tulsa, OK, USA
- Colorado Springs Comic Con 2018 - August 24-26, 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Columbus 2018 - June 8-10, 2018 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia 2018 - May 17-20, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ottawa Comiccon 2018 - May 11-13, 2018 in Ottawa, ON, CanadaCancelled Appearance- Wizard World Comic Con Portland 2018 - April 13-15, 2018 in Portland, OR, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis 2018 - February 2-4, 2018 in St. Louis, MO, USA 2017
- Comiccon de Québec 2017 - October 14-15, 2017 in Québec, QC, Canada
- Forest City Comicon 2017 - September 23, 2017 in London, ON, Canada
- Comic Con Amsterdam 2017 - September 2-3, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2017 - August 24-27, 2017 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 - April 21-23, 2017 in San Jose, CA, USA 2016
- Rose City Comic Con 2016 - September 10-11, 2016 in Portland, OR, USA
- Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 - September 1-3, 2016 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Wales Comic Con 2016 - April 23-24, 2016 in Wrexham 2015
- Ottawa Comiccon 2015 - May 8-10, 2015 in Ottawa, ON, Canada 2004
- London Film & Comic Con 2004 - March 6-7, 2004 in London
53 confirmed guest appearances