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.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2024 - April 12-14, 2024 in Cleveland, OH
- Fan Expo New Orleans 2024 - January 5-7, 2024 in New Orleans, LA 2023
- Fan Expo San Francisco 2023 - November 24-26, 2023 in San Francisco, CA
- Montreal Comiccon 2023 - July 14-16, 2023 in Montreal, QC, Canada 2022
- 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
- Fan Expo Chicago 2022 - July 7-10, 2022 in Rosemont, IL
- Fan Expo Denver 2022 - July 1-3, 2022 in Denver, CO
- Fan Expo Dallas 2022 - June 17-19, 2022 in Dallas, TX
- MegaCon Orlando 2022 - May 19-22, 2022 in Orlando, FL
- Calgary Expo 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Calgary, AB, Canada 2021
Fan Expo Dallas 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in Dallas, TXCancelled AppearanceMegaCon Orlando 2021 - August 12-15, 2021 in Orlando, FLCancelled Appearance 2020FanExpo Canada 2020 - August 27-30, 2020 in Toronto, ON, CanadaConvention CancelledFan Expo Boston 2020 - August 7-9, 2020 in Boston, MAConvention CancelledFan Expo Dallas 2020 - June 19-21, 2020 in Dallas, TXConvention CancelledMegaCon Orlando 2020 - April 16-19, 2020 in Orlando, FLConvention PostponedFan Expo Dallas 2020 - March 27-29, 2020 in Dallas, TXConvention Postponed 2019- New York Comic Con 2019 - October 3-6, 2019 in New York, NY
14 confirmed guest appearances
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