Біяграфія: ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968) is a Scottish actor and musician most widely known for playing the character Peregrin "Pippin" Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Boyd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.