Billy Boyd: Image of Glasgow from top of Kelvingrove Park always makes me happy to be home
Whether it's the Tartan Army's adoption of the rousing I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) or a wedding reception sing-along of Let's Get Married, the Reid brothers' lyrics ignite a certain passion in the soul.
Billy Boyd agrees. It's taken more than a decade to tempt the film actor back to theatre, but a leading role in the new touring production of Sunshine On Leith, moulded around the Proclaimers' best-known songs, was too good an opportunity for the star to pass up.
Scottish actor Billy Boyd, who shot to fame in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is starring in stage musical Sunshine on Leith.
Billy Boyd became one of Scotland’s best known actors after starring as a hobbit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. After spending some time in LA he’s back in his native Scotland and is appearing in the stage version of The Proclaimers’ album, Sunshine on Leith.
The change in actor Billy Boyd is, no pun intended, quite dramatic.
In the past few months the once-slight creature who could easily slide through tiny crevasses into the subterranean chambers of Middle Earth has morphed into a bloke who could most likely kick the evil Sauron’s ass.
The shoulders of the former Lord of the Rings star are as defined as a Tolkien character and the new biceps are clearly testing the stitching of his grey cotton shirt. Why the new shape? A nod to method acting, he reveals. The 42-year-old is set to appear in a touring production of The Proclaimers’ musical Sunshine On Leith. Boyd plays Davy, a desert soldier who has to come to terms with the blinding reality of returning home to work in a call centre.
Scots actor Billy Boyd visited the members of the Scottish Youth Theatre as they prepare for their next production.
Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd has left behind the bright lights of Hollywood to help Scots youngsters seeking their own fame and fortune.
The seasoned actor who has done film, television and theatre was offering words of wisdom to some of the current members of the Scottish Youth Theatre (SYT).
Now in its 33rd year, the theatre programme has seen thousands of budding actors tread the boards, including Gerard Butler, K T Tunstall, actress Blythe Duff and broadcaster Kirsty Young.
Lord of the Rings star Boyd helps young hopefuls
Boyd, who is a patron of the SYT, was treated to a sneak preview of the group's next production, Jerusalem: The Song of Deeds, which will be premiered next month.
The young cast were treated to a visit by Boyd who offered words of advice and encouragement for their future careers.
Many household names, including Boyd himself, got the acting bug thanks to the SYT but the star is keen to stress that its more than just another fame academy.
He said: ""If you are a quiet person, a shy person, to be up here and do a scene with someone with people watching, that is going to break you out of something that is maybe holding you in.
"Even if you don't follow that through in your life and don't become an actor, it is still going to take those experiences through to whatever you do."
The SYT's play is a taste of things to come for the star. He will soon be starring in the hit stage production of the Proclaimer's musical Sunshine on Leith.
He said: "Rehearsals start next week. I'm nervous about first day rehearsals, never mind going on stage. It is sort of eight or nine years since I was back on stage and been in a performance that lasted for months. So I am a little nervous but more excited."
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Dundee Rep Theatre’s award winning musical Sunshine on Leith, based on the songs of The Proclaimers is to be re-staged for a major 2010/2011 UK Tour. The acclaimed Sunshine on Leith written by Stephen Greenhorn will be returning to the King’s Theatre Glasgow from 28th September to 2nd October and stars Billy Boyd as Davy.
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