News about Billy Boyd

The Manchester-born actor, who shot to fame as Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff before becoming known to a generation as the embattled King Theoden in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, died surrounded by loved ones this morning. Tonight, his co-stars from the film series based on JRR Tolkien's novels, stood at the event in Merseyside and paid tribute to their 'intrepid, funny, gruff, irascible and beautiful' friend and colleague. Elijah Wood , Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan and Sean Astin - who played the four hobbits in the trilogy - stood on stage as they told fans they 'lost a member of our family' today.

The actor, who starred in Titanic and became known to a generation for his portrayal of the embattled King Theoden in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, died in the early hours of this morning, his agent said. Just hours before his death, however, the beloved star, 79, failed to attend a huge get-together with his former cast mates, including Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd.

After only one series, the BBC is expected to axe a famous music entertainment show. Despite securing A-list guests and a well-known host, That's My Jam is reportedly cancelled. According to TV Zone, the TV show, which is hosted by comedian Mo Gilligan, will not be renewed for a second season.

Even when it runs counter to the source material, half of respondents favor casting black and brown actors in film and television roles traditionally associated with whites. The poll was released as a result of controversies surrounding the casting of actors of color in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and black actor Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in the Game of Thrones prequel, The House of the Dragon. The show's creators were accused of deviating from the original text, according to the diverse casting choices. They threatened actors on social media and posted scathing comments about the adaptations.

Lord Of The Rings: Sir Lenny Henry, a Rings Of Power actor who has slammed the decision to include black actors in the new Amazon film, has retaliated. 'Not up to some man eating Hobnobs in his panties to say mean things behind people's backs and post it,' the actor, who stars Saddoc Burrows in the blockbuster television series said. This morning, he discussed the issue of GMB.

The debut of Amazon's The Rings of Power last week has sparked some racial trolls out of the woodwork, prompting the participation of several original Lord of the Rings movie trilogy stars. On Wednesday, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd took to social media to announce new hats and t-shirts in the Elvish language Neo-Sindarin, which roughly means, 'You Are All Welcome Here.' The shirts, hats, and other accessories were designed by Don Marshall, the self-dubbed 'Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy' who has over 600K followers on TikTok, and are now available on his official website.