Billy Boyd in year 2001. Boyd played "Peregrin ‚Pippin‘ Took“, best friend and also first cousin to „Merry Brandybuck”, played by Domininc Monaghan. Fun fact: When “Pippin” is being hit with the apples after asking about second breakfast, it is Viggo Mortensen himself chucking the apples at his head. They had to shoot the scene 16 times to get it just right, and Billy says he believes Mortensen enjoyed himself immensely.