Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan are as close and funny in real life as their characters in Lord of the Rings, Pippin and Merry. Talking with these two “hobbits”, we could realize that the friendship that started in the set of filming, in New Zealand, must last forever. But beyond having a lot of fun, [...]

From playing TV detective Hetty Wainthrop’s sidekick to being one of the saviours of Middle-earth, the last few years have been a wild ride for Manchester’s Dominic Monaghan. Now based in LA, the man who plays Merry in “Lord of the Rings” hopes the best is still yet to come…
Did you have any doubts about [...]

They were the comic relief of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Hobbits Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck and Peregrin “Pippin” Took drew snickers from audiences at the theaters, but the actors who portray them, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd , have since probably drawn more on press tours and in the [...]

The hero hobbit of Heaton Chapel returned to his Stockport school to tell drama students about his own epic tale.
Former pupil Dominic Monaghan, 25, who plays the hapless halfling Merry in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings, visited St Anne’s RC School’s drama department.
Fresh from wrestling Orcs, Cave Trolls and a Balrog in Middle Earth [...]

At The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers press junket we also talked to Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, who play Merry and Pippin, respectively, in all three of Peter Jackson’s movies. The two shared their thoughts with us on the films, life and more.
Sean (Astin) mentioned women like to dress up as Frodo [...]

Benji and Joel from Good Charlotte sit down with Hobbits Dominic Monaghan (Merry) and Billy Boyd (Pippin) and talk about puberty, P. Diddy, tattoos, religion and ? oh yes, “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.”
Joel: I love “The Lord of the Rings,” all the lords and all the rings. In the first movie, [...]

Dominic Monaghan was best known for the TV show “Hetty Wainthropp Investigates”, but since his prominent role in ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings’ he is known to millions as Merry, a mischievous Hobbit and friend to Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) . Before he got his first TV role, he was [...]