Benji and Joes interview Dom and Billy     |     00 December 2002
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, you guys were comical kind of sidekicks. In ["The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"], I felt …

Dominic Monaghan     |     00 December 2002
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 studying English Literature, Drama and Geography at Sixth Form College. The “Hetty Wainthropp…” show which he was offered the co-starring role in …

Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan     |     25 December 2002
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, the two actors prove that they can also be serious (once in a while) and can approach subjects such as …

The Merry and Pippin Show     |     18 December 2002
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 DVD extras. As you read, you might hear in your mind’s ear Monaghan’s deadpan English accent and Boyd’s twinkling …

Interview with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd     |     17 December 2002
From now until the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, CHUD will feature interviews with the actors and creators of what may be the best film of the year. This is the ninth part. Read the Phillipa Boyens interview here, the Brad Dourif/ Bernard Hill interview here, the Andy Serkis interview here, the Barrie Osborne/Richard Taylor interview here, the Sean Astin interview here, the John Rhys-Davies interview …

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers     |     14 December 2002
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 committing so much time to “The Lord of the Rings”?
To be honest, it didn’t cross my mind, I …

The Hobbits: Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd     |     11 December 2002
Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry) are the Abbott and Costello of The Lord of the Rings cast. They’re writing a comedy for themselves to star in, and if it captures even half the humour of their interview, they’ll be laughing all the way to the bank.
National Post: Billy, you starred in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. What was it like?
D: Last night I was congratulated on Master and …

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.