Iain Armitage

Iain Armitage (born July 15, 2008)^[1][2] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies (2017–2019) and voiced young Shaggy Rogers in Scoob! (2020) and Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021).

Iain Armitage
Armitage in January 2020
Born	(2008-07-15) July 15, 2008 (age 16) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Young Sheldon Big Little Lies
Father	Euan Morton
Relatives	Richard Armitage (maternal grandfather)

Early life and career

Armitage resides in Arlington, Virginia and is the son of the Scottish actor Euan Morton, who was born in Borrowstounness, Scotland,^[3] and American theater producer Lee Armitage. He is the grandson of former United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Lee Armitage.^[4]

Armitage first gained prominence appearing in the YouTube series Iain Loves Theatre, where he reviews musical theatre shows.^[4] His videos' success caught the attention of the theater industry and led to him receiving offers from agents.^[5] In 2015, he served as a correspondent for Perez Hilton during the 2015 Tony Awards and was referenced in the opening number of the show.^[6]

In January 2017, Armitage starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Chasing Theo," playing a young child who had been kidnapped. In the same year, he played Ziggy Chapman in the HBO series Big Little Lies and appeared in The Glass Castle, a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir of the same name.^[4] He also appeared in the films I'm Not Here and Our Souls at Night,^[7] starring alongside Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.^[8]

In March 2017, Armitage was cast as a young Sheldon Lee Cooper in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.^[9][10][11] In December 2018, he appeared in an episode of The Big Bang Theory,^[12] playing young Sheldon on a videotape recording intended to cheer up and encourage an older Sheldon.

In 2020, Armitage voiced young Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film Scoob!. He was set to reprise the role in the film Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which was set for a release in late 2022 on HBO Max, but was canceled in August 2022.^[13] In 2021, Armitage voiced Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie .

Personal life

Armitage has learned to speak multiple languages to different extents, including Russian, Armenian, Arabic, Ukrainian, German, Spanish, Italian, Assyrian and Sinhalese.^[14][15][16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Glass Castle[17]	Young Brian Walls
	Our Souls at Night[18]	Jamie Moore
	I'm Not Here	Stevie
2020	Scoob![19]	Young Shaggy Rogers	Voice
2021	PAW Patrol: The Movie[20][21]	Chase

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Impractical Jokers	Himself	Episode: "Look Out Below"
2016	Little Big Shots	Guest judge	Episode: "The Idiom of Love"
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[22]	Theo Lachere	Episode: "Chasing Theo"
2017–2019	Big Little Lies[23]	Ziggy Chapman	Main role
2017–2024	Young Sheldon[24]	Sheldon Cooper
2018	Jeopardy!	Video Clue Giver	6 episodes
	The Big Bang Theory	Young Sheldon Cooper	Episode: "The VCR Illumination"
2020	Nickelodeon's Unfiltered	Himself	2 episodes
	Group Chat		Episode: "Group Chat Unleashed - Party Pooper Prank"
2022	The Price Is Right		Episode: "The Price is Right at Night with Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord"

Web

Year	Title	Role
2012–present	Iain Loves Theatre[4]	Presenter

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	Young Sheldon	Won	[25]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakout TV Star		Nominated	[26]
2020	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Big Little Lies	Nominated	[27]
2021	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star	Young Sheldon	Nominated	[28]
2022	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[29]
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star		Nominated	[30]
2024	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star		Won	[31]
	Astra TV Awards	Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series		Pending	[32]

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External links

• Iain Armitage at IMDb