Iain Armitage is known for starring as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a prequel to The Big Bang Theory, and Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies.
10 Facts About Iain Armitage
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Iain Armitage resides in Arlington, Virginia, and is the son of the actor Euan Morton, who was born in Falkirk, Scotland, and theater producer Lee Iain Armitage.
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Iain Armitage is the grandson of former United States Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Lee Armitage.
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Armitage first gained prominence via his YouTube series Iain Loves Theatre where he reviews stage shows from musical theater.
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Iain Armitage's videos caught the attention of the theater industry, including a couple of agents who wanted to sign him up.
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Iain Armitage's videos caught the attention of the theater industry, including a couple of agents who wanted to sign him up.
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Iain Armitage played Ziggy Chapman in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies and he appeared in The Glass Castle, a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir of the same name.
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In 2017, Iain Armitage was cast as Sheldon Cooper as a child in Young Sheldon, a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
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Iain Armitage was set to reprise the role in the film Scoob: Holiday Haunt, which was set for release in late 2022 on HBO Max, but it was canceled in August 2022.
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In 2021, Iain Armitage voiced Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie, replacing Justin Paul Kelly from the Nickelodeon television series.