Iain Armitage

Iain Armitage
Born July 2008 (age 10)[1]
Residence Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • theater critic
Years active 2014–present
Known for Young Sheldon
Parent(s) Euan Morton
Relatives Richard Lee Armitage (grandfather)

Iain Armitage (born July 2008) is an American child actor and theater critic. He is best known for his starring roles as Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies and as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon.

Life

Armitage resides in Arlington, Virginia, and is the son of actor Euan Morton, who was born in Scotland, and theater producer Lee Armitage. He is the grandson of former United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Lee Armitage.[2]

Career

Armitage first gained prominence for his web series Iain Loves Theater where he reviews theater.[2] In January 2017, Armitage starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Chasing Theo"), playing a young child, Theo Lachere, who has been kidnapped. He appeared in Impractical Jokers "Look Out Below", where he was talked to by Murr in "Who Let The Dogs Out?", in the second challenge of that episode.[3] He played Ziggy Chapman in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies[2] and he appeared in The Glass Castle, a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir of the same name.[2]

In 2017 he was cast as the child version of Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Glass Castle Brian Walls (young)
2017 Our Souls at Night[7] Jamie Moore
2017 I'm Not Here Stevie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Look Out Below"
2016 Little Big Shots Guest judge Episode: "The Idom of Love"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Theo Lachere Episode: "Chasing Theo"
2017–present Big Little Lies Ziggy Chapman Recurring role (7 episodes)
2017–present Young Sheldon Sheldon Cooper Lead role (24 episodes)

Web

Year Title Role
2014–present Iain Loves Theatre[2] Presenter

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 Gold Derby Awards Breakthrough Performer of the Year Himself Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Young Sheldon Won [8]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star Nominated
People's Choice Awards The Male TV Star of 2018 Pending

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Lauren (2018-05-07). "Who is Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage? Child actor who plays Sheldon Cooper in E4's The Big Bang Theory prequel". The Sun. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cohen, Alina (February 22, 2017). "The 8-Year-Old Theater Critic Who Stars in HBO's 'Big Little Lies'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Iain Armitage". IMDb. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "'Big Bang Theory' spinoff 'Young Sheldon' ordered CBS". Fox News Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mathews, Liam (August 7, 2017). "Here's the Advice Grown-Up Sheldon Jim Parsons Had for Young Sheldon's Iain Armitage". TV Guide. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Jim Parsons Says 'Young Sheldon' Star Iain Armitage Is 'Inspirational to Watch'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Truitt, Brian (August 9, 2017). "See Robert Redford and Jane Fonda together in first footage from 'Our Souls at Night'". USA Today. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Tech, Simon. "Winners 2018 - Young Artist Awards". www.youngartistawards.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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